The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 2014 Page: 2 of 28
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ESTABLISHED 1893
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the people of Canadian:
WITHIN THE LAST TWO weeks I have had the opportunity to come back
to Canadian.
Four months ago, my husband Chuck and I began to move to Rockwall,
Texas. Our daughter and her family—which, of course, consists of four of
our grandsons—live within a few miles of where we live. It has been one
of the most joyous experiences and a renewal of life I didn’t even know ex-
isted.
We moved back to Canadian over 20 years ago. Our family has had to
endure many upheavals in the years we were raising them, and yet without
our moving back here, our sons would not have met the wives that we are
blessed with.
As it may be for others, our move back to Canadian felt like a reprieve
We have lived in large cities and we have lived in rural communities. As each
place we lived had both good and bad qualities, still each location where we
lived came back to comparing it to Canadian. Sometimes it was a good com-
parison, and sometimes it wasn’t.
Chuck and I were married in Canadian at the old Church of Christ while
we were still seniors in high school. That location is now The Citadelle. The
aisles were so narrow in that church that Chuck and I couldn’t even walk
side-by-side after the wedding vows were over. Our preacher, Elmer Cates,
performed the ceremony. As we tried to walk down the aisle together, he
said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you Linda and dress
and Chuck Marsh.” For some odd reason I still believe that might be the one
and only time something like that has occurred.
Our son Robert was born in the old Hemphill County Hospital. It now
houses the YMCA. I worked at the City Drug for many years. I still re-
member the names of the people I was lucky enough to work with. At 16,1
learned how to be a cook, a waitress, a dishwasher, a key maker, how to cut
window shades and how to be a cashier. If nothing else, it gave me a broader
appreciation of what it takes to work and earn a dollar now.
Skip ahead many years and we moved back to Canadian. The people
were actually pretty much the same. The merchants we did business with
always treated us with respect. As much as we’d like to think so, that’s not
always the way it is in other places.
We have definitely not pulled up stakes here. We just want time to be
able to appreciate the rest of our family.
I just want to mention one other thing. My dad Allie Mitchell passed
away about two and a half years ago. His absence is still next to impossible
to believe. I’m sure his characteristics still live on in his children and his
grandchildren. Actually, I’m sure those traits won’t stop there.
To get back to the subject, I will never forget the mass of people that
turned out for his service and joined his processional. It was the middle
of July. The cemetery is called Independence and is close to Vinson, Okla-
homa. And yet no one balked at the trip. People in Wheeler, Shamrock and
Wellington pulled their cars over on the side of the road. It was such a tre-
mendous showing of respect. I’ll never forget it.
Thank you to the whole town of Canadian for your heartfelt outpouring
of physical and mental support in such a grievous time, and also for the sup-
port that you keep giving.
If you know me at all you already realize how long-winded I am. If you
don’t know me, I think by now you’ve figured it out. The one thing I hope
never changes is your ability to be kind to the newcomers. It’s not a given
that this happens everywhere. I just wanted to say thank you to you all be-
fore I procrastinate to wait another day or month or year.
LINDA MITCHELL MARSH
THE CANADIAN RECDRD
State Capital
Highlights
By fd Starling
MM PRIES ASSOCIATION
Federal court rules on same-sex marriage
AUSTIN — In the final week before Tuesday, March 4,
Primary Election Day, candidates put on final pushes in
hopes of getting enough votes to be their party’s nominee
for the general election in November. A ruling by a San
Antonio federal court on Feb. 26 moved a hot-button is-
sue front and center, giving candidates a last-minute op-
portunity to delineate their stand. In a case brought by
two same-sex couples, San Antonio U.S. District Judge
Orlando Garcia declared unconstitutional the Texas law
and a related state constitutional amendment that pro-
hibit same-sex marriages and the recognition of out-of-
state same-sex marriages. On page 46 of his ruling, Gar-
cia wrote, “Equal treatment of all individuals under the
law is not merely an aspiration — it is a constitutional
mandate. Consequently, equal protection is at the heart
of our legal system and is essential for the existence of a
free society.”
Right away, however, Garcia placed a stay on his
order preventing the state from enforcing those laws,
pending an appeal filed by the Texas attorney general’s
office in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Gov.
Rick Perry reacted, saying, “It is not the role of the fed-
eral government to overturn the will of our citizens. The
10th Amendment guarantees Texas voters the freedom
to make these decisions and this is yet another attempt
to achieve via the courts what couldn’t be achieved at the
ballot box.”
Texas Roman Catholic Bishops issued a joint state-
ment expressing disappointment in the court’s decision.
“Good, well-meaning people on both sides” of the issue,”
said Texas Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial
candidate Greg Abbott. But, he added, “The Texas Con-
stitution defines marriage as between one man and one
woman. If the Fifth Circuit honors those precedents,
then today’s decision should be overturned and the Tex-
as Constitution will be upheld.”
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojo-
sa, in a statement released after Judge Garcia’s ruling,
said: “The Texas Democratic Party believes that every-
one should have the right to be with the person they love
and we look forward to the day in Texas when everyone
can marry who they love. This is a historic day for the
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual) community
and the state of Texas. As Dr. (Martin Luther) King (Jr.)
once stated, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it
bends towards justice.’ Today, all Texans can celebrate
that we are one step closer to justice and equality for
all.”
Awareness day is proclaimed
Gov. Perry proclaimed Feb. 27 as Human Traffick-
ing Awareness Day in Texas, saying the key “to pre-
venting and ending this horrible crime is public aware-
ness that millions still suffer exploitation around the
nation and the world.” He urged Texans to join him “in
bringing awareness to this important issue as we con-
tinue to fight to bring justice to human trafficking of-
fenders, and help to their victims.”
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