The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1990 Page: 2 of 14
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Winners m the 1990 Reagan County Middle School Science Fair held last week were l-r Ashley
Tarvm. Brent Parham. Tracy Younggren. Kirk Braden. Brandon Allen. Cody Carruthers. Jim
Forshee. Eric Dodd. TJ Chnsban. Diane Parham. Mandy Mobley, and Cade Riggs.
Middle School Science Fair winners
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and condonying in tho wintat
Social Security Numbers Are
Needed By Children 2 And Up
To be h»i«l a* dependem* on inam
lai return* riled in IWO, children age
2 at oUrr »»B need Sooai Sevufit* num
heft, aocoedmf to the Social Security
\Jmmit! ration
Tat la»* (ot income tat year* befote
I W» f«|«u/ed children 5 oe older to ha*c
Social Security number* shown (ot
them
In afptviftf foe a Social Sevumi num
her (or a child, a parent need* to pro
vide evidence of tut oe her own identity
a* well at ettdence of the child't aye.
identity, and U S citizenship ot legal
alien tiarut \ birth or haptitmal cet-
Ufkaic it utually uted at ettdence of the
date of birth and citi/cmhip Another
document it needed lot identiiy Some
typet ol document* »hn.h can be uted
•re tchool recordt or doctor't record*
(Joe.Horn about the ct tdetwr needed
can be antneted by calling Social Secu-
rity The toll-free number it
I *00 2MVSSAII HOO 2U »772) C all
between 7 00 and 9 00 a m (or the hrtt
service
Benefits May be Stopped
If Addresses Not Current
Social Security beneficiaries ml tut
petition of then benefit! if they fail to
inform the Social Security Adminutra-
lion when they move. according to the
Social Security AdminiM ranon
Every year Social Security Benefit
Statement! iSSAIOWr) are tent to
beneficiaries by ftrtt data marl If the
poti office returni the form at un
deliverable mail, benefit! may be tut-
In IWV. o«er 100.000 SSA I0W *
•ere returned by the pent office Mint
of the people »hcne I0W'* were
returned receive benefit* through direct
dep*mi Social Security *>a* able to
locate tnoM of the beneficiaries through
contact* with financial inuiiutiont. pent
office*, and additional mailing* About
1.000 people could not be located and
had thru benefit* *u*pended Mom of
there people eventual)* contacted Social
Security with that new addresses. and
their benefiti were remuated
When men! people receded benefit
check* at home, change* of address were
reported promptly to Social Security
With the ute of direct depocit, people
have been likely lo forget to keep itinr
addret* record* current.
To repon a change of addrevt ot
direct deposit information, contact
Social Security Call the toll-free tele-
phone number I *00 2J45 SSA
(I W>2M.?T72) ( an between 7-00 and
9 00 a m foe the bent tervtce
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QUES110NS8ANSWERS
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O I get NAI became I am rMerty and
bate aw tareau. My bewlbrr recently
died and left aw the amt be bad la
a mitngi ana—t. dm run m—ey
affect an ssl benefit*' WId tbate pay*
%
A The money inherited from you*
brother it cmurdered income foe the
moeMh you receive M and could make
you ineligible foe that month, depend
tng on the amount of the tuber nance.
If you keep the money —o the aru
mouth, a then become* a part of your
retourcev An individual cannot have
more than 12.000 m retourcev Any
thing M rum of the 42.000 limit mint
he dnpowd of m order to remain efigi
Me Call Social Security and report the
inheritance They will ted you how your
eligibility will be affected
Q. A thief broke lain my heme law
week and Mob my lebiiMot *el and
mini orbee puwrudnnt. Cm VS| help
to regia re them Malta item*'
A Social Security cannot give you
money to replace them However, if the
Molcn tuna were excluded resources for
SSI. money you receive to repair or
replace them n not ,onudrred income
(For example, money you receive from
an UMorancc poke* t In addition, up to
9 mneuht of —ereu (II month* if there
n good camel that n earned on caah you
receive to rep— or replace a non cash
recount can be evcluded from your
Call Comment!
24 hours a day
884-5771
NEW WORKERS' COMP
REGULATIONS DUE OUT SOON...
