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Opinion
Thursday, October 23,1986
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Charles E. Salmon
This Week
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Why has the Texas Legislature
made it impossible for a teacher to
protect their source of income or for
parents to protect their children?
The State of Texas vs. Juan Car-
ranza - Resisting arrest - $100 fine -
50 days imprisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Robert L.
Roth - DWI - $100 fine - 4 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Mauricio
Sias, Jr. - Resisting arrest - $45 fine -
60 days imprisonment.
juana - $75 - 9 days imprisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Juan
Ramirez - PI - $200 fine.
The State of Texas vs. Alfredo Tor-
res O’Campo - DWI - $100 fine - 12
days imprisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Adrian
Raymar Alaniz - DWI - $750 fine - 90
days imprisonment.
The author writes of a land swin-
dle and the brave, stubborn man
who uncovers it. The swindle takes
place in the fragile barrier islands of
Mississippi and the man who pro-
moted the scam is one Tucker
Loomis.
By Lyra Sparks
To counteract this summer in Oc-
tober, I think it is about time for a
relaxing escape novel. John D.
McDonald is the author of many
such books and his latest story of
mystery and adventure is “Barrier
Island,” a story set on the Mississip-
pi Gulf Coast.
OVER THE past forty years or
more the United States has given
away hundreds of billions of dollars
to countries in the far reaches of the
globe and to its closer neighbors.
Much of that treasure has gone
down the rat holes of the money-
hungry politicians and power
players of those countries, into the
fat little nest eggs in Swiss banks.
Much of it has found its way into
war material for petty, prettily
uniformed military lords.
A smaller amount has found its
way into the lives of the people, for a
better life for them or their future
generations.
THE UNITED States can not con-
tinue to baby-sit forever these na-
tions that for centuries have had the
opportunities to pull themselves up
by their own bootstrings, but who
have failed to do so.
Nor can the United States jeopar-
dize its economic well being by con-
tinuing to bring in the millions from
over the world who wish to illegally
come to America.
The United States has an abun-
dance of its own problems with
which it must deal. These will take
all the resources and effort it can
muster.
IT IS time for the baby sitter to
bow out. It is time the parent takes
over and tries to make something
out of the mess.
Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, a
chief opponent of the bill, said the
legislation is unfair to the 1.9 million
who currently are applicants for
LEGAL immigration.
He is right.
The program for processing is
eight years behind.
Gramm expressed “great con-
cern” that illegal aliens could pro-
duce “clear-cut documentation and
proof” to verify they qualify for
amnesty.
BUT, SENATOR Alan Simpson, R-
Wyo., the chief Senate sponsor of the
bill, said that “document fraud is a
cottage industry” within yards of
the U.S. Capitol where “you can pick
up anything you want” in forged
identification documents.
CHARLES SULLIVAN ..
LINDA CASTLEBERRY
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DIANA ROSALEZ.....I
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20 YEARS AGO
-1966-
The Gregory-Portland High
School Wildcat Band will participate
in the University of Houston Band
Day activities at the Astrodome on
Saturday evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flinn of 121
Marie Place, announce the birth of a
son, Seane Michael, on Oct. 14 in a
Corpus Christi hospital.
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A family affair — outgoing Queen
Cindy Cable had the honor Friday
night of placing the crown on G-P’s
new homecoming queen, Christy
Cable.
If a teacher resigns and seeks
employment with another school
district and the teacher is blackball-
ed, they can not do anything about it.
This law will result in the unioniza-
tion of every school district in Texas.
Did you know that the NEA, which is
affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has
unions in 12,000 of the 16,000 school
districts in the United States. You
should read the book, “Who’s Ruin-
ing Our Shcools,” by Dan C. Alex-
ander Jr. Save Our Schools
Research and Education Founda-
tion, 777 14th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20005. Mr. Alex-
ander is an attorney and former
president of the Mobile, Ala., school
board. This book is an expose of the
NEA.
Reader Viewpoint
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I have been a substitute teacher
with G-P. I am certified. Are you
aware of a Texas Law, Article 6252-
19, enacted in 1970 that states a
school district is immune from a
lawsuit? I understand this law was
enacted without the public knowing
about it. This law is in the Texas
Education Code available in any at-
torneys office.
My understanding of this law is
that a school district cannot be sued
for money damages for libel,
slander or loss of income by a
teacher and cannot be sued for the
negligent death of a student. This
law makes school district employees
non-accountable for their actions.
The Corpus Christi school district
was sued for injuries to a student for
medical expenses and the parents
did not recover the expenses. I feel
the parents should be made aware of
this law.
The Corpus Christi school district
has been sued 31 times since 1974
and, to my knowledge, has not had to
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The State of Texas vs. David O.
Flores, Jr. - Possession of Mari-
juana - $50 fine - 2 days imprison-
ment.
The State of Texas vs. Stephen H.
Lee - DWI - $300 fine - 4 days im-
prisonment.
