The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2012 Page: 2 of 20
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Voter ID law suit filed
Cruises are fun!
Attorney General Greg Abbott on Jan. 23 filed a lawsuit in
Legislature last spring.
The law has not been given die required predearanee by
the Dspartment of Justice. Abbott said his intern is to spur; a
ruling that would allow the new law to take effect. The
I am now eight months into my first year as Mayor and I problems with cruises,
would like to give you an update on the state of our dty as we particularly involving the big cruise ship that hit a rock
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rec eived for the new human resources position and hiring for my wife’s parents. IVe only been on one cruise, that was n^tricting cases to work togeth^ and pr«mt jem with
this position will hopefully occur very shortly. The a Vear ®*°. while my brother and sister-in-law and my agreed-upon solutions in hopes of speeding the process,
administrative offices continue to find ways to nm more ^e’8 parents have been on a number of cruises and my Texas isamongseveral states and other juris^cttons
efficiently and thev have also been working on customer brother and his wife are on one right now. My father and subject to Section 5 because of a history of discriminatory
service skills. As I write this article, thedtyis undergoing its mother-in-lawjustgot back from a cruise. election prices
annual audit by Merritt, McLane & Hamby and the audit is J ™»s "£h my brother on his cruise, but my wife Texans, if the kw takes effect, would have to show a
going exceptionally well has said she will not go on any more cruises. Going by government-issued photo LD. along with their valid voter
In the area of public safety, the Police, Fire and EMS yourself on a anise just doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. registration card in order to cast a ballot, and those who do
Departments are functioning in their usual excellent fashions. Let me quickly explain that my wife is slightly not have a driver's license, passport, military LD. card or
last fall the Police Department held monthly meetings to claustrophic, an introvert who doesn’t like crowds, hates other approved form of identification can get a state-issued
promote onnuSystanding in line and is not a typical tourist. voter LD.free of charge fenitheiToasDeparhnent of Public
begin again in February with a modified program to help on *be other hand, love crowds and am your Safety. And anyone who is disabled or over 65 can vote by
quintenessential tourist, complete with camera and mail, a method that does not require photo identification.
See MAYOR, A12 weird tourist clothes. She was bored with the cruise while ,
1 enjoyed the rest and leisurely pace, I loved exploring Comptroller nnvrils info site
the ship and just people watching in general. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Jan. 25 announced the
She can write her own column on what she didn’t like launch of TheTexasEconomy.org, a website featuring state
but I’ll say that I enjoyed visiting other parts of the world revenue and spending data, and more than a dozen economic
to see what it is like, from a natural resources indicators.
perspective. Combs said the site uses info-graphics, video interviews,
While seeing some third world countries can be tables and snapshots of key data to present information on
depressing, such as Belize, they have some natural an array of topics, such as Texas industries and jobs, the
The ward system where Dublin is divided into four equal attractions such as the Mayan ruins. I’m a big history effects of drought on the economy and the impact of obesity
sections for election of two council members each, has simply buff so I got a lot of information. on businesses and taxpayers,
not been a workable proposition The rain forests and types of trees and natural fruits
It has been in place since 1993 when it was discovered that were also an intriguing subject on an island just off Grain indemnity fund is goal
An Editorial
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Mac B. McKinnon
Staff Writer
Paul Gaudette
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Jeremy Reed
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15 therapeutic baths
16 headlong rush of a
cattle herd (2 wds.)
19 T»am:*__
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21 TX actor Gary who
played Buddy Hoffy
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22 popular Fort Worth
restaurant: "Joe
41 character Hardesty
in "The Texas
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42 V-22iStHt-_ buW
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season m Cotton Bowl
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Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
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The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2012, newspaper, February 2, 2012; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth770667/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.