The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1994 Page: 4 of 28
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The balanced budget amendment, however, is not a construc-
tive tool It's a sledgehammer.
I'm real glad Bill Buckley is starting to come around.
believe that President Clinton's administration has initiated a
stable process of deficit reduction. While it does not go far enough,
it seems that at least the structure is there, and that it's up to us
to insist that our lawmakers build on it.
IFE IS a mixture of grief and happiness;
the former enhances the latter.
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budget restraints in a busi-
ness-like, efficient manner.
He is a recognized leader in
the fight for “victim’s rights,”
and his decisions are based on
facts of the law, not on inter-
pretations that give way to pos-
sibilities and “ifs.” Add' to that
experience, integrity, leader-
ship and independence. The
bottom line shows Judge Mc-
Cormick as the only choice for
Presiding Judge of the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals.
As an executive for a large
state-wide trade association, I
understand the need for voters
to know more about can-
didates; and as a citizen who is
concerned about the prolifera-
tion of crime, I must recom-
mend Judge Mike McCormick
be re-elected on March 8, ena-
bling him to continue his dedi-
cated judicial service on behalf
of all law-abiding citizens.
E.KENNETH TOOLEY
AUSTIN, TEXAS
horse and wagon as I recall.
We kids in the pool just
stood and watched We didn’t
realize the man was not able to
swim!
Silly things you remember
when you are 80—you may not
remember what you had for
breakfast but you do recall
things of 65 years ago pretty
well.
MARY JANE BAILEY
Rt. 2. Box 100
Clifton. Tennessee 38425
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Allowing criminals back on
the streets after being con-
victed of a crime is cause for
alarm by all law-abiding
citizens. While there are
reasons that justify the release
for some, there are those in the
appellate system who extend
interpretation of the law to
rather far-reaching dimen-
sions.
To prevent abuse to the
criminal justice system, we
must keep emphasis on the
election of Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals judges who
maintain a high profile of jus-
tice for all.
Judge Mike McCormick is
the only candidate for Presid-
ing Judge of the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals who brings
13 years of proven leadership
and administrative experience
to the Court. He has been
presiding judge for six of those
years, carrying a full case load
in addition to handling all the
administrative duties neces-
sary to operate under tight
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I am writing about the
proceedings of this month’s
C.I.S.D. Board of Trustees
meeting on February 15th, as
reported in your February 17th
edition. I feel compelled to in-
form you and your readers that
the article contains an error in
its description of the contract
renewal process of the athletic
director. It was printed that,
'Athletic Director Paul
Wilson’s contract was also ap-
proved for two more years,
with automatic termination at
the end of that period at Coach
Wilson’s request.” While it is
accurate to say that Coach
Wilson's contract was renewed
for two years, and with auto-
matic termination at the con-
clusion, it was not offered that
way “ at Coach Wilson’s re-
quest.” it was, in fact, the
board's decision to limit the
contract and salary’ increase to
the additional two years. This
was not presented by the board
as any sort of punitive action,
but rather as a positive step
toward a smooth transition in
our athletic programs two
years from now at the occasion
of Coach Wilson’s retirement.
This way, all parties concerned
can plan and work for the fu-
ture within a prescribed time-
table, eliminating any
speculation that can occur in a
situation such as this one.
In my opinion, having all
the cards on the table, so to
speak, will hopefully allow the
district and its staff and
patrons to move along without
any conjecture, misunder-
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this should also look at the
total district budget. The ad-
ministration has not proposed
or the board has not instigated
or approved any increase in the
total budget in several years.
The higher tax rates over the
last four years are a result of
the state government's funding
crisis, school finance litigation
and legislation, and a concur-
rent decrease in property’ tax
appraisal values in the district,
not because of any increased
spending by the district.
During this time, the board has
held firm in its opposition to
any reduction in curriculum or
program offerings to our stu-
dents. In fact, several very
worthwhile additions to the
education of our students have
been budgeted and incor-
porated in the midst of this
taxation furor. I do not believe
that there has been any local
decision made that did not
keep the preservation of
quality education as the
primary focus.
To return to the issue at
hand of Coach Wilson’s salary
increase, I think that it should
be mentioned that this district
has the lowest coaching salary
increments but the highest
teaching salary increments
among the schools in this area
that are of comparable size. So,
I genuinely don’t feel that the
district’s priorities are out of
balance, as some have sug-
gested this past week. Ath-
letics, band, U.I.L., Vo-Ag, and
the host of other co-curricular
programs we have here in
Canadian are all important,
and all play a part in com-
plementing the classroom to
provide the most well-rounded
education possible. As an ex-
ample, last year the district in-
vested some $15,000 on
computer technology Just last
standings, or even damaged
feelings on anyone’s part. I
would think that this would be
the most advantageous way to
handle Coach Wilson’s im-
pending retirement. A transi-
tion-type period should yield a
better environment for all con-
cerned, most especially’ our
students involved in the
various athletic programs
under Coach Wilson’s super-
vision. An abrupt change in
leadership would probably not
be the ideal way to maintain
quality in the athletic
programs of the district.
Much has been said this
past week concerning the dol-
lar amount of Coach Wilson’s
salary increase. While it may
seem out-of-line with other dis-
trict salary increases so far,
several factors should be con-
sidered carefully. A very’ criti-
cal point, in my opinion, is that
the contracted increase is of a
definite amount and duration.
Both parties understand this
from the beginning. Another
aspect I feel should be brought
to light is that, quite frankly,
last season's football successes
produced sufficient revenue to
more than compensate for the
increase. There was a marked
increase in gate revenues to
about $14,000. This may’ seem
a very mercenary way to look
at it to some, from a harsh dol-
lars and cents standpoint, but
it nonetheless should be men-
tioned as one part of the
analysis of the decision
I honestly feel that to be
thorough, any discussion of
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______CANADIAN. HEMPHILL CO . TEXAS______
THURSDAY 24 FEBRUARY 1994
I am enclosing a check for
$12.75 for a copy of the book.
The Editor's Ass”. I don’t live
in the county anymore but I
have fond memories of the
place. Especially the swim-
ming pool, but I never did see
any dead dogs in there
I did see a young man nearly
drown one day. He was just
drifting tnto deep water when
a man on the bank jumped in
and took him to lower water
Then the rescuer got out of the
pool with his hand-rolled
cigarette in his mouth and
went on his way to do his work
He was one of the Guthrie men
who ran a dray at the time—
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1994, newspaper, February 24, 1994; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1285917/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.