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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1
THE ALVIN SUN
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EDITORIAL/OPINIONS
October 3 begins National Newspaper Week
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Eileen
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THEY STARTED WORKING ON THE ROAD, BUT I
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Facts
By Kathleen Holton
Managing Editor
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Day after day we strive to pro-
duce news that interests people and
informs them about the good and
bad in our communities.
Newspapers have done that since
the presses began to roll many
years ago.
The week of October 3, we in the
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Dear Betty,
I had a bumper crop of corn this
year from my garden. I don't want it
to go to waste and I don't want to go
to the extent of canning. Any ideas?
Kearney, NE
There will be many gardeners out
there who will be jealous of your
green thumb, but I salute your suc-
cess.
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treasures.' There truly isn't anything
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HIGHLIGHTS
Compiled hy Ed Starthg
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
administration, fund raising, vehicle
and station repairs’ public education
on fire prevention, safety fairs, public
Surplus corn can be
donated to shelters
JOHN CORNYN
Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-2100
Fax:(512)476-2653
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GEORGE W. BUSH
Governor
Room 200 State Capitol
Austin, Tx 78701
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President of the United States
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U.S. Rep. Cong. District 22
241 Cannon
Washington, D.C. 20515
Telephone: (202) 225-5951
Fax: (202) 225-5241
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A new effort to crack down on
gun-slinging criminals is under
way in Texas.
Last week, Gov. George W.
Bush announced a grant to Texas
Attorney General John Cornyn
for $1.6 million to kick off Texas
Exile, a two-year program to
help prosecutors keep guns out
of the hands of criminals.
"The best way to protect our
citizens is to vigorously enforce
the tough laws we have on the
books,” Bush said. “This pro-
gram gives law enforcement the
opportunity to combat gun vio-
Ask Betty
Betty Crocker
com and then remove the kernels to
make your own packets of frozen
com.
Or, so that others can enjoy that just
picked treat, you might ask yourself if
you owe some neighbors, coworkers
or family a favor. Perhaps it’s your
turn to have them over for dinner? You
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MIKE JAC
State Senator________ a
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: 1512 463-0111
Fax: (713) 948-0005
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I bet you can close your eyes and
remember the photo of Jack Ruby
lunging at Lee Harvey Oswald, gun
in hand as Oswald looks at him in
shock.
How about little John-John
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J.E. "BUSTER” BROWN /
State Senator District 17 5
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-0117 :
Fax em 463-09-2
DENNIS BONNEN
State Rep. Distfic1255 /8a,
.P.O. Box 2910 5
Austin, Tx 78769 .
Telephone: (512) 463-0^1^1
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KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
U.S. Senator
703 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-5922
Fax: (202) 224-0776
e-mail: senator@hutchison.senate.gov
zens.
I think that the Alvin Sun-
Advertiser does a pretty good job
of covering city, school and com-
munity news for the citizens. We
aren’t satisfied at that though. We
want to do more, improve and
cover more for the reader.
The love of journalism is a spe-
cial one, it entails dedication to
working many overtime hours and
checking and double checking
sources for information.
It’s meetings at night after a full
day on the job. It’s returning to the
office to write that story or taking
time out of the weekend to be at an
event or rush to a major accident.
We are celebrating National
Newspaper Week this week and we
are proud of the work we do and
we will continue to do what it takes
to be here for our readers.
PHIL GRAMM
U.S. Senator
Room 179 Russell Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-3856
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please call the department at 281-
331-7688. To become a volunteer
firefighter, you
• must live in the immediate
response area,
• be between the ages of 18 and 45,
• must attend training and fire calls,
• have a good driving record,
• and must have excellent charac-
ter.
mainswere put into the city streets in That’s averaging more than 1 per day, on fire prevention, safety tairs public I want to take this ppportunit(to
1912 and in 1926, the first motorized The alarms range from house fires, tours, parades, share-a-toy and more, personally hank all of the firefight-
equipment was received by the 20 or grass fires and vehicle fires to haz- That’s pretty impressive. I d say! The ers-past and present. You do a job
so volunteer firefighters. ardous material spills, vehicle extri- department is state certified and is don t think I could handle. And. ..
Rex Klesel, Fire Chief for the fire cation (jaws of life), mutual aid and dispatched by the Alvin Police let’s notforget theeladies auxiliary,
department is only the 6th since soon. Department. When the firefighters come back
1935 He was elected by the depart- Recently, Chief Klesel stated that The Alvin Volunteer Fire from their calls-sometimes after
mentin 1996 when Donald Eemisse the number of volunteer hours from Department has a brochure that states many/ difficult hours and often emo-
retired after 48 years of serv.ee. The the firefighters in 1998 was nearly “our strength lies in our people. Our tionally drained-the auxiliaryisithere
all volunteer fire department is 65 25,000 (hours). This includes actual people have accepted the challenges to support and feed them. Thanks to
members strong and has a Jr. Fire fire fighting time, training and other that face our community on a daily all of you and your families for a
Department and ladies auxiliary. volunteer hours for such things as basis. Will you join us. If you are great job
' --------------------- interested in becoming a firefighter Eileen Jasper is an Alvin cuy
and have the following qualities. Council member
and on until 1935, primarily due to Lane (often referred to as the Alan
storms and The Great Depression. Gray Station).
