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Dear Boss... Dear Boss... Dear Boss...
Some time ago we received infor-
mation from Ms. Mavis Aldrich of
Hondo pertaining to the enormous
waste in government spending.
Ms. Aldrich had written the or-
ganization "Citizens Against Gov-
ernment Waste", giving them
samples of government waste.
She received, in return, a copy of
the "1992 Congressional Pig Book"
which highlights pork-barrel spend-
ing projects in this year's federal
budget.
The "Pig Book Summary" is also
titled "the national campaign to re-
peal Congress' obscene pork-barrel
spending."
And according to the book and
other statistics distributed by Citi-
zens Against Government Waste,
there is plenty to whack at.
s; Some examples include: $7 mil-
lion earmarked in the House bill fbr
African elephant conservation;
~ $2.7 million appropriated for the
Abraham Lincoln Research and
Interpretive Center in Springfield,
Illinois. Although pot authorized at
the time the book was printed, it was
stated it could run as high as $60
million. The negative part of the
authorization would be it is a dupli-
cation of a visitors center which Al-
ready exists at the Lincoln National
Historic Site.
(And, boss, I can tell you that is a
nice visitors center. We visited it for
the second time last summer when
we were visiting in Murrayville, 111.
But, heck, you know all that already
because you came from that neck of
the woods.)
Let's look at a few of the projects
the Legislative branch said it needs:
$1,000,000 for a pilot test, evalu-
ation and survey of a Capitol com-
plex energy-efficient lighting retro-
fit.
$846,000 to renovate Senate
Committee hearing rooms.
$350,000 for House Committee
room lighting.
$275,000 to improve lawn care,
purchase trash cans, and provide
benches on the U* S. Capitol
Grounds.
$205,000 for shutters and lighting
in Capitol buildings. / ’ •** *
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City Manager responds to Roddy
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Dear Mr. Stinson
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r. In reference to yourcomments con- crossing, there have been three fo^li
ceming the so-called "Overpass to ties in the last two years. One death
-Nowhere," currently under construe- which was not counted was an upjjprr
| tion in Hondo, I must take exception child at eight month term. The pur
lo the way you so simply put down the pose of all these statistics is to hABi
decision to construct this interchange cally ask the question: What is the
)as "politics." This project has been value of human life? It is obvioustha
Under consideration or discussion for the highway intersection is danger-
[■ it least 15-20 years. It is true that the ous. The State of Texas, with the
local City Council and the Medina support of local elected officials <je-i
County Commissioners Court sup- cided to do something. If that iSpbli-1
ported this project, but I hardly be- tics, then let’s have some more. , i
lieve that they have enough political In closing, I would like to point out!
Strength to force the State of Texas to that an average of 11,350 vehiclesjoeb
construct anything, much less a day pass through the intersection. It?
$4,000,000 interchange. sure looks like there are a k
i' For your information, in the last 11 passing through Nowhere
years, there have been 59 accidents
with 65 injuries and one fatality at the
tl.S. 90-S.H. 173 interchange. At the
$200,000 for bicentennial of the
Capitol activities.
$75,000 for Senate Committee
calendars.
Boss, there are many, many, many
more, enough in fact to make the
general populace go through the
ceiling.
If you would like to get a list of all
the pork-barrel shennanigans of our
exalted Congres you may write to:
Citizens Against Government
Waste, 1301 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, or
call them at 202-467-5300.
Thanks to Ms. Aldrich for bring-
ing this information by.
Of all people to get caught holding
an illegal meeting!
Who? Well, boss, it would have to
be old me that I'm talking about.
For years I have gotten on city
councils, commissioners courts and
various other governmental bodies
about holding a bat-roost meeting.
And Tuesday who does that very
thing but old Lawrence.
It definitely wasn’t intentional, but
interitional or not the results. wor£ tfie
same.
One member of a certain board
and I were discussing items covered
by that board, when another board
membeF dropped by my office for a
very different reason.
We three sat there and chewed the
fat and talked about board matters.
The fact we were illegal never
crossed our minds. But it sure did the
next day when someone directly
called it to my attention.
To the other board members, 1 say,
"Sorry about that and it won't happen
again."
Early voting time is here and I
hope every registered voter in Med-
ina County takes advantage of the
extra time available to make certain
they cast their ballot in this General
Election.
This Saturday and Sunday the bal-
lot box at the Courthouse in Hondo
will be open, Saturday from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to! 6
p.m.
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sure looks like there are a lot of people!
passing through Nowhere.
