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THE ALVIN SUN
EDITORIAL/OPINIONS
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ACC to host fifth Fitness Fair
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try to provide a variety of health care able prevention and treatment meth-
ods. A broad range of topics and the opportunity to spotlight health taking charge.
health related issues will be show-
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help individuals take responsibility cased. Topics include: how to talk to
ficult situations; what to do when to share on activities and programs.
The associate degree nursing pro-
Letters to the Editor
even began the process.
Harby Junior High thank the fol-
tobacco companies.
fat one time ■ die Rio
The request for a “gag onde" Grande Why.
Dear Editor:
After having read the front page State Bank, Area Safe & Lock
whatever it may take, to remove Jewelry, First National Bank of
the ‘Lioness’ from Manvel.
Alvin, Floral Affairs, Froberts,
the road and into the ditches
Conti
would he then be banned from before anything is done?
six days after the fact and present- although the other students were
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calculus, should not even be an jackets and bug repellent to go
Alvin High School. A couple of his behavior had not been disrup-
Harby Jr. High Staff
tive. He'd just been sitting there enough, the city still cannot figure
talking.
out what to do about the water
Surely other parents could'come problem. The few that have ‘city
about unfair practices and unequal They have to purchase bottled
water.
young people and prepare them unattended and unkept?
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Alvin Sun-
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attending football games three
times? He should be punished,
Sandy
McGary
Dear Editor:
Thank you so very much for
be in good taste and good reason. Please, not more than 900 words and th
limit. The use or republication of any material at The Avin Sun - Afrartwar is
fit the crime. If this student werte
insubordinate in the classroom.
option. The S. S. C. teacher does
not teach advanced classes. Let
Alvin High School be challenged
to put more emphasis on acade-
mics, and less on what they can do
to students who are singled out.
After all, he was the ONLY non-
band member asked to leave and
Inside
ACC
ed with a write-up; his offense
was determined by his vice princi-
pal to be “insubordination.” This
word carries a level-three punish-
ment. which means that he will be
removed from academic classes
for three days and sent to Student
Suspension Center. This young
man has never been a problem stu-
dent. makes excellent grades, and
should graduate with twenty-four
credits and five honors classes. He
has managed to do this in spite of
Class Reunion of the Class of
1947. I was totally astonished to
Restaurant, S. G. Sportswear,
Shipley Do-nuts, Short Cuts,
Stantons, Strawberry Hill Eatery,
Subway, Taco Bell, The Express
know what advances have been
made in health care, and where to
Dm page contains opinions and comments. Editorials in the left hand comer express The Alvin Sun -
are expressions of those whose name appear, and may or may not reflect The Main Sun-Advertiser op
interest from readers are accepted. Al letters must be signed, home address given and conform to pub
Nails, Krogers, Lil’ Tuck’s Polish
Plus, Mary Kay, McDonald’s,
professionals and literature on vari-
ous health and wellness topics to
were his passengers resulted in
demands that he leave, which he
politely obeyed.
As a result of this minor infrac-
tion, he was called into the office
faced with life-threatening illnesses;
and how to cope with stress.
The Brazoria County Visiting
Nurses Association will be with us
again this year to administer flu
shots. The cost for shots is set at $5
for senior adults 65+ and $10 for all
others. Brazoria County Health
for their health.
The Fall Fitness Fair was intro-
duced in November 1992. and start-
ed out as a small affair for faculty
and staff. The event was held in one
of the vacant classrooms with about
six information sources available.
The effort was a success. The fol-
lowing year it was decided to extend
the participation to students and the
came days after a news conference
during which Attorney General
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“Texans deserve better than what
they have received, from Dan
Morales as attorney general"
Cornyn said.
But Morales’ spokraman, Ron
Dusek, disputed Cornyn’s assess-
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
Fred Thelen
Manvel
DAN MORALES
Texas Attorney General
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-2100
Fax: (512) 476-2653
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LE “BUSTER" BROWN
State Senator District 17
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: (512) 463-0117
. Fax: (512) 463-0639
The issue is for the public to see as
clearly as possible what will be a
very complicated case," Warbelow
said.
JERRY PATTERSON
State Senator District II
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Tx 78711
Telephone: 6512) 463-0111
Fax: (713) 948-0005
were allowed to remain and who ular activity? Let the punishment
DENNIS BONNEN
State Rep. District 27
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Tx 78769
Telephone: (512) 463-0564
PHIL GRAMM
U.S. Senator
Room 179 Russell Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-3856
Mr viewpoints, other item which appear
Comments on subjects at general public
standards limiting in length to 900 words.
Alvin Community College will
host its fifth annual Fall-Fitness Fair
on Wednesday, Oct 22. We invite
everyone to come out and experi-
ence this event between 9 am - 2
p.m. in the Texas Room of ACC’s
Student Center.
Health and fitness are “buzz-
words” we all hear frequently, but
bow we “translate” those words is
toe key to personal success in that
area. With the Fall Fitness Fair, we
Published on Sundays
570 Dula St, Alvin, Texas 77511 • (281) 331-4421
BILL CLINTON
President of the United States
c/o the White House .