The State of Texas vs. Jerry
O’Neal Lott - Possession of Mari-
10 YEARS AGO
-1976-
A tornado-type wind struck the
outlying area of Portland at about
10:15 p.m. Friday, completely
demolishing a classroom building at
the First Christian Church on Lang
Road.
Portland’s Past
-1981-
Gregory-Portland school district
voters will go to the polls Saturday to
decide whether an $11 million bond
issue should be approved for con-
struction of a new high school facili-
ty.
SUNDAY, OCT. 26
Alcoholics Anonymous -9:30 a.m., 426 Moore Ave.
Narcotics Anonymous - 7 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic
Church n
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1 YEAR AGO
-1985-
Six G-PISD students rode in the
Aransas Pass Shrimporee parade
last weekend. Riding on the float
were Suzanne Matula, Lana
Charnetski, Lori Ott and Wade,
Kaley and Kandice Winters.
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Friday night heroes at the G-P vs.
Beeville game were Scott Young,
Jeff Taylor, Brett Hardin, Luis Pena
and Joe Hopkins.
...o...
Gregory-Portland speech
drama students competed
weekend at the Bishop Invitational
Speech Tournament where they won
their third first-place sweepstakes
trophy of the year.
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TUESDAY, OCT. 28
Chapter 2901, AARP -6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Volunteer fire department -7:30 p.m., fire station
Masonic Lodge stated meeting - 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge building
G-P Debate Boosters -7:30 p.m., Room D-102, G-PHS
Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
MONDAY, OCT. 27
Rotary Club - noon, Community Center
G-P Booster Club - 7:30 p.m., high school cafeteria
Al-Anon - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
Kiwanis Club - noon, Chamber of Commerce building, 902 Elm
Alcoholics Anonymous - 8 p.m., 426 Moore Ave.
Portland Sea Gulls Square Dance Club - 8 p.m., Community Center
By Linda Castleberry
Gregory-Portland school district trustees Tuesday, by a 4-3 vote,
gave the OK to a consultation policy that will establish a communication
procedure for the district’s approximately 245 teachers.
Under the policy approved Tuesday, G-PISD teachers with
grievances, requests concerning working conditions or questions or con-
cerns about other educational issues will go to fellow teachers elected at
the start of each school year for representation.
The policy will provide teachers with an orderly outlet for expression
and a proper chain of command to follow — surely an issue desirable to
all and, therefore, not controversial.
Yet the issue has become controversial — not so much for what it en-
tails but for how it came before the board for consideration.
Trustees first looked at adopting a consultation policy in mid-June —
at the request of local representatives of the Texas State Teachers
Association, a teachers union which requested trustees give it the ex-
clusive rights to such a consultation procedure. Following a discussion on
the issue, the board set an Aug. 28 workshop to further explore the idea.
At that workshop, an Austin attorney who specializes in school board
litigation told trustees a board has more ability “to preserve its authori-
ty” when it structures consultation privileges through individuals rather
than organizations.
The attorney went on to recommend trustees select such a policy so
as not to give any teachers organization exclusive consultation
privileges. The workshop adjourned with trustees failing to verbalize a
preference on the issue.
Then Sept. 16, trustees received in their agenda packets five proposed
policies being presented by the G-PISD administration for consideration.
None of these policies allowed for consultation privileges via TSTA
and representatives from that organization indicated they had not been
informed the issue would be included on the Sept. 16 agenda.
In fact, one TSTA representative told the News, the first TSTA knew
G-PISD Appears Callocis •
that trustees would consider the consultation issue was when one of its
local members read the G-PISD agenda at the post office.
At that meeting, trustees tabled approval of the consultation policy
issue until this month in order to give them time to study TSTA’s propos-
ed policy.
Tuesday, when trustees approved a policy not allowing exclusive con-
sultation privileges, TSTA members again were not told in advance the
item would be on the board’s agenda. Trustees Ernie Hinojosa Jr., board
president, and Luis Galvan, vice president, voted against the action
because they said they wanted more consideration of the TSTA proposal.
Trustee Alton Ezell also voted against the proposal, although he did not
state why he cast his negative vote.
While it would seem that common courtesy would dictate the ad-
ministration to notify an interested party when the item which he
originally brought to the board is scheduled to appear on the board’s
agenda for consideration, G-PISD administrators may have not notified
TSTA because they knew TSTA members have access to the board agen-
das at G-P schools.
However, in the district’s present atmosphere, fraught with con-
troversy — from dissatisfaction over the career ladder and trepidation
over increased paperwork requirements to confusion over the newly im-
plemented computer system — the failure to notify TSTA of those two
meetings will be perceived as another attempt by both the board and the
administration to hide their actions.
It will only seem to emphasize the administration’s apparent lack of
consideration for G-PISD employees and the urgent need for a vehicle by
which those employees can make their concerns known.