Thank you for your attention, j
Mike Rhea)
Hondo City Manager1
Roddy responds to City Manager
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Mike: have to be made. j
Thanks for your thoughtful and It is my conviction that the billions!
articulate letter. I receive few of of dollars poured into the highly5
same. While I respect and appreciate department by the industrial/political
your defense of your community and complex, which benefits from thoSe I
your concern for the safety of citizens dollars, is a major reason why ttys
m your area, I also wonder (as I indi- state has not had enough money to!
cated in Wednesday's column) how build an excellent educational system!
much more the increasingly overbur- and provide better health, safety and j
dened taxpayers in this state can take, welfare benefits for children, the e^f-1
A grandfather and three children erly and the working poor,
were- killed in a car-train crash in If the $4 million spent to save a We j
Bexar County last month. Should the at the Hondo interchange is taken ,
taxpayers have built a multi-million from the medical services for senior i
dollar bridge over the crossing? If we services for the increasing number of
had, those four people would be alive handicapped students or from the:
today. But there is not enough money department assigned to rescue abused I
in Texps to build enough bridges and children, what is the gain?
overpasses to stop people from run- If you feel you have the insight to
ning into trains and other vehicles. make correct judgments on such ,
As a city manager, I'm sure you are matters, you are much wiser-and I t
aware of the painful process of bal- suspect, much younger-than I. V
ancing the needs of acommunity with Thanks again for writing,
the ability of the taxpayers to provide Roddy Stinson';
f0r those needs. Hard choices always San Antonio Express-News
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HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Parrot missing
Dear Editor: parrot, or if you are the person who
Our parrot was stolen Sunday has it, we would appreciate it if you
night. The theft has been reported would be kind enough to return it.
.already to the Police. The parrot is I don't know why people do these
gfeen with red on top of his head. He things.
hfts been in the family for 15 years. Victor Ybarra
If you know anything about this 1502 13th St.
AUSTIN — Amid the debates and
headline warfare last week, Texas
Opened its early voting program.
As reporters watched, Gov. Ann
Richards officially cast the first
ballot at an East Austin grocery
store to announce and undej^re
how easy it is to vote in Texas.
“This is the first vote in Texas
cast for Bill Clinton, I’ll tell you
that,” Richards said.
This is also the front line for
electoral votes and Richards and her
Democrats appear poised to win it
in Texas.
i Texas Democrats plan to score
1.75 million votes during the early
Voting period; Texas Republicans
are just as serious. They arc phone-
banking reminders to voters.
Mobile Voting Stations
Texas Secretary of State John
Hannah said mobile early voting
sites — in motor homes and station
wagons —can be used.
That means a vehicle can roll into
Then next week the Courthouse
box will be open from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. every day of the week.
There are more than 14,000 regis-
tered voters in Medina County.
Wouldn't it be a great miracle if all of
them voiced their opinions or beliefs
in this General Election?
We know that is impossible, but on
a more practical note it would be
great if we could get a high turnout.
This is a vital year and if people
reallywant theircountry to be run the
way they feel it should be run, then
get off the old duff and cast a vote for
somebody.
Whichever candidate you chose to
give your vote to is your right and
don’t ever allow anyone to tell you
how to cast it. Not me, not your
neighbor, not someone from the
party, not the candidate, not anyone.
I said it was your privilege, but I
want to add something. It is also your
obligation to vote. No matter if you
like it or not you receive certain
benefits from being a citizen of this
Country.
Elections are pay back time and
November 3rd is a big one.
Go vote for the candidate of your
choice, but please vote.
You know, boss, when we say
something for public consumption,
we should be certain of our facts.
In the last debate old H. Ross
spouted off some statements like
they were gold-rimmed, solid-fact
truth which wasn't the case at all.
When he was informed of the actual
facts latet, his only comment, "I
didn't know that."
Kinda like the time when my hero
Harry Truman was in office and one
day I asked my granny, who was well
up in years:
"Granny, how do you like our
president Harry Truman?"
"Hmph!," she replied. "He's a
communist."
"What is a communist, granny?" I
asked her.
"Well," she replied, "I don't really
know. But he's one."
Your Roving Reporter,
BKL
Anyone can say anything
Almost any person who claims to speak for a "committee" can get
his or her name and statement broadcast over TV, radio, and featured
in huge numbers of daily papers if they will make an outlandish claim.
Just a few days ago, one of them announced that cow's milk was
responsible for all sorts of problems, and got the extremely aged baby
doctor, Dr. Spock, to go along with the announcement. Later, Dr.