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.' 20500
TOM DELAY
U.S. Rep. Cong. District 22
407 Cannon
Washington, D.C. 20525
Telephone: (202) 225-5951
Fax: (202) 225-5241
Dear Editor:
The administration and staff of
GEORGE W. BUSH
Governor
Room 200 State Capitol
Austin, Tx 78701
identify ques
campaign practices
ComAnOUNsAG
CanDwoacr
Texas Supreme Court Justice
"sof money" wher sounces
funds can be obscured, Texas
House Speaker James E "Pete"
Laney has directed two Home com-
mittees to identify any campaign
finance practices that undermine
public cneffiimrr in the state’s
election system.
He tasked toe House Elections
Committee and House State Afairs
Committee to study ways to elimi-
note such practices.
“ft’s time to shed mom ligha on
toe flow of contributions and find
out if we need to make it mom
accountable to the public.... I hope
thecommitteescanfindsomecom-
mon-sense solutions, “ I ayry said.
Tomuzn lanrrens 9teK Gag .
Omom
Statesman reported ‘
PanL TO SruDr Horwood
Decson
Speaker Laney announced last
week he had directed the House
Committee on Education to exam-
ine the effects of toe Hopwood
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
U.S. Senator
703 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone: (202) 224-5922
Fax: (202) 224-0776
e-mail: senator@hutchison.senate.gov
paper very special and unforget-
table. Thanks, again.
Frances Eernise
Chairman, Class of‘47
Reunion
Oralaska
for their future.
Last. the appeal system is
worthless. The principal has the
right to continue with the punish-
ment before you, the parent, has
around.
Not only are the items men-
tioned above dangerous, the
and food stamps. An electroni
imaging system scans and records
fingerprints to help prevent appli-
cants from getting duplicate bene-
fits under false names.
Human Services Commissioner
Eric Bost said most of the 2 million
The ditches have become a Mills Framing & Etc., Monterey’s
recreational place for our chil- Tex Mex Cafe, Nearly Eden
dren, and a breeding ground for Nursery, New Attitude, New Hope
examples will illustrate the obsta-
cles our students have to over-
come to succeed.
It was rumored that his sopho-
more English teacher was not even
certified to teach the class - an
Advanced Placement, gifted/tal-
ented honors class. In his fresh-
man year a biology teacher who
"just forgot” to record a couple of
his grades brought him from a
ninety-eight to somewhere in the
low sixties, a failing grade.
Fortunately, he had been fore-
warned to keep every paper from
every class; so, he was able to
prove his grade. His junior
English teacher deducted forty
points on a research paper because
ing and lurking in there. Maybe Seafood,
Santa Claus, maybe something not Wellborns.
so “jolly.” And yet, if that is not
treatment. It is time that we as a
community asked our high school
to get its priorities in order.
Academics should ALWAYS come
first. Unfortunately, the staff is so
focused on “ZERO TOLER-
ANCE” that they have forgotten
that their purpose is to educate
forward with their own stories water’ state it is not fit to drink, printing my notice of the 50-year
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very students who generate this
school's academic reputation.
What is accomplished by
removing a student from his class-
es for three days for an indiscre-
tion committed at an extra curric-
not and there is no sensible expla- Lord knows what. Is this also Book Store, Palais Royal, Pizza
nation forthcoming. There are from lack of funds? Or lack of Inn, Ron Carter, Rumors, Roark
other punishments available and knowledge on the City’s side? I Auto Supply, Sally Beauty
taking him out of a critical class, sure hope the City has lots of life Supply, San Miguel’s Mexican
your physician; where to turn in dif- senior adults, will have information responsibility to inform yourself.
amount of over-growth around our Bank, Today’s Image, The Old
intersections and streets is Ballpark, Top Nails, Village
appalling. No telling what is wait- Antiques, Village Pizza and
The Tevin Dq—nuw of Human ment of Morales’ record, saying.
Services last week demonstrated its “Mr. Cornyn obviously knows
new $13 million project to finger- nothing about the role of toe attor-
print people who apply for welfare ney general" toe Austin American
On just about any road you drive Golden Conal, Green Ink
down in Manvel yon can play Printing, Guaranty Federal Bank,
bumper cars with an invisible Helen Flowers, HEB, Hi-Tec,
opponent, being tossed from one HTC Tires, Jack in the Box, Joe’s
side to the other. Is it going to Barbecue, Joyce’s Hallmark,
take another councilman to run off Kari’s Hair-tlnlMfited,; Kelly’s
oped to keep potential dropouts in the city spent $26,344.00 in legal 016, Cattleman Western Store,
school; transporting mothers and fees to an out-of-town attorney, CiCi’s Pizza, Custom Specialties,
their.babies as well as providing a they are continuing to spend even Delia’s Cafe, Delia’s, DeWitt
nursery for them. Yet A. I. S. D. more money, possibly $30,000- Furniture, Diana’s Hungry House,
goes out of its way to punish the $40,000-maybe even $50,000, Dixieland Antiques, Ed Nesrstra
Sandra Voigt lowing merchants for their contin-
Alvin uing support: Alvin Auto Glass,
Alvin Cinema 5, Alvin Flowers,
Alvin Glass & Mirrors, Alvin
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Department and WK will also be to your concerns and mawer ques-
with as again this year, with infor- tions. By pulling area health car
mation related to immunizations for professionals together, we can offer
children and prenatal and well-beby individuals a starting point for tack-
care. ling these lavdfafn*
Information will also be available Exposure to health issues now
on topics such as adult assisted liv- mayhelp people be better prepared
ing and home health care. New to to make educated choices if they do
the event this year is the Beacon Eye find themselves in a crisis situation.
