The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1999 Page: 4 of 18
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The Llano News. Thursday, June 17.1999
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this country. Another anti-gunner
has appeared on the stage, highly
own a shotgun for duck hunting.
Wrong again Slick, The Second
Amendment means that every citi-
zen has the right to possess
would like to thank K.D. Keller,
Niki Cockerham, Richard and Helen
Wiley, Larry and Deborah Miller
and Jim and Kitty Cone. Without
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VICE-PRESIDENT
Albert Gore
Executive Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
TEXAS GOVERNOR
George W. Bush
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX., 78711
512-463-2000
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PRESIDENT
Bill Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
The Llano News
P.O. Box 187
Llano, Texas 78643
Schumer recently elected to the
Senate.
If another democrat is elected to
the White House, you can kiss your
guns good-bye.
Paul Paxton
Llano
Finally, I would like to express
thanks to the other six young ladies
against whom I competed. This ex-
perience was made more enjoyable
and memorable because of them.
Thank you Llano County.
Sincerely,
Jimma Cone
want to.
Reading opens doors to other
worlds, other people, histories and
languages. Have you ever finished a
book and thought it was so good,
you wanted to read it again, or you
still think and talk about it months,
even years, later?
A wise man once said something
similar to Lyman Abbott's quote,
above. He said, "You know you've
read a good book when you turn the
last page and feel as if you have
lost a friend."
I think that's true for anyone who
TEXAS LT. GOVERNOR
Rick Perry
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, TX., 78711
512-463-0001
LLANO CITY MAYOR
Terry Hutto
301 W. Main
Llano, TX., 78643
915-247-4158
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Dist. 73
Robert Turner
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX., 78768-2910
512-463-0644 • 511-463-7637
LLANO COUNTY JUDGE
J.P. Dodgen
Courthouse, Rm.. 101
Llano, TX., 78643
915-247-5054
PHIL GRAMM
370 Russell Senate Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2934
STATE SENATOR
Troy Frazer
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, TX., 78711
512-463-0124
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 21st DIS.
Lamar Smith
2443 Rayburn House
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-4236
LLANO DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Sam Oatman
P.O. Box 725
Llano, TX., 7864.3
915-247-5755
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Gov. George W Bush last week
signed a law requiring doctors to
inform parents when their under-18
daughters seek abortions.
Under the new law, doctors must
wait 48 hours before performing
the abortion and must notify par-
ents by registered mail or telephone
that their unmarried daughters
younger than 18 are seeking termi-
nate their pregnancy.
The new law was authored by
Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano,
and Rep. Dianne White Delisi, R-
Temple.
U.S. SENATORS:
Kay Bailey Hutchison
283 Russell Senate Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-5922
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Other Highlights
• A survey released last week by
the State Bar of Texas reveals that
nearly half of the judges in Texas
believe campaign contributions
significantly affect courtroom deci-
sions. Holding the same belief were
nearly 80 percent of lawyers and
nearly 70 percent of other court
workers.
• Gerald Garrett, 48, of Austin
last week was appointed by Gov.
Bush as chairman of the 18-mem-
ber Texas Board of Pardons and Pa-
roles. Garrett will replace current
chairman Victor Rodriguez on July
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Seventy percent of the smokers in
sixth-through-12th grades smoke
Marlboro. Newport, at 9 percent,
is the second-most popular brand
followed by Camel, at 7 percent.
It’s no coincidence that Marlboro
leads the list, according . to Texas
Commissioner of Health William
Archer. "Marlboro is the most
heavily advertised brand,” he said.
The survey, a sampling of middle
and high school students in Texas
public schools, was conducted last
spring.
firearms to oppose an oppressive these individuals, my campaign
government should one appear in would not have been possible.
Capital Highlights
From the Texas Press Association
Homeownership Week, June 5-12,
the Texas Department of Housing
and Community Affairs last week
launched its Texas Statewide
Homebuyer Education Program.
The program, intended to increase
. ownership among low-to moderate-
income Texans, was mandated by a
1995 Texas law requiring the crea-
tion of a program to help citizens
learn how to buy a home and keep
a home. *
Daisy Stiner, executive director of
the Department of Housing and
Community Affairs, said the pro-
gram initially will be directed to-
ward underserved areas. She said
low-income Texans, minorities and
people with disabilities also will be
a priority.
The Department of Housing and
Community Affairs is responsible
for affordable housing, community
development and assistance pro-
grams and the regulation of the
manufactured housing industry in
Texas.
Summer reading is cool
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typed, if possible A day time phone number must also be included We will not
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Safety Is Tops Among Concerns
Safety in schools was a major to-
pic at the Texas Association of
Secondary School Principals’ sum-
mer workshop last week in Austin.
Contraband-sniffing dogs, locker-
less schools, gang activity and
teacher and student anxiety were
among 99 topics discussed at the
three-day event attended by more
than 1,500 principals and educators.
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Prayer Vigil Honors Slain Man
A circle of two dozen people
dropped to their knees and held
hands in a Capitol rotunda prayer
vigil June 7 to mark the anniver-
sary of the death of James Byrd Jr.,
a middle-aged black man from Jasp-
er.