THEY TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 1, 1991
Dear Commitiioner Nabert, U it
true that the new Workers Com-
pensation law require* employers
to do workplace drug letting'’ If to.
how are we supposed to go about
if* And. when are the ten of the
rule* going to be available?
JH
Corpus Christ i
Dear J.H., The new Workers’
Compensation statute require*
employer* lo hast a "drug
presention program." but it doe*
not specifically mention drug
testing. The Worker*1 (omprnsa-
tion ( ommicvton b in I be proem
of promulgating rule* which will
more clearly define » hat b
involved in a drug prevention
program and the*e should be
available before the first of Ihe
sear. All other rules must be
publiciied by then as well.
I would also remind you that
Ihe Texas Employ menl Commis-
sion doesn't oversee Worker*'
Compensation issues. The agency
that regulates Ihb law is Ihe
Worker*1 Compensation Com-
mission. You might want to
contact them for Ihe new rule*
that will apply lo employer*.
Their phone number is
1.800-252-7031.
Dear Commissioner Nabers. I
am 57 years old and plan to retire
when I am 62.1 have the feeling
laiely that my employer is trying to
squeeze me out to make room for
younger people in the office. It
seems to me that the more
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell William*
TEXAS PHESS ASSOCIATION
<J. My doctor bat brew treating —
far a medical raadielaa fur mitral
year* He aerw leeft that I thoaid me a
I fae Irvaltag the cwwdlltoa W|
Medicare pay fae the cam of gatag la
the special***?
A If the treatment for your cnetdi-
uon a approved by Medicare. Medicare
medical insurance can pay *0 percent of
the approved charges made by that pby-
ucian. jum a* payment was made for the
charge* of your regular physician (all
your Medicare earner if you need more
information
COMMISSIONER
Mary Scott
Nabers
TEXAS BUSINESS TODAY
responsible tasks are being dele
gated lo others and that I have less
and less of real substance to do. I
have also noticed thai the president
of the company ignores me while
talking lo other employees about
business matters
Our business fluctuates consid-
erably in activity, and I am
concerned that if there were a
reduction in force I would be the
firsi to be dismissed even though I
have been given no reason lo
believe that my work is unsatisfac
tory I received raises steadily up
until the last five years, and no one
in the office has gotten a raise in
that time due to the economy.
Do I have any recourse at this
lime'1 Should I be documenting
what goes on at work? What is
your advice?
UB.
Houston
Dear D.B.. My first recom-
mendation to you is to talk
frankly wilh your employer
about your concern*. Your
employer may not be aware Ihal
you feel slighted. Or. perhaps
AUSTIN - Texas House Speaker
Gtb Lewis, once expected to coast
to an unprecedented fifth term
early next month, has run into an-
other ethics probe.
Meanwhile. Gcw. -elect Ann
Richards tapped legislative ethics
reform lo he a priority and named
Barbara Jordan, a former con-
gresswoman who probed Water-
gate ethics, as her assistant on the
issue.
Lewis denied any wrongdoing
and. in fact, may simply be
tangled in a net which Travis
County Dis*net Attorney Ronnie
Earle has cast to investigate
the relationship between a San
Antonio law firm and several key
legislators.
But officials have said this could
be the larges* probe of legislative
ethics since the Sharpstown scan-
dal in the early 1970s.
Grand Jury Inquiry
A Travis County grand jury
heard testimony Last week from
witnesses subpoenaed tw Earle's
Public Integrity Unit, which may
bring more than 20 individual* lo
the stand.
Ixwu has not been subpoenaed,
but said that more than $5,400 in
hack taxes that he owed, paid on
hit behalf by the targeted law firm.
Heard Cioggan Blair & Williams,
was theu settlement of a legal
dispute
The investigation team did not
release details las* week regarding
other lawmaker*, but a spokesman
said the probe isn't expected lo
end soon.
Commissioner Mary Scott
Nabers represents all Texas
employers If you have any
questions you want answered,
please wnte Commissioner
Nabers at TEXAS BUSINESS
TODAY, 614 TEC Building.
15th and Congress, Austin. Tx.,
78778.
