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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Thursday, June 25,1992
Issues & Opinions
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By Dr.W.D. ‘‘Buzz O'Conned
Start at the bottom ; work up
I never knew that Doc Hender-
son even had an office. He came
on call in his tin lizzie with his
heavy black bag. I think he
charged about 75 cents and gave
more encouragement and advice
than pills.
Today we demand that his
grandson cure us (Even from
grief and aging, which are not
true diseases) for $75. And we
tethered him with a vast
bureaucracy to guarantee failure,
it seems.
But that early 20th century
model of health care is as out-
lack of the utilities is causing Past histpry gets confused with
their tensions. They are present personal Choice. Many
miserable and help others to be so people on this floor are blinded
by depreciating and isolating from any idea of choice by the
themselves and/or others. model they have unwittingly
Some tourists find others to let created. They also tend to forget
them know how miserable or un-
trusting they are. Some need to
put themselves above others or
put other tourists down, to feel
good. Some tourists manipulate
others like objects or ignore them
like things. They seek power and
possessions to feel healthy in
every way they can. Their “in-
the influences they have upon
others. There are no modern
psalmists here: the love object
becomes God-like and- gets
crucified when it fails to give
perfect, immediate, painless
pleasures, without any social
practice.
The next floor has the politi-
cian, whether he/she be in
business, medicine, education,
psychology or wherever. This is
the floor where vast social
movements and cold wars are
discussed. Like all floors, the
quiring mind” takes them to the
moded as Doc Henderson’s tin National Enquirer, but not to the
lizzie. basement to cooperate in finding
The ‘‘conceptual models” of the cut-offs,
science are like road maps. They No one goes to the basement
give us an idea of where we are any more. Most of the hustle and
and where we can go next, bustle of medical commerce goes locall^rts^antonl^Smap
Medicare and Medicaid have a on in the lobby. People can easily and their language
ragged 75-year-old map. I would come and go. There the light is And then we have the priest
like to offer the government a 1991 better and so we can count, weigh minister, rabbi in the penthouse
model of what things are like, to and measure better in the lobby, with the grand view of all, above
illustrate the mess that we elders There are times of relative quiet
are getting blame (guilt) durhped there. Unruly elements and
on us in some quarters for “caus- unpleasant events by being shov-
ing” ed out the door or down to the
Since I worked honorably for basement quite quickly,
over a generation on health care Doc Henderson helped many
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Abstinence is only certain way
Dear Editor:
I am writing in regard to the Volume pg. 178)
public information article in the In one moment he warns of the
time and space.
Most tourists (even the more
silent experts) are secretly car-
rying about hidden bags of
misery.
. . We sit on dung-piles and com- June 6 Advertiser by a David S. danger, and in the next he is en-
treatment and research, the new people for many years there. But plain of the smell for so long that Smith, M.D., regarding the im- coqraging our youth to flirt with
model is freely given tq Uncle m those days he wasn’t asked to we fall ill and make others so. portance of educating teens as to death by use of contraceptive
Sam. But since I never was close keep people in perfect health and However, this BWM model of the reality of the deadliness of devices,
to political power, he will continue happiness, all by himself, sickness can apply to just one AIDS. True abstinence education is
to ignore the BWM model of Remember now the BWM model person or to humankind as a The hypocrisy of the article is the only sure fire method that has
health care. says there is no electricity, so the whole. I in his statement that contracep- proven successful at preventing
This model is called the BWM floors of the hotel are usually self- We’ve got to get to the base- tives should be made available in AIDS, STDs, unwanted pregnan-
model because it came out of the contained. Each floor is an “ex- ment where the self-esteem, schools. One study of married cies and a life of heartbreak and
weekly friendly disputations pert” manager who usually has sense of belonging and the couples, in which one partner was difficulty,
which crop up each week on a different hotel map (and humorous attitude have been cut infected with HIV, found that 17 Canyon High School in Comal
Wednesdays in the FNB’s com- possibly different language) from off (or simply never turned on), percent of the partners using con- County imDlemented a “true’
munity room. (I wanted to say other floor “experts”. And ’— ' .........