Institute, which will present liters- Personal awareness and education
ture and screening for laser vision can help folks be better prepared for
correction. these types of situations especially if
The Fall Fitness Fair also gives us they are unsure or unaccustomed to
charges of illegally obtaining
$345,000
Among those indicted were 20
people accused at using Texas birth
Dear Editor: it was one page short of what she
The taxpayers of A. I. S. D. and demanded. Why is the length of a
parents of A. H. S. need Jo hear of report more important than the
■ a recent situation. On Friday quality of its contents?
night. September 12, our son and Keep in mind that our school
two friends attended the system goes far beyond the
WAL-MART, and
Tobacco industty lawyers last certificates to obtain weifare for
week asked a federal judge to for- children born in Mexico.
bid lawyers representing both sides The Texas Departmeut of Human
from talking to the media about the Services said it was the largest
state's $14 billion lawsuit agatart number at welfare fraud indict-
recipients of welfare and food Decision and the ways colleges and
stamps are honest,' “but the public universities are responding to it
has a right to expect that every step “Hopwood” is the March 1996
is taken to ensure our dollars only Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
go to deserving families." decision forbidding the University
Taxpayers spend $2.4 billion a year at Texas School at Law from using
on food stamp and welfare pro- race as a criteria for admission. The
grams in Texas, he said. Innrimark decision has encom-
Bost said the fingerprint technol- passed admissions policy at ool-
ogy needs to be taken statewide leges and universities through a
before it can accurately be evaluat- new law passed by the 1997 Texas
ed. Until then, a person can illegal- Legislature “The eyes of the
ly go to another county to apply for nation have focused on Texas and
duplicate benefits. The program is our college admissions with the
mandated by Texas’ 1995 welfare Hopwood case. As we have seen
reform law. The law requires from time to time, what happens in
expansion to begin next spring and Texas impacts the rest of the coun-
statewide implementation to be try. k is important that we find
complete by the end of 1998, ways to ensure diversity and equal
Meanwhile, 89 Rio Grande resi- access to educational opportuni-
dents were indicted last week «n ties,” Laney said.
care related programs available at A "wellness" lifestyle is strictly a
ACC. ACCESS, our program for matter of choice. It means taking
What is it going to take to get pick up the Sun and see our notice
you out of your homes and attend on the banner headline spot of the
the meetings, voicing your con- front page.
cents, stating your opinions. Why We are all grateful for your sup-
are your tax dollars being spent in port of this community event and
a “Losing battle,” while public for all others. Your coverage of
utilities and roads continue to go local events makes our hometown
went to visit band members in the
stands. Because the others were
non-band members and were also
there, he didn't know that he was-
n’t allowed. Later he found out
there was an unwritten rule—one
of those you must break before
you know it's a rule—non-band
members weren't allowed.
Subsequent efforts to contact the
other non-band members who
industry to “a typical criminal who fatal Cornyn last week formally
blames the victim for the crime,” announced his candidacy for state
Chuck McDonald, a spokesman attorney general.
for Philip Morris Inc., said Comyn, a former San Antonio
Morales’statement could influence lawyer, faces two other Republican
potential jurors. “We asked the candidates: former GOP state chair-
court to keep the attorney general man Tom Pauken and Railroad
under control. We don’t want him Cornmi Minou Barry Williamson.
to prejudice the jury,” McDonald in a statement to reporters,
said. Kathy Warbelow, managing Cornyn criticized Attorney General
editor of the Austin American Morales over his record on child
Statesman, said the newspaper support collections, for not tawfag
would consider intervention to “argued a single case for Texas in
oppose the motion for a gag order. court” and for hiring a team of out-
"This is extraordinary in a civil law- side lawyers to try the state’s law-
suit Grandstanding is not the issue. suit against the tobacco idtry.
gram will be doing blood pressure turn for help.
screening, and the respiratory care There is no charge for this event
program will be assisting one of the and we invite everyone to join us at
participating hospitals in blood glu- ACC’s Fall Fitness Fair and take that
cose screening. first step toward a personal commit-
It’s important to find people who ment to a healthier lifestyle. Hope to
are willing to take the time to listen see you there!
OCTOBERS, I
Pasadena-Alvin football game, expected boundaries to be sure of the Sept. 7th issue and then Co., Bettye’s Flowers,
where he got into trouble, being students remain in school such as again the Oct. 1st issue, I was Blockbuster, Boot-Town,
where he didn't belong when they the assets program that was devel- appalled to read that not only has Bowman’s, Busy Bee Cafe, Casa
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