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Page 2-ALLEN AMERICAN - Monday, July 30, 1984
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care a lot about whether their
make his decisions carefully president because people believ- (in those days) as the United and he knew the difference.
and forthrightly and then en- ed he could get things done. No States government.
When the air traffic con-
the your needs
By Ace Reid
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If you have a story idea, call 727-3352 or 3353.
To place an advertisement, call 727-3354 or 3355.
We all know what physical
health is and how important it
is to do regular things like exer-
cise, maintain proper diet and
have routine exams to keep us
BRENDA SMITH
Classified Sales
necessity or the definition of
good health but a second area —
that of mental health — often
causes concern and confusion.
How do you judge whether
your mental health is out of
sync? Since many of us aren’t
really sure what constitutes
positive mental health, how do
we know when we need help?
Well, this week Open Line is
going to share some thoughts
They make sexist jokes like
“the Mondale-Ferraro ticket is
JIM HESS
Advertising Sales
SANDY HONEA
Advertising Director
DIANNE KERR
Bookkeeper
TANYA MACKLIN
Administrative Assistant
DEBRALEECLOUSE
Composition
Charles Manatt, Bert Lance or
Michael Jackson.
on this subject as expressed by here and now, planning for the
the Kingsville Outreach Mental future and growing into the
Health and Mental Retardation fullest person you can be.
Submitted by the North Cen-
tral Texas Mental Health and
Mental Retardation Center in
McKinney.
Who’s in charge here?
The average voter couldn’t
BEN POLLOCK
Managing Editor
GARY HANCOCK
Sports Editor
SONDRA HOSTETLER
Staff Writer
AL POULTON
Circulation
CHARLES BARNARD
Publisher
needing to hear "I like you"
being able to be alone
being able to be with others
caring about others
sharing with others
making decisions
being able to laugh
feeling good about the who of
you
feeling free to share the who
of you with others. "
Mental health is living in the
_ by glenda miller
having friends
being a friend
making responsible choices
being important
experiencing life
taking care of yourself and
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letter policy
If you have an opinion on an issue, write us. We want to find
out what you are thinking about our community — and the
world in which we live.
Letters to the editor should be brief, typed or neatly written
and include your name, address and daytime phone number. The
last we need for verification. We may edit letters for grammar,
length and libel.
The Allen American also welcomes “guest columns” as a
forum for longer comments.
Letters and columns should be sent to: Editor, The Allen
American, P.O. Box 27, Allen, Texas 75002.
“I’ll say I run this ranch, I run to the feed
store, run to the windmill shop, and run to the
bank to renew my overdue notes! ”
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of the Democratic Party is manage his own campaign, to a nice guy, but he was elected could run something as simple private, and he was a general, gles").
care less whether the chairman president has the ability to
Mental health is a lot of
things. The list could go on
forever.
Mental health has much to do
with your own being and your
personal growth and relation®
ship with others.
Perhaps mental health could
be defined as personal growth.
Define what personal growth
means to you and set out to put
it in your life.
Your experience in growing
will help put a little wow in your
life and make it worth living.
Reach out and get in touche
with the person closest to you-
— yourself. Hey, you might just
find that the wow is already
there just waiting for you to
find it!
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going.
No one argues over
Center. In fact, you might call
this “I couldn’t say it better’
time.
Mental health is
being yourself
liking yourself
liking others.
Mental health is
growing
thinking
playing
touching
laughing
crying
caring.
Mental health is
being able to grow
being able to say yes
being able to say -no and
knowing when to.
Mental health is
being effective at your job
and feeling good about it
liking what you're doing
when you're doing it.
Mental health is
—by richard viguerie
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his command. had organized the largest inva- where they stood: If you work-
Ike was liked because he was sion in the history of mankind ed for Eisenhower, you were a
But John and Jane Q. Public force them with all the power at one doubted that a man who And his aides always knew
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________________________________________________________________________________________by jim mattox issue, the word would have gone Party.
Aspiring actors, actresses your photo out to numerous you should ask yourself just names of companies that use out that Reagan s a patsy, and After the National Orga-
and models, read this carefully, production companies, but that how realistic such a promise their actors or models. Then call it would have crippled him. dnization for Women t eate -
The talent agency scam claim seems extremely doubt- really is. those companies and see if they Against Reagan, Mondale is ed to disrupt the conventionif
operators want you - or more ful. Statistics show there are do. Also ask how often they use seen as a weak leader, a mmi he picked a male runningzmate,
specifically, they want your Of course, there are oppor- thousands of would-be actors the agency and how many ac- unable to stand up to anyone. Mondale did just what they
money. tunities in the film industry and for every one who is making tors or models they employ. At the Democratic National wanted. He picked not only a
modeling. But you will not find those “big bucks.” Unfor- It’s rough enough to break in- Convention reporters - even woman but the particular®
The scam: Stardom reputable talent scouts adver- tunately, those most vulnerable to the acting and modeling pro- liberal reporters. , cal him woman they had picked.