International Conference on statistics prove it. If anyone is in-
AIDS, June 1-5,1987, Abstracts teres ted, I would be more than
willing tq provide the
documentation.
From 1971 to 1981 there was a
306 percent increase in federal
funding ($2 billion excluding state
and local funding) for family
planning services (contracep-
tives and the related education
thereof) to teens with the result
of a 48.3 percent increase in teen
pregnancies and a 133 percent in-
crease in teen abortions. .
Yes, contraceptive education
and family planning clinics for
‘symposium”, but that word remember that our model calls
means “drinking together.” Is for the tourist (like us) to see
there a word for eating doughnuts
together?)
Picture in your mind a hotel
that has no electricity, water or
A/C, heating. A hotel in Beirut is
Dr. O’Connell, 66, of Bastrop is Clinical.
Associate Professor of Psychology in
Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine. His
current professional interest is in the inter-
relations of psychological and physical health
for the elderly. Questions about aging and
health can be addressed to him by writing
to 106 Kelley Road, Bastrop, TX 78602.
themselves as passive victims of
something or other.
No one tells them to organize
(get a peer group) and empower
the hotel by finding the cutoffs in
a good example. All of these the basement. In the meantime,
utilities are in the basement, but the tourists are miserable on all
no one will think of going there, floors, but many deny it or find
Well, a few fools called others (in their past, present and
psychotherapists did do so, but future) to blame for their chronic
they moved on because the misery,
tourists and the hotel “experts” In the lobby, physical symp-
re.fected them. The basement is toms are disfcussed and the tradi-
dai k, damp and dirty. It is filled tional medical doctor is the ex-
with personal trash and junk. pert. (No matter what model gotten a taste of the Tfexas lottery,
But under that slimy mess lies science selects, he/she will they should be careful not to over-
the cut-offs for electricity, water, always be very important.) Consumer Credit
A/C and heat, just waiting to be The second floor is the “in- Counseling Service of Austin
turned on. The tourists in the terpersonal” floor with the warns consumers to keep in mind
hotel do not love it or the other counselor of all types as the ex- the amount of money they are
guests enough to consider pert of choice. Here there is talk spending on lottery tickets,
devoting the time and effort to about actions of people and the
find the switches and cut-offs. The feelings “they caused” which
tourists do not realize that the “made me do it.”
SSI*
is a ratio of 1:6, the same odds for pregnaftCifeS' rhhning the four from five’gfris to 61 girls ift our
Russian roulette (Statistic from previous years at 20-22 per year, teen parenting program over the
Margaret A. Fisch et all. In the 88-89 school year that last four years.
“Heterosexual Transmission of number dropped to 14, in the 89-90 Let’s do the sensible thing.
HIV: Relationship of Sexual school year that number dropped Virginity is not a dirty word,
Practices to Seroconversion,’ ’ III to seven.
I challenge the contraceptive
educators to show where their
programs have had results
anywhere near these. Sad to say,
they can’t.
Where contraceptive education
has been implemented, the
Now that local consumers have they will have spent more than results are increased sexual ac-
$100. While that may not seem ex- tivity, STDs, AIDS, abortions and
travagant, many people who will unwanted pregnancy. The
be tempted by the chance of win-
ning can not afford to spend their
discretionary income on a game
of chance.
Consumers can spend
too much on lottery
If anyone has questions regar-
ding these or other statistics or
abstinence education programs,
you may call^me at 512-321-6098.
There is so much more I could
share but space does not permit.
Truly yours for the future of our
kids,
Roger Osborn
Bastrop
Bastrop Ahlierttser
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Dave Smith • Publisher
Davis McAuley - Editor
Ellen Moore - Events / Sports Editor
Reporter Janice Butler
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MEMBER TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
1992 j
While the odds are slim, if you
' ’ , should win the lottery use the
Lonnie Williams, Directot- of money wisely. Consider existing
CCCS, said, “We expect the lot- debts thit you can pay off such as
tery to cause additional problems revolting credit cards, a bank
for some consumers who are Ioaptor medical bills,
already having difficulty paying Consumer Credit Counseling
their bills. Because the lottery is Service of Austin is a non-profit
a game, the money used to play organization that provides free
should be budgeted as an enter- professional counseling and
tainment expense” Williams add- guidance to financially troubled
ed that while we all dream of win- consumers. CCCS, a, division of
ning, we should not play the lot- Child and Family Services, works
tery with the expectation of great with clients and their creditors to
rewards. resolve debt problems. For more
Consumers should consider information about Consumer
that if they buy only two lottery Credit Counseling Service, call
tickets a week, after one year 512-447-0711.