When the G-PISD board of trustees and administration are being
blasted by teachers — and, often, by members of their own board — for a
perceived communication problem, they cannot afford to magnify the
problem by appearing to callously disregard teachers’ requests for im-
provements.
to get the federal government to buy
back the fragile Bernard Island
from him for many times its real
value. He will stop at nothing to buy
off any obstacles to this. As part of
his scheme, he gives a payoff to an
important real estate broker named
Bern Gibbs.
Gibbs has a partner, Wade
Rowland, who is conscious of en-
vironmental dangers. He’s one of the
few determined and uncorrupted
men left in the community. He
believes that exchanging land
doesn’t have to be a form of govern-
mental rape. As he watches his part-
ner getting more and more involved
in Tuck Loomis’s schemes, he
decides to investigate what lies
behind certain activities concerning
Bernard Island.
The facts he discovers truly
disturb him. Loomis, besides buying
off the powerful, has exploited and
endangered the weak. Many people
are drawn into the net of his devious
scheme, such as Wilbur Bailey;
Helen Yoder, an earlier girlfriend;
Ezra Felney, a night watchman who
supposedly and mysteriously has
managed to buy a $95,000 parcel of
land on his paltry salary.
The favors are numerous and at
cross purposes; the stakes get
higher. One dead body turns up and
then another. Lies and perfidy
backfire on the supposedly powerful
Loomis as they begin to unravel and
his desperate countermoves sweep
the reader to desperate and forceful
moves bringing the whole plot to a
surprising climax.
This is a powerful story of two
determined men. It is, above all, a
novel about decency and greed, good
and evil — about the barriers we
build inside ourselves to govern our
behavior and how those barriers
become eroded and then what hap-
pens.
Congress Should've Punted
- by pdl -
IT’S NOT legislation.
It’s a farce.
It will do absolutely no good.
It will reward millions who thumb-
ed their noses at U.S. laws, came in-
to the country illegally, and were
able to sidestep the fact for enough
years so the inept U.S. Congress can
now come forth and say “we reward
you” with amnesty.
ILLEGALS WILL continue to
filter into the country. In another
five or six years the Congress can
again say, “we forgive you, come be
one of us.”
There are continuing screams that
there is outrageous unemployment
in the Rio Grande Valley.
Yet this newly concocted excuse
for legislation also rewards migrant
workers who come into the country,
take the employment and after three
years of such a ploy they too are
eligible for citizenship.
ONE BRILLIANT lawmaker com-
pares the influx of millions of il-
legals to the immigrants who came
to America over the years.
He refers to the Irish, Quakers, the
Amish, Germans and others.
What he didn’t bother to say is that
these people came into America
legally.
The lawmaker surely knows the
difference. If not, he should be im-
peached.
And there have been special con-
Barrier Island Takes Reader
To Mississippi Gulf Coast
The story begins on an early morn-
ing ten miles out in the Mississippi
Sound, just after dawn, when a small
airplane with a hidden registered
number lands near an elegantly out-
fitted cruiser. Money, much of it, is
given by Tucker, local real estate ty-
coon, to an important government
employee. Small threats are made
as this purchase is a big favor.
This is the explosive beginning of a
series of a shocking chain of events
that will lead to explosive violence
and betrayal in the booming town of
West Bay, Miss. Tucker Loomis is
ruthless in his pursuit of money.
Tuck, as he is called, is scheming
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siderations given to other groups
which have brought many tens of
thousands of “immigrants” to these
shores. Neither did these special
“legal” loopholes thrill a vast seg-
ment of the American populace.
THE DROVES of illegals flooding
this country are blamed on the
economic plight of the countries
from which they venture forth; or in
other cases because of civil war,
persecution by dictator or Com-
munist regimes.
There are those who say that the
United States must take the actions
necessary to make life in those coun-
tries suitable that their people will
not want to desert and make their
way into the United States.
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If this is known by the most power-
ful body in the land why aren’t these
“cottages’ closed down? Or is
forgery an accepted way of life in
the District?
Surely he isn’t condoning that this
is the way those who seek “amnes-
ty” should go for their documenta-
tion. .. .
SIMPSON SAID the Immigration
and Naturalization Service would
improve verification procedures
with the onset of legalization.
How?
Senator Lloyd Bensten, D-Tex.,
said, “The sooner we pass an im-
migration law the sooner we will
develop the integrity of our borders.
We have lost that.”
He didn’t say how this would be
done.
He didn’t say why the current laws
could not be enforced; laxity which
has allowed for countless of millions
of persons to invade the United
States illegally.
Laxity which will cost this coundf^
dearly in the years to come.
Opinions expressed in this column
are those of the writer, and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of
the publishers.
PDL is the pen name for Paul Le-
veen, who retired from the Portland
News in 1984.
Court Records
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Rufino G. Trevino and Sylvia G.
Leos.
Isidro M. Villarreal and Lilia G.
Guzman.
Augustin Padron Aguilar and
Ysabel Zamora.
James Russell Wilson
Dorothey Elaine Wood.
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