My Consumer Protection tising in the classifieds and to these scams are often those fessions. Don’t make it any names behind his bac , crue See VIGUERIE, P. 3
: Division has received com- then asking you for money. who can least afford to lose hun- harder on yourself by falling for , „e g, „a | ■ pe
plaints about so-called talent dreds of dollars. this scam. () ( n 11 gj (g _
agencies which advertise that Guidelines •You may call your local Bet- I*
: they will make you a star. •If you decide to go to a par- ter Business Bureau, the Texas For more help mm a l | ■ g_| |
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• their six-month acting course, names and phone numbers of 475-3785] or any of the At- mation on consumer problems,
: which may or may not cost you satisfied customers. Call those tomey General Consumer Pro- contact your nearest Attorney pAe"-e"-,e ea-E mT-4ev A
any money, and pay the agency consumers and find out what tection offices to find out General Consumer Protection pUvIUVv U•lIIILIVII ®
several hundred dollars for work they have gotten as a whether there have been com- Office (in Austin, Dallas, El
photographs. result of their contact with the plaints about a particular agen- Paso, Houston, Lubbock,
: These agencies will insist on agency. cy. McAllen and San Antonio),
making your photos, no matter • you find a talent agency •Before you hand over any of
■ how good your current photos employee promising you big your hard-earned cash, you Submitted by the attorney
: are. They claim that they send bucks in a short time period, should also ask the agnecy for general's office.
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Attack drug abuse in several ways
-------------------------------—-----------------------------------------------------by ben pollock
Tragedy befell Allen July 18. center, both tor recreation and their fear — of discipline or popular — they feel good. Consistency — As adults, we reason is each packet or
An alcohol-related accident to give our young people an hellfire. This needn’t be dwelled upon, are role models. If we don’t whatever is always a different
claimed a life. The details are alternate way to spend free Another example is pro- of course. There are more impor- drink and disapprove of others strength. The second reason is
best left to the news pages, not time. paganda, in this case exag-. tant things to discuss — in who do, that’s the best we can illegal drugs, except possibly)
the editorial. This newspaper strongly sup- gerating the horrors of drug school, at church and most im- do in this approach. marijuana, are used only to get
For many of us, the pain and ports this and similar activities, abuse. Scare stories fool very portantly, at home. But if we do drink, we cannot extremely intoxicated. No one
confusion continues. But now is One point needs to be made, few. Young people know hype What must be emphasized be surprised if our ever- uses cocaine or airplane glue to
a good time to evaluate the acci- though. A rec center is not a when they’ve heard it; after all, are two things. One, using watchful kids drink or do other get a little high or to comple-
dent’s impact, how to proceed complete solution in and of they grew up on television. alcohol or other drugs carries a drugs. Yet, if we are conscien- ment Chicken Kiev,
from here. itself. First, we must educate One other example is tying responsibility. You can harm tious, moderate drinkers — hav-
The great successes of groups our kids on this subject. Se- drug abuse to rock music to yourself or others when intox- ing a beer occasionally, not Being honest, realistic and
like Mothers Against Drunk cond, we must be good, consis- Satan worship. If you have icated. In most instances, drugs overindulging, drinking to pragmatic is more effective
Drivers (MADD) point to a tent role models. More detail strong fundamentalist beliefs, are against the law, and the celebrate rather to drown our than ignoring the problem or at-
great need in reducing alcohol later; first things first. ' you won’t be using drugs repercussions from getting woes ... our children are more tacking it haphazardly. Allen (
and other drug abuse. Let’s identify the problem, anyway. If you don’t, this scare caught take a long time to get likely follow that moderate needs a a rec center. But it
Similar disasters seem to Although regional and national tactic won’t work either. over. course. won’t do a bit of good if our
have happened in most every statistics say illegal drug use is As an adjunct to the propos- Two, all drugs are physically And if our children do choose teenagers don’t see it as a
community but ours. Perhaps declining and alcohol abuse is ed Allen youth recreation bad for you. From liver or brain to drink, we want them to be viable way to enjoy their free
the intimate knowledge we now growing, there is no overall center, let me explain my ideas: damage to birth defects to your moderate drinkers who unders- time.
have will be a strong motivator, decline in substance abuse. Education — First, we should future children, all drugs have tand the chemical and social ef-
Second, many solutions have concede two points, physiological side effects. No fects. If you have other ideas, mail
At least one project is under- not worked very well. One ex- Things which are forbidden are way to get around that. Also, them to The Allen American
way. Organizers of the Clark ample is preaching abstinence, often more attractive. And, all drugs can be psychologically For many reasons, however, under the guidelines listed in
Stevens Memorial Fund plan to This is ineffective to those alcohol and other drugs are fun. or physically addicting. Who it is impossible to use illegal the “Letters policy” below, and
establish a youth recreation whose curiosity is greater than Yes, indeed, that’s why they are needs that? drugs moderately. The first I’ll publish them.
other views______________________________________
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