Imagine—fire fighting at that time In 1998, the fire department
was with buckets! The first fire responded to 495 alarms. Wow!
(7e Alvin Sun
Brazoria County's Oldest Newspaper
ESTABLISHED 1890
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Kennedy saluting his father’s cof-
fin as it traveled down the street,
one access to many newspapers, covered in the American flag ?
but somehow, picking up the paper Do you remember the picture of
on the way in the house after a long the first man on the moon’s sur-
newspaper business celebrate day at the office appeals to most. face, standing next to the American
National Newspaper Week. Those local events, like seeing a flag?
With the advancement of other photo of your daughter jumping fhey were all printed in newspa-
types of media, especially televi- high to hit a volleyball over a net or pers and their impact stays in our
sion one might think newspapers your neighbor celebrating her memories these many years later,
would not retain the appeal they 100th birthday or even a scene at While its true that some mistakes
once had. city hall during a meeting are what do occur in newspaper, how often
The truth is, people enjoy the makes newspapers so appealing. do you hear of any other media
knowledge that what is happening How many of us have saved a admitting to the error and recti y-
in their communities is being cov- photo or story out of the local ing it for all to see?
ered in more detail in print. paper or found a yellowed clipping Our goal is simple, be fair, e
The internet now allows every- in and old book? accurate and be there for the citi-
Very few of us even think about our The department is funded by the
fire department until we need them. City, Brazoria County and your gen-
I'd like to give you a little history, and erous donations. The department
some information you may not know, responds to an area of about 100
Alvin’s fire department was square miles with 2 stations; one on
on-the-cob, but you can enjoy whole could host a harvest party with com-
com well into the winter and spring on-the-cob as the main event—
by blanching and freezing it right on encourage guests to eat more than one
the cob. ear—and serve other light items such
To blanch whole ears of shucked as grilled chicken wings (you don’t
com. just briefly plunge the com into want guests to fill up on brats or
boiling water (30-45 seconds for each steaks) and maybe a salad or two with
ear), remove and immediately plunge a light dessert. You could even have
into cold ice water. When the com is some com in bags for guests to take
cool. drain and wrap each ear in plas- home, or let them pick their own
tic wrap. Bundle ears in groups of four before leaving.
or six (depending upon your family if your com yield was even larger
size) and then wrap in foil or place in than these ideas, you could also check
a freezer bag. To serve, you can with your church, local homeless
microwave the com ears or steam to shelter or other social service agency
finish cooking. to find out if someone would appreci-
Of course, you can also blanch the ate a food gift.
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DAVID DAY...................Advertising Director
KATHLEEN HOLTON.............. Managing Editor
STEPHEN COLLINS . . 0 . tt . 4 • » • • • • • » • -Ss torts Editor
BETTY CRAWFORD .. .Classified Advertising Manager
SANDY OAKLEY.............Composing Supervisor
JENNIFER MASON SIMONIS.---------------------Staff Reporter
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fence by enforcing the toughest
laws on the bodes, whether fed five years in jail,
end or state" Texas Exile also will have a
All four assistant U.S. attor- toll-free hotline. 222
neys in Texas and seven urban LULAC Urges TV Boycot5
district attorneys are working State leaders of the League of
together to create Texas Exile, United Latin American Citizens
which will be based on Project last week urged Hispanic parent
Exile, an effective program to find better things for their
developed in Richmond, Va., to children to do than watch televi-1
reduce gun crime. sion.
Und^r the Richmond model, "Turn off the television and
when law enforcement catches a work on homework,” saidRenei
criminal using a weapon while Lara, a member of the LULAC I
committing a crime, the criminal state education committee. L I
is referred to a special prosecu- The San Antonio Expresa- I
tor who uses a federal gun law to News reported that LULASN8I
seek the longest possible sen- effort corresponds to a nationi
tence. wide TV boycott encouraged by I
Another dimension to Texas leaders of the National Council,
Exile is a public awareness cam- of La Raza and the National 1
paign that targets criminals. Association for the
The attorney general plans to Advancement of Colored
use some of the funds to put a People.
slogan developed by the city of Both organizations have com-
Fort Worth—"Gun Crime Means mented on the lack of minority
Hard Time”—in newspaper ads, actors on network TV showsand
on billboards and on posters, the use of negative stereotypes
The campaign tells criminals of minority characters.
that if they commit a crime with Bush Swears in Judges
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Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 118, Ed. 1 Monday, October 4, 1999, newspaper, October 4, 1999; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602312/m1/2/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.