The Ingleside Index (Ingleside, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1990 Page: 2 of 20
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Thursday, May 10, 1990
Page 2
Opinio
It's a farse
Letters to the' Editor
Dear Editor,
This farce being played by Cor-
pus Christi and Port Aransas and
the other farce being played by
Aransas Pass and Ingleside.....I
could fill this whole page about
zoning and planning and also ab-
out annexation, but really a
whole book could be written by
what I have been a witness to over
the past 40 odd years.
Upon moving from Corpus
Christi to Ingleside 35 years ago, I
was shortly annexed into the City
of Ingleside, due to a threat of
Aransas Pass going to annex us
and (“You don’t want that”) now
35 years later we still don’t have
sewage (not that I want it now) we
also had no water for many of the
35 years.
So what is the bottom line?
Money, taxes and greed. Just four
years ago another property was
annexed to keep Aransas Passs
from gobbling us up. After four
years of taxes we have not even
the bare service of water to this
annexed Extra Territorial Rights
DroDertv.
There is a law (Vernons ART
970a) that lets you be de-
annexed, but they don’t abide by
the law. That is unless you are
willing to hire an attorney to fight
them. According to the paper on
May 7, the only one to profit from
this farce being played by Aransas
Pass and Ingleside will be the
attorneys.
So as to not make this letter too
long I will delete my experiences
over the last 40 years with so cal-
led zoning and planning schemes.
This would take a whole book just
to tell my own story let alone tell
the story of others.
So if you read the farce, who is
going to provide water and sewer
to the Navy in Ingleside, remem-
ber, we have been here for 35
years and still don’t have sewers.
Maybe 35 years from now Aran-
sas Pass will come to our rescue.
Better stop here.
Sincerely,
Dr. J.E. Habluetzel
Dear Editor,
The observance of Teacher
Appreciation Week, May 6-12,
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THE INGLESIDE INDEX
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serves to increase community
understanding, appreciation,
and support of our nation's
schools.
As high school principal of Ing-
leside, I would like to publicly
express my appreciation to the
whole Ingleside High School staff
for demonstrating your personal
commitment and dedication by
working with our students and
providing excellent service while
developing worthy educational
programs. Our test scores have
been in the 90 percentile, our
dropout rate is very low and our
graduation is high.
Thank you for investing in the
future of our students through
public education. But most of all,
thanks for being there when
times and circumstances are not
the most pleasant. Remember:
There is a way of taking into life its
losses as well as its gains, its de-
feats as well as its victories and
making them some new wealth of
personality.
Dave Lyons
Principal, IHS
Thanks
Dear Mr. Richards,
On behalf of the staff of Naval
Station Ingleside, I want to thank
everyone in our neighboring
communities who helped make
the USS Lexington port visit a
great success. I know the ship’s
crew had a wonderful time and I
am glad to see so many people had
the chance to see the ship. Nearly
15,000 people toured the USS
Lexington during her visit.
I particularly want to thank the
area Chanlbers of Corttfnfet'dd fbr
their great work. Credit also goes
to Mr. James Talley, Mr.
Raymond Perry and their helpers
for the wonderful Sunday evening
picnic for the crew.
I am impressed with the coop-
eration between the communi-
ties on this visit, and I hope we
can make all of our port visits and
other special events equally suc-
cessful.
Sincerely,
Deane K. Gibson
Commander, U.S.Navy
Executive Officer
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Mother raised
her children right
By Norma Flores
I hod the meanest Mother in the world. While other kids had
candy for breakfast, I had to eat cereal, eggs, and toast.
While other kids had cokes and candy for lunch, I had a sand-
wich. As you can guess, my dinner was different from other
kid's dinners, too.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.
You'd think we were in a chain gang or something. She had to
know who our friends were and what we were doing.
I am ashamed to admit it, but she actually had the nerve to
break the child labor law. She made us work. We had to wash
dishes, make the beds and learn how to cook. That woman
must have stayed awake nights thinking up things for us kids to
do. And she always insisted that we tell the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
By the time we were teenagers, she was much wiser and our
life became even more unbearable. None of the tooting of the
car horn for us to come running. She embarrassed us to no end
by insisting that the boys come to the door to get us.
I forgot to mention that most of our friends were allowed to
date at the mature age of 12 and 13, but our old fashioned
mother refused to let us date until we were 15. She really
raised a bunch of squares.
None of us were ever arrested for shoplifting or busted for
dope. And who do we have to thank for this? You're right, our
mean mother.
I am trying to raise my children to stand a little straighter
and taller and I am secretly tickled to pieces when my children
call me mean. I thank God for giving me the meanest mother in
the world.
Our country doesn't need a good five-cent cigar, it needs
ngge mppn (pothers Jikejnine. ... _.<—> ».
