The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 2011 Page: 2 of 24
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It's a Beautiful Day in tbe Neighbc
When my children were little, there were certain TV shows
we watched faithfully—Sesame Street, Electric Company, and
Mr. Rogers, if you aren’t acquainted with Mr. Rogers, he
always opened his show by coming in the door, changing his
shoes and singing this song, “It’s a Beautiful Day in the
Neighborhood." Well, I’ve found myself singing this song ever
since last Monday when the Dublin EDC approved my
proposal for Operation; Facelift, the program to spruce up the
downtown area of Dublin I wonlt redte all the verses for you,
but it goes something like this:
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Would you be mine?
C ould you be mine?____
I’ve always wanted to have a neighbor just like yon
I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let’s make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we’re together we might as well say
Would you be mine? See MAYOR, A12
An Editorial
Test results don't
always tell the tale
There has been a lot of reaction to the recent report that
three of the four Dublin school campuses rate as academically
“unacceptable" on this year's TAKS testing.
As Supt. Shaun Barnett has said, this slide in scores was seen
to be a possibility' and action was taken to try to head it off as
much as possible by changing curriculum techniques and
using C-Scope, a teaching tool that standardizes classes.
While C-Scope is controversial for some, it w as a move to try'
to do something about test scores. It is unfortunate that our
educational system has gotten to the point where all we are
concerned about is test scores. So much has been done by'
“meddlers” that almost all local control of our educational
system has been lost.
The system is now so bogged down in paperwork that
teachers have limited time to teach and administrators can’t
oversee what is important. A prime example Is obvious at any
school board meeting when all the paperwork is discussed.
That’s another reason there are so many administrators in any
school system - simply' for paperwork, not only to satisfy the
state but the* federal programs that keep a strangle hold on
schools.
The testing system was set up as part of an accountability
system of school systems. That can be understood but it has
gone w ay beyond reasonable measures.
What happened to local control and community
accountability? Ls the community not smart as politicians and
people in ivory' towers in Austin and Washington?
There are many extenuating circumstances on the test
results for Dublin. For those who have tracked what Ls going
on in our local system, it Ls obvious what Ls going on. Poverty
is one of the key factors and it goes on from there.
Dublin has been hit by what might be called a “perfect
storm” of problems where till factors have come together to
result in poor testing results. Ihere is no doubt that Dublin
has some of the best teachers in the country' and the
administration and board is going above and beyond to take
care of our children.
Our district Ls not perfect, nor is any other. But to have all
this hand wringing and finger pointing Ls not going to solve
anylhing. There is no reason any parent should worry about
the quality of education available in Dublin schools. Dublin
grads have excelled in many areas throughout the years and
will continue to do so in the future. Much of it is up to the
student and parents.
IXiblin has its share of learning difficulties and they are
being dealt with. Our school system needs to be* reassured
that we have faith in them We’re with you!
Mac R McKinnon
1Quote of the week’ £d*tor4P“Ms*,cr
I want to congratulate the Dublin community for their
outstanding support last Ihursday at Tarleton Memorial
Stadium,” said Athletic Director Lonn Reisman. The
enthusiasm and support was impressive and it showed a
new awakening for the Dublin community. I hope they can
continue this outstanding spirit as Coach Cevetto and his
staff build a strong football program. Dublin has restored
the roar.”
an Event Calendar
for Dublin and its surrounding communities
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Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
Noon - 111 S. Patrick
Middle Trinity Ground Water Meeting
1 p.m. ■ Stephenville Office
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441 Horae Club
6 p.m.-3945 F.M. 219
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Jr. High PTO Meeting
6 p.m. - Dublin Jr. High Library
American Legion Meeting
7 p.m. - Senior Citizens Center
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Alcatraz
Cool trip
With all the heat this summer, many are searching for
a cool respite. I’ve had friends who've gone to Seattle and
Alaska.
I didn't know it was going to be that hot this summer
but I'd been thinking about taking the family (wife and
granddaughter) to northern California to see the sights....
Golden Gate Bridge, the Pacific, Fisherman’s Wharf,
Alcatraz and the Redwood forest...for some time.
In early June, we were able to find a cheap (relatively
speaking) flight from DFW to San Francisco. I didn't
really realize that it was so cool there, although I
remembered from previous trips to the area that it was a
bit cool.
As we prepared for the trip, looking at weather on the
Dublin Citizen website, we found the high each day in
San Francisco to be about 69. My wife found a really neat
Motor Inn at Pacifica south of SF that was on the ocean
and again relatively inexpensive.
We discovered that Pacifica was even cooler than San
Francisco by about 10 degrees.
Plus, there was an almost constant fog and an occasional
shower and it was a small community that was easy to
get around in.
Plus, a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station was
nearby which made getting into and out of SF very easy.
I’ve been to that area as I shipped out for Korea from
the air base there and came back from overseas. Plus, in
the 1980’s we took a car trip through the area but never
spent much time and my wife and Brigit (granddaughter)
have never been there.
I had spent some time with a corporation I used to be
with in a summer publishers’ gathering in Monterrey
which was a really nice place, plus we got to sail in the
bay. That’s not too far south of SF and is the place
(mainly Cannery Row) made famous by John Steinbeck.
Anyone who ever tells you they went swimming in the
Pacific on the West Coast must be really tough as I’ve
never found the water warm enough even in the heat of
July and August.
There are many surfers but most of them wear wet
suits to stay warm.
It seems like the reputation that California has is really
not the California I found. I haven't spent a lot of time in
that state and haven't been around a lot of California
people. I know there is a lot of weirdness there as 1 have
spent brief times in several areas such as San Diego and
LA, and 1 certainly would not want to live there.
