The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2007 Page: 2 of 24
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Dublin Progress and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Dublin Public Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Sec. A, Page 2
The Dublin Citizen
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Ask THE^AYOR
The city received notification from Paul Bennet, out of the Brownwood
district, that TXU Delivery Company has changed its corporate name to
"Oncor Electric Delivery Company”. This letter went on to say that
returning to the “Oncor” name helps them to clearly differentiate themselves
as a stand-alone regulated, electric delivery business with its own goals,
objectives, and plans.
Our code enforcement officer has been away at school. Upon his return,
he should be completely certified and ready to tackle the large job before
him.
The Dublin Police Department has a very busy month. They had 349 total
calls. Citations accounted for 74 incidents. Speeding 11, no drivers license
14, failure to maintain financial responsibility 22, and 1 passing on the right.
During this same period there were 137 warnings. Speeding accounted for
38 warnings, defective head'light 14, expired motor vehicle registration 8,
and 7 ran a read light Highland Avenue had 9 citations and 15 warnings
issued.
Code enforcement had 22 dog calls this month. Also worked on getting
bids for demolishing a trailer, abandoned houses and outback buildings.
Early voting started Monday, April 30 and will go through May 8.
Election day is Saturday, May 12.
If you haven't voted yet please do so. There are a lot of candidates
working for your vote. Hopefiilly, this year will provide a large turn-out in
each Ward.
The only thing I can tell you about Pot-holes is, the rain does not help
them any. The street department works pot-holes and patches whenever it is
reported or the supervisor sends a crew out to survey the area
The Rodeo museum is looking for volunteers to greet visitors and show
off the many features of our Rodeo heritage. They will be opened in the
afternoons on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. If you have a
spare afternoon, stop by and see Carolyn Harbin and help out this up and
coming museum.
Yes, 1 do understand Sandy Reed is recovering very well. She is in good
spirits, smiling aid hoping to return to work very soon.
We can not do it without YOU. Volunteers are the heart of every
oiganizatioa
Buy Dublin first Keep your money at home. Have a great week and look
after each other.
Thanks for your patience
Once again, we are having trouble with the www.dublincitizen.com
web site.
The main problem is that a hacker has gotten into the site and caused
all kinds of problems, especially with the photo gallery.
The front page along with the weather is still available. We are
working to correct the situatioa Thanks for being patient.
\
For trivia buffs:
At three minutes and four seconds after 2 a.m. on the
6th of May this year, the time and date will be 2:03:04
5/6/07. This will never happen again.
wvttt
an Event Calendar
for Dublin and its surrounding communities
Thursday, May 3
Middle Trinity Groundwater Con. Dist
Meeting -1 p.m. Dublin City Hall
Friday, May 4
Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation
mtg.
1 p.m. Dublin City Hall
Saturday, May 5
• Walk Across Texas
9 a.m. - Stephenville City Park
• Annual Carlton Volunteer Fire Dept BBQ
6 p.m.
Monday, May 7
Athletic booster banquet
5:30 p.m. Memorial Stadium
History 101
5:30 p.m. Lyon Prim
Chamber of Commerce Board meeting
Noon Chamber office
Tuesday, May 8
Public Hearing
4:30 p.m. City Hall
Spring band concert
6 p.m. DHS
Wednesday, May 9
• Lingleville ISD board meeting
7 p.m'. High School_
Send Us Your Events
445-2515 111 S. Patrick, Dublin, Tx 76446 pubteher@clublinc(tizen com
"’"ZZ........Tfc Dublin
Dr Pepper
since 1891 -I- A
Dublin
Obs
I By Mac B.
I McKinnon ✓
Good work, sheriff!
We need to stop and take time occasionally to give thanks to the men
and women who serve us in what could be considered “thankless’ and
difficult jobs.
That is true of school teachers, firemen and those in law enforcement
as well as those involved in emergency medical services. There are
many others but those are the most obvious. None of those jobs are easy
and to say they are dangerous is an understatement.
I could tell a number of instances at this point but I believe everyone
has heard of many, many cases of this danger and how our lives have
been protected.
These past few weeks, Sheriff Tommy Bryant and members of his
staff have worked diligently, not only on the one double murder, high
profile case, but in other cases that pose threats to the public in general.
And they are assisted by a variety of other agencies which I am not
at liberty to name.
It was good quick action that led to the arrest of two men in that
double murder. We’ll not make further comment as it is up to our justice
system to determine if they are guilty and will be put to death. *
But, while I was talking to the sheriff about the murders, he was
informed of a rat’s nest that was uncovered at a mobile home park near
Stephenville where elderly people were in fear for their lives as they
were being terrorized by a young gang of drug junkies & dealers. A
small child was rescued from that mess. I don’t know how long this had
gone on but apparently they had been too fearful to report what was
happening to them.
I simply don’t understand drug usage or exposing children to that
kind of lifestyle and I certainly don’t understand picking on other
people, especially the young and old.