____Our thunks goes to Mrs. Rangel who received this
letter from one of her 12 children. It simply states a
deep love for their mother and we are grateful for
her having shared it with us.
The State of Texas offers several toll free 800 numbers for anyone nee-
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commissions.
Blind Commission — 800-252-5204
Cancer Information — 800-422-6237
Child Abuse Hodine — 800-252-5400
Dept, of Community Affairs — 800-252-9642
Food Stamps and A.F.D.C. — 800-252-9330
Governor’s Citizen Assistance — 800-252-9600
Legislative Status Information — 800-252-9693
Lawyer Referral Service — 800-252-9690
Internal Revenue Service — 800-424-1040
Nursing Home Complaints — 800-252-9106
Parks and Wildlife Dept. — 800-792-1112
State Library for the Handicapped — 800-252-9605
Tax Information — 800-252-5555
Texas Tourism Guide — 800-8888TEX
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Governor Asks Passage of Education Bill
By Bill Clements
Governor of Texas
Texans have always been a tenacious and resourceful
people. Whatever the test, we have risen to the occasion. As
Sam Houston once said, “We are equal to our destiny”.
Today, as our state faces one of its toughest challenges ever,
that of reforming our public school system, I believe we will
remain true to our nature. Texans will summon the courage
and unity of purpose needed to get the job done.
But the task before us is neither simple or one diminsion-
al. It demands a multi-faceted response, one that calls for
increased spending for our poorer schools and dramatically
reforms a system that the Texas Supreme Court has de-
clared inefficient. Truly, Texas children must not bear the
burden of an ineffective education. They will not be denied a
promising future because their school districts are below
average in property wealth. N
To that end, the Task Force on Public Education,
appointed by Lt. Gov. Bdl Hobby, Speaker of the House Gib
Lewis and myself, has proposed a #4.3 billion plan of action.
This blueprint would address the needs of our poor districts
by equalizing education spending and, thereby, meet the
requirements of the Supreme Court.
Under the plan, which I have endorsed, funding in the
next year alone would rise by £234 million, which would be
in addition to the #450 million the Legislature already has
set aside in equalisation aid for this biennium. This means
that public education spending would increase by nearly
#700 million In the state’s current budget cycle. I have
already put forth a series of budget options to fund the Brat
full year of the task force plan without increasing taxes or
cutting services.
Still, money alone will not fix what’s broken in public
education. The fact is, since House Bill 72 was passed in
1984, public school spending has climbed 50 percent. Yet,
SAT scores have remained flat and drop out rates continue
to soar. Taxpayers are not getting a return on their invest-
ment.
Clearly, wholsale reform is in order. Indeed, to improve
Texas schools, we must shift our focus away from mandates
and toward deregulation, giving educators the freedom to
achieve results and to be held accountable for what they
produce. In fact, as the Task Force on Public Education has
recommended, we must get government off the backs of the
local independent school districts. Let’s cut the red tape
that restricts our educators and let them do what they do
best; teach our young people.
It’s time we also gave principals the autority to hire and
fire and allowed them the flexibility to concentrate on
results and not on procedures. But with greater authority
must come greater responsibility. Principals amust be held
accountable for student achievement, which means their
job appraisals should be based primarily on how well pupils
are performing. * ? ^ ■
Texas should also establish a reaonable evaluation pro-
cess to assess our schools. Parents must have the opportun-
ity to review well defined measures of pupil and oampus
performance.Weoan achieve this by developments “report
ceid" that shows you how your school comperes with other
and where they need help. And as report cards improve, ss
student test soores rise or attendance increases, let’s make
an example of their accomplishments by giving schools
more local control.
Rewards should be financial as well. School districts
should receive monetary incentives for gains achieved in
combatting drug abuse and cutting drop out rates. To
further encourage educators to keep children in class, we
must modify the way we count youngsters for state funding.
Instead of only counting students early in the year, let’s
record the number later in the year as well. That way, the
motivation to keep pupils from dropping out wil be en-
hanced.
Accountability must be a factor at every level, starting at
the top. That’s why I believe the commissioner of education
should be appointd by the govemmor, with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Under our current system, accounta-
bility is eroded as the commision is torn between two policy
making bodies; the Legislature and the State Board of
Education. This must change.
With these reforms and others now being considered by
the Legislature, Texas can build an efficient school system
tbit prepares our young people for the future.
So my message to the Legislature is this: the time for
political games is over. The time for bickering is passed. We
have put forth a well balanced plan to restructure public
and direct #4.3 billion dollars to our schools. We
have identified budget options to fully fund our programs
next year without new taxes and without reducing services.
It’s time to adopt this plan, to move forward and do what’s
right for Texas.
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