I’d always been wary of SF with its reputation for a
number of things 1 simply don’t agree with but I never
ran into those situations while 1 was there. But, then
again, I didn’t go looking for those situations.
Where we stayed is said to be where the San Andreas
fault starts so that does make you a bit nervous and
leads you to stay out in the open or near doors when
possible.
Prices are high. As I understand, that state has a lot of
serious tax issues as they try to have a law to cover
everything and a pretty big welfare state. But, for the
most part, the city is clean and the natural beauty is
tremendous. The architecture and history of that entire
_ See TRIP, A3
at least three national polls last week.
Meanwhile, during a break in ftmdraising and other
campaign-related tasks, Gov. Peny issued a proclamation
dated Aug. 22 calling for a Tuesday, Nov. 8, election in which
registered Texas voters will have the opportunity to yes or no
to each of 10 proposed amendments to the state
constitution.
Texas lawmakers approved the legislation proposing the
amendments during the legislative session that ended May
30.
Staples letter requests hay
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples sent a letter
dated Aug. 25 to other states’ agriculture officials requesting
hay donations for drought-stricken Texas cattle raisers. The
idea is to identify sources of hay and get the contact
information posted on the Texas Department erf Agriculture’s
Hay Hotline
Short-term notes are sold
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reported the state’s Aug.
23 sale erf nearly $10 billion in erne-year cash flow notes from
the state of Texas “was very well-received by the financial
community."
Buyers bid about $31 billion, more than three times the
amount offered for sale, Combs said.
Proceeds from these “tax and revenue anticipation notes”
will be used to distribute state binding to public schools early
in the upcoming fiscal year and to help state government
manage its cash flow between die start of the fiscal year and
the arrival of tax revalues later in the year, Combs said
Business fee ruled constitutional
The Texas Supreme Court on Aug. 26 ruled and issued an
opinion upholding the constitutionality of the state’s sexually-
oriented business fee
State laws that took effect over the last few years require the
collection of a $5 per-patron fee from establishments that
combine alcohol and live - nude entertainment According to
chapters 47 and 102 of the state Business and Commerce
Code fees collected are transferred quarterly to the office of
the state comptroller and credited to a fund for sexual assault
prevention programs.
Appeals court upholds conviction
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin on Aug. 26 affirmed
former YFZ Ranch resident Michael George Emack’s conviction
for sexually assaulting a child
The court rejected Emack’s appeal asserting that authorities’
search violated his rights under the First and Fourth
Amendments, and ruled that law enforcement authorities’
April 2008 search of the YFZ
Ranch in Schleicher County
was based on probable cause
and therefore was legally
justified
TxDOT names interim
chief
Long-time Texas
I Apartment ofTraasportation
Executive Director Amadeo
Saenz retired at the end of
August, and the agency last
week named 25-year TxDOT
employee John Barton to hold
the post as interim executive
director.
Now, with TxDOT
embarkingonamodemization
phase, a national search is on
to find candidates for the
agency’s top post. Barton,
former assistant executive
director for engineering
operations at the agency, is
an applicant.
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Last Puzzle
Solution
ACROSS
1 explosive
5 Dallas skyscraper
‘Energy Plaza" was
once"___Tower"
6 oil well structures
7 this Robert fired
prosecutor Cox.
predecessor ol
TX Leon Jaworski
8 defunct TX-based
restaurant chain
‘Steak and _‘
9 fleur-de- _ once
flew over Texas
12 bom & bred in TX
17 Gulf Coastal Plains.
and others
19 TX Buck Owens
sang ‘___a
Tiger By the Tail"
71 TXism ‘changes
his mind
as he does socks'
22 -kick the bucket-
23 West TX often has
a__ram
28 ‘_ ot return"
29 TX has the_-
banded armaditto
30 debarking cruise
shjp in Galveston,
'going -•
31 early TX uranium
mine was__
'TofdtHa mr
35 rteatod to (tearing
36 Iked by tie majority
(2 teds.)
42 -Big__
State Park’ is a
vast area
M • TXn tanned the
noted *AMn _____
Danoe Theater"
45 TXwaadXtulua
(enestris* (2wds)
48 hameofSulRoee
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49 this closer Robb
started career with
the Rangers
50 TXism "jumped from
the trying pan__
the tire'
51 "skinny' so ot the
bordei
52 TXism ‘he could
ice cubes to
Eskimos'
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by Charley & Guy Orbison
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53 pioneei TX oilman
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54 TXism ‘air
headed'
56 refcgous leader of
the-Star Trek'
Bajorans
57 hesitation sounds
56 TXism:‘dainty
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2 Baltimore team
played by Rangers
3 in McLennan Co.
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4 thicket of bushes
9 In FaH Co on 77
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southern _of TX
13 TXism 'saddte
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hear (persevere)
14 Mexican AM
station that serves
McAlen, TX
15 TXism tor "agamst"
16 TXism: ‘plain as
the_on your
(ace*
18 TXism :‘__hog
had wtngs. he'd be
an eagle*
20 1N§ Hicks owned
Ihe Rangers before
Nolan, at al. (Ml.)
23 Fayette Co. teat:
Giange
24 TXism: "happy _
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25 ‘Bermuda_*
is caught in Gulf
off TX ooest
26 TX-baaad CAF has
B-29 used In WWII
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■no-war
27 ex-Cowboy coach
Wade Phelps was
bom in this TX city
32 TXism : "tapped It
33 TX Jim Reeves
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34 natl newt agey
36 welcome_
37 TXtam: ‘stands _
_own two feet'
36 *bahlndttw
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39 a TX Apache group
40 Jim Watte Co. aaal
41 TX town or NV city
43 Andrews. TX was
named for this
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45 htetorlc‘_ Kendal
*f>n hi ttoeme
47 araMalultam
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