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THE ALVIN SUN
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Editorial/Opinions
A healthy body aids a healthy brain
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one’s physical and mental health. It go “just a few more feet.”
yourself, "Do I want to do this.”
It took me three weeks to make it you’ll say no. However you’ll
holic beverage in a vehicle, has
chance of getting a raise.
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such times are convenient for you.
In addition, the Texas Debt
Collection Act provides additional
safeguards for consumers. These
debt collector, ask a court for an
injunction or restraining order to
stop the violation, or assist local
Open container
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drink. Just don't drink and drive.
If you do occasionally pop the
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all the way around the block.
After six months of running, I
entered a three-mile race. I think
that’s the point when I became
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Q: A debt collection agency is call-
ing me at work several times a day.
Is this legal?
A: Creditors have the right to col-
lect debts. However, state and feder-
al law limits the methods that may be
used.
exercise before.
When I announced to my hus-
band that I had decided to start jog-
ging, he laughed, but I was deter-
mined.
The next morning at 6 a.m. I
reluctantly found myself in the dri-
veway. I looked good - all decked
out in my jogging outfit and shoes,
but I made a pitiful showing.
By the time I reached the stop
also teaches a person self-disci-
pline which will spill over into
other areas of one’s life.
I started running a few months
before my 40th birthday. I didn’t
always be glad you did.
Sometimes when I get tired from
grading papers, I’ll go out and jog a
short distance. I always come back
energized and can do two or three
more hours of work.
I tell my students at the begin-
ning of each semester that there are
two things they can do to succeed
in school - one is to find a study
buddy, and the other is to exercise.
The body and brain are not sepa-
rate as once was believed. They
function as one unit.
When the body is in good shape,
the brain follows suit.
Margaret Montgomery teaches
English at Alvin Community
College. She is an avid runner,
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you can save money in the process.
It’s a fact - 85% of online
consumers will use the internet to
search for their next home.
repeated or continuous calls;
•Use profane or obscene language;
for everyone. If an individual can
complete a three- to five-mile run,
that’s sufficient.
Whether you’re a runner or pre-
fer some other type of exercise,
what's important is getting your
heart rate up for at least 30-40 min-
utes a day.
It also helps to exercise with a
friend. The hardest part is getting
ing, aerobics; they’re all good.
It also doesn’t matter what your
age or how out of shape you are.
Anytime is a good time to start
exercising.
I know from personal experience
that regular exercise improves
I also joined a running club. I
trained for a year, averaging 50-60
miles a week before I was ready.
I have now completed many
marathons and I have run in all
kinds of weather - hot, cold, and in
25 mile-per-hour winds.
One time the wind was blowing
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Much of what’s going on in
the Capital City these days has
to do with liquidity in one form
or the other.
In terms of financial liquidity,
the House Appropriations
Committee—chaired by San
Angelo Rep. Rob Junnell—has
put a proposed pay raise for
Texas’ 228,000 state employees
on hold.
That was something of a set
back for state workers counting
on a pay hike, since the week
before the Senate Finance
Committee had given the nod to
a $563 million state worker pay
raise proposal.
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Q: What does your office do when
someone violates the Debt
Collection Act?
A: My office will take action to
stop violations of the Debt
Collection Act and other consumer
protection laws. Dependfhg oh the*
facts of the case, we may resolve the
matter by negotiating an assurance
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mind the thought of getting older, hooked. I really enjoyed the com-
but I didn’t want to have sagging petition and the people.
muscles. After completing a six-mile race,
I resolved to fight the aging I decided to do a marathon. I
process by starting a vigorous exer- couldn’t imagine running 26.2
cise program, even though I had miles, but I started training with the
never done any serious physical help of friends who were runners.
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enough breath to return salutations out the door. If you know someone
with the jogger who passed me is waiting for you, it helps motivate
from the other direction. I was you.
embarrassed to be that out of Exercise has to become an inte-
shape, so everyday I would try to gral part of you. If you have to ask
All the talk about iffy pay rais- legal equivalent of 32 beer.
es, high-tech layoffs and evapo- One point still at issue is a part
rating stock market values is of the bill which says it sail
enough to drive a person to See Highlights, page 5
sored by Austin Sen. Gonzalo top on a cool one, a measure
Barrientos, would provide making progress this session
Texas’ state workers with either could dry up alcohol in motor
a 5 percent raise or a $100-a- vehicles.
month salary increase, whichev- A strengthened open container
er was greater. law, which would make it illegal
But state workers still have a for anyone to have an open alco-
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other crimes; debt collector.
•Ask you to accept collect charges Any action that this office takes,
on a telephone call without first dis- however, will be on behalf of the
closing the true name of the caller; or State of Texas, not an individual con-
•Send you documents that falsely sumer. We are sometimes able to
appear to be from a court or other obtain restitution for consumers,
official agency. although this is not always possible.
Q: What should I do if I’m being In January 2001, my Consumer
repeatedly contacted by a bill collec- Protection Division won a temporary
tor? restraining order that shut down
A: You may want to contact the three fraudulent Houston-area debt
Consumer Credit Counseling collectors.
Service (CCCS). This non-profit The collectors allegedly commit-
organization provides debt counsel- ted numerous violations of the Debt
ing to families and individuals. You Collection Act and Deceptive Trade
can contact CCCS at 800-388-2227 Practices Act and violated a federal
to locate an office in your area. law that bans sending unsolicited
If you are being subjected to faxes.'
wrongful debt collection tactics, you The individuals named in the suit
can file a consumer complaint with often passed themselves off as attor-
my office. Call us at 800-337-3928. neys. They sent unsolicited faxes to
To stop a professional debt collec- businesses nationwide offering to
tion agency from contacting you, collect debts. After obtaining a com-
notify the collector in writing. Keep pany’s credit files, the defendants
a copy of your letter and send the used threats of criminal prosecution,
original by certified mail. You should including the use of profanity, to
also send a copy to the Federal Trade harass people into paying debts.
Commission (FTC), which investi- Frequently, money collected from
gates illegal practices by profession- debtors was never passed on to
al bill collectors. You can contact the creditors.
As Junnell explained, he made it out of committee.
wants to wait until there are bet- Mothers Against Drunk
ter numbers on how much health Driving has advocated a tougher
insurance for teachers will cost, law for years.
Another variable is what the Current law only prohibits a
bottom line will be on the state’s driver from having an open con-
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see if my feet were moving. marathons, including the New
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Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 27, Ed. 1 Monday, April 2, 2001, newspaper, April 2, 2001; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602648/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.