It’s a horrible situation and the sheriff was justifiably proud of his
men for breaking this mess up. He doesn’t like drugs and is leading an
effort to stop young people being allowed to get alcoholic beverages.
That’s just one small sample of what is going on in the lives of one
agency - although other law enforcement groups were involved. Of
course, law enforcement depends on help from the public and news
media so we all play a part in preventing and solving crimes.
But, going back to the double murders, there has been a firestorm of
outrage because one of those arrested is an illegal alien. And his brother,
both graduates of Dublin High School, is also in jail on another charge
and will possibly be deported.
Many people did not realize there are a good number of illegal aliens
in our schools. By law, school officials tell me they have to admit them
and some believe they are not allowed to report them to immigration
officials.
If they don’t have social security numbers, 'they are assigned a
number. They are allowed to qualify for the free lunch program and the
state of Texas requires schools to hire bilingual teachers, if ones who are
certified can be found.
There were news reports before the income tax deadline that the IRS
accepts the tax returns of illegal aliens and doesn’t report them to the
•NS- ,
Last week, there was a report in the Star-Telegram that the housing
slump in California is hurting Mexico as illegal aliens can’t send as
much money home as they have been when the building economy was
booming. It is said far more is sent from the U.S. to Mexico each year
by illegal immigrants than the total invested in Mexico by major
companies.
I don’t know the solution to the immigration problem. 1 know that all
of us are immigrants. However, due to the current situation we are being
overwhelmed by illegal immigrants is taxing the economy and Mexico
and other nations where the illegals are coming from are not doing their
part to change anything.
Everyone in Washington and Austin knows the problem but no one
knows what to do about it. I don’t blame anyone for wanting to come to
the U.S. to make a better life for their family. In some fashion, we need
to help Mexico have a better economy so people there can stay home
and make a living. I’ve been assured that’s what the illegal aliens would
like to see happen.
Thanks for reading.
(McKinnon can be reached by e-mail,
publisher@dublincitizen.com).
STATE
CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
Texas Press Association
Dozens of bills already await governor's signature
Out of those thousands of bills lawmakers have filed in the 80th Regular
Session of the Texas Legislature, about 150 already are on their way to the
governor, having passed both House and Senate. Hundreds more will land
on Gov. Rick Perm's desk before the Legislature adjourns on May 28. Peny
will have a 10-day period following adjournment to sign, veto or ignore
legislation on his desk. Bills he chooses not to sign or veto will take effect
without his signature.
Here are just a few bills of general interest awaiting action by the
governor.
• HB 5 by Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, cuts the homestead property tax
of the elderly and disabled
• HB 1098 by Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, prohibits immunization
against human papillomavirus as a condition for admission to public school.
• HB 2061 by Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, provides that a county or
district clerk is not liable for the disclosure of a living person's Social
Security number contained in a document filed with the county or district
cleric
• SB 90 by Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, establishes a pilot
program to provide ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving
overseas.
• SB 112 by Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, allows a peace officer to
confiscate an individual's firearms and ammunition during a state of disaster.
• SB 369 by Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, makes it a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine to alter or obscure a motor vehicle's
license plate.HB 1892, which achieved Senate approval on April 27, slows
down by two years the governor's plan to close the deal on the Trans Texas
Corridor, a 50-year, statewide toll road-building project
-The bill, by Rep. Wayne Smith, R-Baytown, and sponsored in the Senate
by Williams, passed 27-4. "No" votes were cast by senators who hoped to
get started on plans to relieve traffic congestion, or wanted to keep all
options active and on the table.
After the vote’Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst who presides over the Senate,
said, "I believe privately financed road projects play an essential role in our
transportation future. "But, Dewhurst added, a two-year moratorium would
give the people of Texas and lawmakers time to make sure such projects
"actually woik and benefit all Texans."
Property tax protest bill passes
The House on April 27 passed a measure to give landowners more
flexibility to postpone and reschedule their property appraisal protest
earings. HB 538" by Rep. Bill Callegari, R-Katy, allows a land owner to
postpone their property tax protest at least once without showing cause, and
lets a land owner make additional postponements upon demonstration of
reasonable cause.
The bill also increases the amount of time for the postponement of a
protest hearing from 15 to 30 days. Under current law, appraisal districts
may choose to allow a land owner to postpone their appraisal protest
hearing if the owner or their agent show good cause for the postponement
A hearing may be postponed by no less than five days, and no more than
15. The law does not allow additional postponements.
House OKs govt spending site
A proposal to create a "one stop shop" on the Internet where citizens
would find a detailed accounting for all Texas state government
expenditures earned tentative approval of the House.
HB 3430 by state Reps. Mark Strama, D-Austin; Bryan Hughes, R-
Marshall; Corbin Van Arsdale, R-Houston; Juan Garcia, D-Coipus Christi;
and Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, is modeled after federal legislation passed
last year by U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Tom Cobum, R-Okla.
"Direct citizen access to information has already created a powerful
additional check and balance on government and the media," Strama said.
