Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, May 28, 1990 Page: 1 of 8
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS 25
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ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR JACKSBORO GAZETTE-NEWS, JACKSBORO, TEXAS 76056 PUBLICATION NUMBER 271720
MONDAY, MAY 28,1990 NUMBER 4
FoTeign Journalists Learn
Of American Life/Free Press
LYNN PRUITT- local home economic extension agent (left), discussed services provided by
her office, and that of Agricultural Extension Agent Jim Price, with Pieklo (center) and
Radziwinowicz Thursday afternoon.
TDMHMR Begins Operation Renew
-Announces Goals During Mental Health Month
Organizational changes
are expected to result from
Operation Renew, changes
to reduce duplication of ef-
fort and increase communi-
cation within the depart-
ment so services can be
streamlined and improved.
Among other changes: re-
pairing and updating facili-
ties and equipment and de-
veloping an overall manage-
ment philosophy for the
agency that will include an
assessment of employee
training needs and continu-
ing education to meet those
needs.
TDMHMR services are pro-
vided locally by Jack County
Outreach, which offers indi-
vidual, marital, family and
(Continued on Page 3)
The Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental
Retardation has undertaken
a sweeping self-examination
to reaffirm its commitment
of service. The announce-
ment comes during National
Mental Health Month, set in
May this year, to promote
greater understanding of
those with mental health
problems, and greater
awareness of resources a-
vailable.
Operation Renew is a
short-term critical analysis
designed to help TDMHMR
improve the quality of serv-
ices and develop methods of
rewarding TDMHMR per-
sonnel so they, in turn, can
provide better services.
While Operation Renew is
considered short-term, im-
plementation of some of the
changes suggested will take
years.
According to TDMHMR
Commissioner Dennis
Jones, "This is our effort to
look at all of the previous
external reviews of the de-
partment and to really inter-
nalize this whole process-
through our own staff, em-
ployees and leadership- and
to say to ourselves that it's
important that we open our-
selves up; that we look criti-
cally at where we are, and
that we make changes."
Project Coordinator Mau-
rkaKubena says Operation
^Bew is based on a belief
that change is inevitable in
an organization, if it is to
avoid stagnation and im- *
prove services. "We need to
figure a way to constantly be
in touch with our customers
and change accordingly,"
Kubena said. "We need to be
able to define what they
want and need."
TDMHMR's mission is "to
provide help and hope to
those in Texas who strive to
overcome the problems and
disabilities of mental illness
and mental retardation."
The new missions state-
ment and set of values will be
used to guide the agency over
the next few years. These are
still in draft form, pending
approval by the Texas Board
of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation.
VbIugs'
♦Individual Worth We
affirm that the individuals
we serve share with us com-
mon human needs, rights,
desires and strengths. We
celebrate our individual and
cultural diversity.
♦Quality We commit our-
selves to the pursuit of excel-
lence in everything we do.
♦Integrity We believe
that our personal and profes-
sional integrity is the basis of
public trust.
♦Dedication We take
pride in our commitment to
public service and to the care
of the people we are privi-
leged to serve.
♦Innovation We are
committed to developing an
environment which inspires
and promotes innovation,
fosters dynamic leadership
and rewards creativity
among our staff, volunteers
and the people we serve.
Dacek Radziwinowicz of
Olsztyn, Poland, and Jan
Pieklo of Krakow, Poland,
visited Jacksboro Thursday,
May 24 with Fort Worth
Star-Telegram Assistant
State Editor Libby Affler-
bach, who introduced them
to local correspondent Lois
Paschal.
Radziwinowicz and
Pieklo, both journalists, are
visiting in the US for six
months, as part of a program
sponsored by the American
Information Agency and
conducted by the Center for
Foreign Journalists. CFJ is
an independent organiza-
tion, based in Reston, Va.
They are spending five
months in Texas, following a
one-month stay in the Wash-
ington, DC area. In addition
to observing different de-
partments at the Star-Tele-
gram, they have toured
Texas Christian University
and various points across the
state, learning about Ameri-
can journalistic laws and
practices.
Visits to Chicago and New
York are planned, following
their departure from Fort
Worth August 26.
Having only recently
gained freedom of the press
in their homeland, formerly
under Communist rule, the
Polish journalists are learn-
ing how the press works
without censorship; how
Americans use the media to
access public information;
and other aspects of journal-
ism in the United States.
Afflerbach related Poland
is currently suffering from
serious agricultural prob-
lems, coming out from under
state-controlled agriculture,
and the pair showed particu-
lar interest in ag topics dis-
cussed with County Agents
Jim Price and Lynn Pruitt
Thursday in the Jack County
Extension Office. country, as they are elected,
She added they are also rather than appointed, with
intrigued by lower-level gov- political administration
ernment officials in this funded by taxes.
AGRICULTURE- interested Radziwinowicz, who discussed
various aspects of the topic with County Agent Jim Price.
Local ‘Briefs
Sy djphin Jfyitfi
Isn't it funny how we, as
parents, often lead our
children to the very thing we
are attempting to distract
them from?
I once had a child tell me,
quite seriously, "He-man
worships the devil." He made
this statement after watch-
ing several 'He-man' epi-
sodes at my house.
I explained to him that
'He-man' was merely a car-
toon, something a person
had drawn, and could not
HONORED-at the May FFA awards banquet were six adults, including Bruce Withers (left
to right) accepted for Rozet Withers, who was out of town due to an illness in the family,
Barney Heathcoat, Janis Besselaar, Tony Dean, Julia Williams and Dale Thomas.
worship anything, but he re-
mained unconvinced.
"My Mommy and Daddy
told me 'He-man' worships
the devil, and I shouldn't
watch him, because he's
evil!" the child exclaimed,
before he realized he had
probably just doomed future
cartoon-watching while I
babysat.
I asked his mother about
the incident when she ar-
rived to pick him up, and she
explained they didn't ap-
prove of the numerous refer-
ences to magic and sorcery in
the cartoon, and had told him
this is an attempt to explain
to the youngster why he weis
not allowed to watch the
program as his friends were.
"Don't you realize," I asked
her, "that, by making it for-
bidden, that you have in-
creased the child's natural
curiosity? On top of that, you
have lent credence to the
fantasy by convincing him a
cartoon character can per-
form human acts on its own
accord."
Anyone who has ever read
a Gothic romance knows the
heroine will not rest (and will
not get her man) until she
has unlocked and explored
the forbidden room(s) in the
castle. Children are the
same, in many respects, as
these fictional characters.
Anything forbidden be-
comes increasingly tempting
to a child, and children are
infinitely creative in their
search for ways to taste for-
bidden fruit.
And, not being honest with
them, we rob children of
their most necssary skill- the
ability to reason, and reach
conclusions about life
through logical examination
(Continued on Page 3)
FFA- mem-
bers were
honored- dur-
ing the an-
nual awards
banquet May
14. Further
information
appears in
the article,
inside this
issue.
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