Byrd died after being chained at the
neck and dragged behind a pickup
truck. Three white men were
charged in Byrd’s death, inspiring
hate-crime legislation. |
Texas lawmakers failed, however,
to pass the measure during the ses-
sion that ended May 31.
Advocates of a proposal that
would have enhanced penalties
against perpetrators of hate crimes
have asked Gov. Bush to call a
special session of the Texas Legis-
lature to reconsider the issue;
The governor took no position on
the issue during the regular session.
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Homeowner Program Launched
in conjunction with National
By Laura Bush suits: more energy, agility, strength
First Lady of Texas and endurance.
A book is a friend; a good book t We can explain to children that
is a good friend. It will talk to you the more they practice reading, the
when you want it to talk, and it stronger their brains and the smarter
will keep still when you want it to they become. For children who
keep still — and there arc not many have just learned to read (or arc in
friends who know enough to dd the process of learning), it is vital
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Study: Kids Reach for Marlboro
It is against state law for anyone
under 18 to buy, possess or use to-
bacco products, but Texas children
annually smoke more than 15 mil-
lion packs of cigarettes worth $39
million, o
Survey results released June 10
by the Texas Department of Health
show how much children smoke
and which brands they prefer.
The agency’s Texas Youth Tobac-
co Survey shows Marlboro is by
far the most popular brand of Cigar-
ettes among underage smokers.
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democrats in Washington arc chip-
ping away at our Second Amend-
ment right to bear arms. It started
in the United States Senate with
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's (D-NJ) bill
to require background checks at gun
shows. Some would say that if Bill
sold a gun to John, a background
check was required.
. _________ Next, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-
that. A library is a collection of that they practice the skill regu- A wise man once said something CA) brought up a bill to restrict,
friends. larly. Reading actually improves a similar to Lyman Abbott's quote, ammunition clips of certain capac -
Lyman Abbott variety of skills, including writing, above. He said, "You know you've ity from importation. In the end, Al
When I was a child, my mother reasoning and imagining. read a good book when you turn the - the Bore Gore broke the tie and
often took me to our local library Like exercise, the less young last page and feel as if you have the democrats won that round. The
in the basement of the Midland readers read, the more their reading lost a friend " two Texas Senators voted against
County Courthouse. These trips to skills could deteriorate over the I think thats true for anyone who the bis. Our Representative,
the library were an important part months. Children who are rusty at enjoys reading a good book. In my Lamar Smith will vote against this Letter to the Editor:
of my childhood and are the source reading by the end of summer have youth, my favorite books were mess when the vote gets to the I would like to thank all the peo-
offond memories today. t r ■. to work very hard 10 get back in from lhc Lil,le ,,ouse on the Prairie House floor. pie who made my competing in the
Id pick up a book whenever I felt good reading shape once school series. I loved the main character, Gore was recently in Texas and Llano County Rodeo Queen's con-
bored or lonely, and reading would starts again. Laura, because we shared the same he urged politicians in cities and test possible. My special thanks go
always make me feel better. Little That s why I am urging children name. But perhaps what I loved counties to sue gun manufacturers, out to Kathy Hussey for her
did I know that reading was doing and adults alike to read, read, read even more were those special times To the democrats, no one has to organization of this event.
much more than providing enter- during the next few months. Open I spent sitting with my mother's take responsibility for his own ac- Also, I would like to thank Llano
tainment -- it was making me your favorite book and read it again, arm around me, listening to her tion. During a recent talk show National Bank for its sponsorship
smarter and more imaginative. or pick-up books you've longed to read. Sen. Feinstein was asked: "If you To the people who so generously
Common sense dictates that read but haven't had time. Now Ihal Readmit is an essential element could write a bill on gun control supported me in my ticket sale cn-
when you exercise every day you summer is here, we can take advan- "510t FinnsmiKraathat would become law, what would deavors, you are greatly appreciated,
grow stronger. The more youexer- tage of reading for fun - not be- 0 laming"Lordnmnmeskneyitsi it be?" "It would be the registration The businesses that donated the
cise, the more you realize the re- cause we have to, but because we Pcn making ^0“?,^ th of every firearm in America." prizes deserve much recognition
shopping, playing school, writing This is also on Clinton’s agenda, also.
on the sidewalk with chalk, or even You, 1 and Adolf Hitler know, that 1 would also like to thank 'he
writing a children's neighborhood confiscation follows registrations Llano Volunteer Fire Department
newspaper like the Governor did Clinton’s view, the Second for the use of their building to build
when he was a child. Amendment means a person can my float and along with them I
Because I used to be a librarian, I
would be remiss if I did not remind
you that library summer reading
programs and story times are fabu-
lous events for children. So please
take your children (or if you don't
have children, take the neighbor-
hood children) to your local library
this summer, and look into signing
them up for a summer reading pro-
gram. Your library is prepared to
help parents who aren't sure how to
use the library to help their chil-
dren. Just ask your librarian. If your 1
library doesn’t have a summer read-
ing program, you can call the Li-
brary Science Collection at 1-800-
252-9386 to get information on
how to start a summer reading pro-
gram.
Finally, don’t forget to read with
.your children. Now is the perfect
time to begin a wonderful tradition
of going to the library and reading
together. Take it from me: Reading
together this summer is a great way
to build stronger reading skills and
lasting memories.
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