Lewis, unopposed now, must
clear himself of the (angle before
tltc House elects a new speaker
after il convenes in early January.
Top Operative Nominated
Richards nominated a top cam-
paign operative, state Rep. Lena
Guerrero, to the Texas Railroad
Commission last week, a well-
known Democrat who will likely
sail through confirmation.
She will be the first woman and
tltc first Hispanic lo sit on the
panel which regulates intrastate
trucking rates and oil and gas
production
"I want the appointment of Lena
to send a message: Rich and poor,
old and young, men and women,
and white, black and brown alike
arc going to be named to positions
of power and responsibility in this
state." Richards said.
Guerrero, 33, is a three term
legislator who as Richards' pri-
mary campaign political director
helped overcome challenges ty
Jim Mattox and Mark White, but
she is a success story in her own
nght.
The daughter of a migrant field
worker, she came from the Wlcy
to Austin to attend the University
of Texas, afterwards rising quickly
in the Young Democrats and
National Organization of Women
Elected from Southeast Austin
lo the House in 1984, her
finest moment came when Speaker
Lewis reassigned a stalled lax
Ull fiuni die Way * and Means
Committee lo State Affairs, where
Guerrero picked it up and passed
il.
She and her husband. Li-
onel Aguirre, a deputy state
comptroller, have a three-year-old
son.
Appointment* Speculation
Speculation as to what other
appointments Richards will make
is the guessing game of the season
at the Capitol.
In the secretary of state sweep
stakes, former U.S. Attorney John
Hanna tt Tyler surfaced as a pos-
sibility
State Rep Dudley Harrison.
D-Sanderson, current chairman
of tltc Agriculture and Livestock
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your employer is not happy wilh
your work but has found it easier
lo ignore Ihe situation than to
deal with it...just a* you yourself
have to this point. It » also
possible that your employer
thinks you might welcome less
work or responsibility. There is
considerable opportunity for mis-
understanding in this situation
and you will not know what is
going on until you take steps to
open the lines of communication.
The law does not protect any
of us from hurt feelings, but it
does prohibit adverse employ-
ment action being taken against
an employee strictly because of
the employee's age. If you were to
lose your job or suffer a demo-
tion or reduction in pay solely
because of your age, then you
would have a strong equal em-
ployment opportunity complaint.
Such complaints may be filed
through your nearest equal em-
ployment opportunity office or
through Ihe Texas Commission
on Human Rights.
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Committee, called the voice of
agriculture by many colleagues, is ;
considered a wise choice by some
as Richards' farm and ranch issue
liaison.
Prominent Freshman
Prominent among the freshman
legislators at their recent orienta- “
lion was Dan Kubiak of Rockdale,
who is returning to the House after
an eight-year absence.
Kubiak regains 14 years senior- *
ity from his earlier tenure dur-
ing which he was chairman of the
House Education Committee, vice
chairman of Agriculture and Live-
stock and sat on Appropriations.
“There's one representative who
won't stumble over House rules,"
commented a Speaker's aide.
Carrot And Stick
Hispanics in the House seeking
to increase scats via redistricting
are using (lie carrot and the stick.
The carrot comes in the form j
of Hispanic voter support, made
all the more attractive by predic-
tions that, sometime after 2000,
Hispanics will become the major-
ity group in Texas.
The stick is the lawsuit they
threaten if the Legislature fails lo
satisfy what they believe to be
their quota.
Edwards Resignation
State Sen. Chet Edwards. D-
Waco, has submitted his letter of _
resignation to Gov. Bill Clements.
Although his Icticr makes the
resignation effective Jan. 2, the
day before Edwards is swum in
as a congressman, he said be
is willing to resign sooner if
Clements wishes to quickly call a
special election.
The election to Till the remain-
ing three years of Edwards' term
must he held 21 to 45 days after
the governor formally accepts the^
resignation.
Other Highlights
• The Richards campaign hoped
to raise $600,000 in three fundrais-
ers last week, attended by many
who supported her opponent,
Clayton Williams. 4
• Williams and his wife. Mod-
csta, spent a night at the Gover-
nor's Mansion at the invitation of
Gov. and Mrs Bill Clements
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1990, newspaper, December 13, 1990; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth660237/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.