Spock tried to back pedal a bit, but the damage was done. i
Finally, I found a paragraph in one of the newspapers which quoted
the American Medical Association stating that the doctor who made
thq anti-milk statement heads up an organization that supports and
speaks for the terrorist organization known as the Animal Liberation
Front.
They don't want any animals used for food, they have been known
to invade research labs and turn loose test animals-you get the idea.
Unfortunately, lots of the high powered news organizations have
forgotten what it means to look behind the aims of the press release.
This is not to say that cow's milk is perfect for everyone, a few do
haYe allergies. And babies do best when breast fed, most will agree.
Just don't believe everything somebody tries to tell you.
Did you know that Congress has passed a new law forbidding
dissemination against anybody seeking employment?
You must not ask anyone if they have ever been committed to a
psychiatric institution, among other things, or if they have been an
alcoholic or drug addict.
This type of questioning is supposed to apply to everyone-even
tho5e who want to be a doctor, licensed nurse, or some other type of
health worker.
If they want to work in a bank, I suppose you can't ask if they served
time for theft.
Isn't government wonderful?
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Among other great news about your own state of Texas, did you
know that the Parks and Wildlife department spent $18,496 studying
how toads cross highway 21?
They came up with the idea of building tunnels so the toads could
cross without getting smashed by cars. That was to be done at a cost of
$628,000 fof a 5.7 mile stretch of the highway. These toad* are
supposedly endangered, being known as Houston toads. However, fear
not. We didn't have to spend the $628,000. What happened was that we
put in little toad fences that force the toads to hop along till they come
to a culvert, and cross the road through the culvert.
It only cost $100,000. And in 1990, the experts found that a dozen
toads had been smashed, and now, the highway department biologist
says they have found no smashed toads on that stretch of highway.
Let's hope they don't "improve" the entire Texas highway system.
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Early voting
begins
a neighborhood and start collecting
ballots, all supervised, of course.
But as opponents of the program
point out, -tnjhese days of massive
welfare fraud and other “creden-
tials” crimes, how easy will it be
to commit voter fraud?
Special Session Nov. 10
It’s official. Gov. Richards has
chosen Nov. 10 as the date legis-
lators meet, in special session on
school finance.
Press secretary Bill Cryer said
the date, a week from the Novem-
ber elections, would give lawmak-
ers time to prepare.
The Texas Supreme Court three
times has overturned school finance
laws, ruling that they discriminated
against property-poor districts.
Richards said she, Lt. Gov. Bob
Bullock and House Speaker Gib
Lewis arc working on a new plan to
present to lawmakers next month.
The last legislative effort created
higher property taxes which the
Texas Supreme Court ruled uncon-
stitutional, but allowed to be col-
lected.
Back Into Court
The Texas Supreme Court began
hearing arguments on whether the
Texas Constitution mandates that
all citizens have equal access to
public colleges and imivcrsitics.
„ In January, Brownsville judge
* Benjamin Eurcsti reversed a jury
and ruled Texas has discrimi-
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nated against Hispanics in the Rio
Grande Valley by not building
enough colleges there.
" Attorney General Dan Morales
appealed Euresti’s decision; his
staff lawyers argued last week that
the Constitution makes no mandate
for higher education equal access.
Attorneys for Hispanics in the
Valley argued that the Constitu-
tion’s “efficiency” requirement for
lower public school systems also
applies to higher education.
Euresti, in pushing aside the
jury’s finding of no discrimination,
gave the Legislature until May 1,
1993 to draft a remedy -or face
a court-ordered halt of all higher
education funding.
Mauzy, Enoch Duel
Allegations of misuse of public
fluids surfaced last week for oppos-
ing candidates in a race for Texas
Supreme Court.
First, a former secretary for
Stli Court of Appeals judge Craig
Enoch ^leged she did campaign
work on state time. Enoch, a
Republican challenger, denied it,
then later wrote the state a check
for about $570 to cover it.
That prompted Democrat incum-
bent Justice Oscar Mauzy, a former
state senator, to comment the al-;
legations “raised serious questions
about Judge Enoch’s suitability to
serve on the state’s highest court.” /
-The ink was barely dry on
Mauzy’s quote when one of his
former secretaries popped up with
similar charges, dial- Mauzy re-
quired her to do liis personal cleri-
cal work on state time.
Enoch has been asked by the
Public Integrity Unit to supply
documents; it is assumed Mauzy
will be asked to do the same.
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