The Web site would be accessed through Texas Online and maintained by
the state comptroller.
Dog bite legislation is OK'd HB 1355 by Rep. Dan Gattis, R-
Georgetown, would increase penalties to owners who fail to reasonably
secure their dog, if the dog makes an unprovoked attack on a person,
resulting in serious bodily injury or death.
The House passed the bill, and it has been assigned to the Senate
Criminal Justice Committee for
further consideration.
ACROSS
1 this "Stovepipe"
Johnson founded
Marble Falls, TX
5 Houston gymnas-
tics coach Karolyi
6 this org named
5-across a coach
in '88 Olympics
7 V_ to Texas"
8 TX Stills tune:
"For "What .
Worth"
9 ___As
They Wanna Be"
was not legally
obscene in TX
6 classic western:
"High_"
8 TX Rather book:
44 Ft. Worth Kimbell
Art Museum has
work of this noted
Spanish painter
45 TX Willie (init.)
46 500 sheets of paper
47 an oil well "gusher"
49 TXIsm: "no guts,
52 TXism: "I reckon"
53 TXism: hill for
a stepper"
The Original nri? Y A C
CROSSWORD
by Charley & Guy Orhison
Copyright 2007 by Ortoison Bros.
Never Blinks"
21 fleur-_-lis flew
over TX for
five years
22 TXism: "scared half
out ____ wits"
23 "diez" south of
the border
24 TXism: "don't
__river till
you come to it"
30 desired height for
a Spurs center?
34 pos. of Cowboy
hall-of-famer Lilly
35 TXism. "had to _L
_ du9t" (follow)
36 Mavs coach '87-*90
John Mac_
37 TXism: "he's
perfected the
boardinghouse
__M (fat)
39 TX Kate Lehrer
book:"__
_ Away the
Man in the Moon"
43 La _____ County
54 body midpoint?
55 pencil mineral
58 TXism:
in the dark"
59 pull with a chain
60 TX pest: fire _
61 antique auto 14
DOWN 15
1 TXism: "snug as 17
_____ a rug"
2 Dallas so. suburb 19
3 early TX mapmaker:
___ Leon 20
4 what some gals
carry for safety
9 TXism: "foaming 24
_ the mouth"
10 TXBentsenwas 25
__1_ over 26
Europe in WWII
11 Mother _ 27
State Park
12 TX brick company 28
elected governor
in 1898 & 1900
two-term governor
_ _ Campbell
nevertheless
the "Y" of TX Stills
group CSN&Y
underneath central
Wise Co. (2 wds.)
"National "
precedes Cowboy
& Texan games
he was Rowdy on
"Rawhide" (Init.)
uncooked
"Lake _
Pines"
Center is seat of
this county
not "hitched"
Houston pro
baseball team
TXism:"_ down
to brass tacks"
Mason Co. feud:
",_ Ooo War"
fragrant flower
found in TX
(2 wds.)
TXism: "got my
eyeballs peeled"
shape with an ax
41 "echo" south of
the border
42 TXism: "he
wouldn’t _
___ mount a
stick horse" (dude)
48 when repeated 3
times, a classic
WWII film
50 horse movement
51 T^ism: "_ out"
(left quickly)
56 TX Sly's "Everybody
is _ , ’
57 TXism: "he shoots
dice over the
* " (risk taker)
Last Puzzle
Solution
ikm
Crossword sponsored by:
FARM
BUREAU
INSURANCE
Auto • Home
TX2MLMlx6
• Ufe
Eric Hargrove, Agency Mgr.
Brandon Carrell, Nick Heupel,
Mike Butler, Rodney Payne Agents
254-965-7861
936 S. US Hwy.281 • Stephenville, TX76401
Helping ^(ou
is what we do best.
Teiat farm Bureau Mutual Inturanct Co.
Taiei farm Bureau Underwriters
Southern Farm Bureau Casually Inturanct Co.
Southern FarmSurttu Ufe Insurance Co., Jackson, MS
farm Bureau Ql^ly Mutual Insurance Company of Tests
The Dublin Citizen
(USPS 006-412)
111 S. Patrick
Dublin TX 76446
(254)445-2515
FAX (254) 4454116
publisher@dublincitizen.com
ads@dublincitizen.com
www.dubhncitizen.com
Published weekly on Thursday,
52 weeks of the year.
Published by Mac McKinnoij
at 111 S. Patrick, Dublin TX
„ 76446
Periodicals Postage paid at
Dublin, Texas
Publisher
Mac B. McKinnon.
Composing
Kattie Lisso
Staff Writer
Amanda Kimble
Proof Editor
Lea McKinnon
Business Manager
Katherine Millican
Layout
Nicci Tower
Race Pendleton
Yearly Subscriptions
$30 in county
$35 out-of*county 1
POSTMASTER: Send address
changes to The
Dublin Citizen, 111
S. Patrick, Dublin
TX 76446
MOT
TU
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View seven places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 2007, newspaper, May 3, 2007; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth770751/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.