Taxes can be puzzling
Property taxes are a prime denialof rights to appeal through
revenue source for counties, cities the courts,
and school districts. Tax “In an appeal to the district
School warns businesses
against ad salesman;
police have been called
Dear Editor: gram, which we are selling now,
and a calendar ad that was sold
This past week a person in February,
representing Greater Texas Any representative selling an
Sports Company has been visiting approved ad campaign will have
businesses in Bastrop selling ads a letter from Coach Johnson or
for a 1992 Bastrop Bears Football the Bastrop Independent School
Schedule. This is being done District administration. If anyone
without permission of the Bastrop comes to your business represen-
Independent School District and ting the Bastrop Independent
the school will receive no benefit School District athletic program
from these schedules. We have or school district without a letter
contacted the Bastrop Police of authorization, please call
Department and ask that you call Coach Johnson at 321-2824 or Mr.
them or Coach Johnson if this Ronald Landrum or Dr. Paul
person comes to your business. If Fleming at 321-2292.
you have already paid this person Thank you for your assistance,
money by check, we suggest that
you stop payment on the check. Sincerely,
The Bastrop Independent Paul H. Fleming, Ed, t>.
School District Athletic Depart-
assessors assign property taxes court, the taxpayer usually bears ment appreciatesIheTuppoTt of *5-
based on market value; hence the the burden of proof. And, appeals our business community. We limit Leonard “Lea” Johnson
name ad valorem. Various ad- mvolye tradeoffs. Legal expenses our ad sales to the game pro- Athletic Director
ministrative requirements, ex- may exceed the4ax savings -
Dr. Marshall still practicing!
emptions and special valuation achieved.’
measures, however, have com- Gilliland is the author of Guide
plicated the property tax system, t° foe Texas Property Tax
says Charles E. Gilliland, System, recently revised for 1992.
associate research economist Tbe 18-page report analyzes
with the Real Estate Center at elements of all exemptions and
Texas A&M University.
Dear Editor:
MEMBER 1992
TX
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
article appearing in the Adver-
tiser. It should have been Dr. C. G.
The Bastrop Unit of the Goddard, retired, not Dr. C. Gl
special valuation provisions and American Cancer Society would Marshall, retired. Dr. B. J. Mar-
discusses factors involved in a like to thank the Bastrop Senior shall serves as the medical ad-
‘ ‘The Texas Property Tax Code successful property tax appeal. Center for the use of their visor on our local board and is not
establishes a specific procedure Guide to thS Texas Property building and the community for retired. :
to resolve disputes,” shys Tax System is available for $1.50 their support of the “Celebration - ■ *
Gilliland. “But before filing a pro- in Texas, $3 out of state, from the of Life” honoring the cancer sur- I hope this mistake did not
test, a taxpayer first should try to Real Estate Center, Texas A&M vivors of our area. It was a hap- cause any serious concern for Dr.
reach an agreement with the ap- University, College Station, Tfexas py occasion and enjoyed by all Marshall or his patients,
propriate central appraisal^, 77843-2115. MasterCard or Visa who attended. n , !
district. A formal protest with the' orders can be placed by 'calling Thanks to the Bastrop Adver-: Sincerely,
Appraisal Review Board is the 409-845-2031. Add $1 Mndling User for their publicity. I want to Joyce Wiginton
next step. Failure to exhaust these charge per order. Request apologize for th^mistake involv- Chairmen for Cancer SurvhronrDay
available remedies could result in publication NR-678. ing the doctor’s names used in the Bastrop Unit
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