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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Cherokeean Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
LETTERS
POLICY
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opinion
COMMENTARY
Assemble the posse - it's time to ride
Back in the old days,
the town sheriff would
deputize citizens and
ask them to ride in a
posse to help apprehend law-
breakers!
The city of Rusk wants to
deputize all
1
J
citizens will-
ing to ride to
the defense
of Rusk State
Hospital. The
budget situa-
tion in Austin
is grim with
an anticipated
deficit pro-
jected in the
Terrie Gonzalez
billions.
The story on the front
page outhnes the details of
a proposed cut that would
elimínale1 a hospital unit —
representing 50 patient beds
and 90 jobs.
If you are willing to "saddle
up" in defense of this facility,
here's what we need you to
do: write letters to the gover-
nor, heutenant governor and
speaker of the house. The
decision rests solely in their
hands.
Here are some "talking
points" you can cover in your
letters:
unemployment is cur-
rently 9.7 percent in Cherokee
County, The loss of 60 or 90
jobs would be devastating to
the local economy
• Rusk State, Hospital re-
ceived an almost perfect score
when a team of very picky
inspectors from the Joint
Commission rated the hospi-
tal during its last inspection.
It is a model of efficiency and
compliance.
eliminating 200 beds
statewide will shift the bur-
den of care to other entities.
Many will seek help at local
emergency rooms. Others
incarcerated in county jails
who need treatment befóte
proceeding through the justice
system will face longer waits.
On any given day, the waiting
hst is 300. That number will
double if200 hospital beds are
eliminated.
• not only will county j ails
become overcrowded, but
sheriff deputies will be forced
to drive longer distances when
bed space becomes available
at facilities outside the catch-
ment area. It is conceivable
that Cherokee County Sheriff
James Campbell would have
to drivejail inmates to Austin
or El Paso instead of across
the street to Rusk State
Hospital.
• backlogging mental pa-
tients in county jails will
almost certainly lead to class
Contact elected officials
Letters, FAXes and e-mails in support of Rusk State Hospital
may be sent to Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and
Speaker Joe Straus, members ofthe Legislative Budget Board.
To send an e-mail, log on to the respective websites of the
elected officials and send an e-mail through the "contact us"
section of the website.
Governor
Rick Perry
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-
2428
e-mail: www.governor.
state.tx.us/coritact/
phone: (800)252-9600
FAX (512) 463-1848
Lt. Governor
David Dewhurst
Capitol Station
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711
e-mail: www.ltgov.
state .tx. u s/co ntact. p h p
phone: (512) 463-0001
FAX (512)463-0677
House Speaker
Joe Straus
Capitol Office
Room CAP 2W.13
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768
e-mail: www.house.
state.tx.us/speaker/
welcome.htm
phone: (512) 463-1000
FAX (512)463-0675
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action lawsuits which will be
very expensive,
When you pen your letters,
please keep the tone positive
without blame or recrimina-
tion. Trimming $000 million
from the 111 IK(' budget is a
tough, painful assignment,
Fortunately, the state has
a rainy day fund with almost
$10 billion. Before passing
out pink slips to dedicated,
professional staff, we should
explore all other options.
Austin insiders say a de-
cision will likely be made
quickly. Please write your
letters today. Let's ride.
Tea Parties serving to maintain rather than change
MIKE MARTIN
Palestine
Though a seemingly noble
movement on the surface,
the Tea Party is rife with
conflict.
Well-intentioned people
give their all in a heartfelt
attempt to right what they
perceive to be wrongs, and
take back what this country
means to them.
They are, however, unwit-
ting pawns in a larger game
being played, unaware that
the interests driving their
vehicle couldn't be farther
from their own.
A deeper look reveals that
they are but marionettes
in a farce, artfully used in
a skillfully choreographed
facade, conceived and ex-
ecuted to perfection to serve
one purpose, to maintain the
status quo.
The real players on this
stage are Big Business, their
lobbyists, their money, and
a wholly owned subsidiary
known as the GOP.
Corporate interests have
exacerbated the movement
to a frenetic pace, and once
they have achieved their
motives, have quietly with-
drawn their dollars, leaving
behind a seething cauldron,
disheveled and directionless
with no clear leader.
If they aré lucky, they
will find one voice, and the
cohesion to form into a true
national party.
Ifnot, then they will simply
dissolve into an oho of miscel-
laneous sects, the latter hav-
ing the greater odds given the
truth to fiction ratio of their
belief system, because most
participants haven't been
involved in pol i I ies before,
and operate out of mostly
fear, anger, and chaos.
Republican candidates
stand to benefit handily from
this movement, but if Tea
Party candidates assume
the advantage, and threaten
the existence of an already
embattled GOP, the Repub-
licans will surely crush them
like ants under foot.
Tea Partiers think this
is an anti-big government
movement, but as the GOP
sees it, it is really pro-
corporate, anti-Obama, and
anti-Democratic, andhewho
has the money controls the
game.
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CCA thanks those who helped during
Groundhog Day cookout
JENNIFER SESSIONS
Rush
I am a volunteer for and a
liarent of two children who
attend Cherokee Christian
Academy.
On Feb. 2, CCA, a non-profit
school, held a Groundhog Day
"groundhogs" cookout to raise
funds for the school. With the
help of many others, we were:
able to raise almost $600.
Several people and groups
helped and are deserving of
recognition and praise, and
we would like to thank them
for their help.
Wallace-Thompson True
Value and store manager
Terry Moore allowed CCA
space in their parking area
to cook.
Brookshire Bros, and store
manager Gene Brown gave
us a gift card of $75 for
the purchase of food and
supplies.
Rusk State Hospital
Superintendent Ted Bebbs
and his employees took a
proact ive step by advertising
the fundraiser through
e-mail. Many employees also
purchased plate lunches.
The staff of KTLU-FM/
KWRW-AM Oldies Radio
announced the event,
We would also like to thank
everyone who purchased a
plate lunch or helped spread
word of the event.
Thank you to all the parent
volunteers and students who
worked so hard to put the
event together.
The money raised will
help provide supplies and
necessities for the school and
will help send students to
conventions, allowing them
to compete academically with
other students fiom around
the globe.
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