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PAGE.2A - The. Leonard GRAPHIC - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003
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Lawmakers seek to stiffen penalties for meth users Letter says Celeste brings, :
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i Some have expressed the hope that Phillips said. Some possible proposed bills enforcement and first responders in how rize an additional $20 million to train lo- Tonl ConA mmMC0
there might be funding to help rural law would include measures to make it easier to safely enter and clean up a meth lab. cal prosecutors, sheriffs and police offic-CCA lUllU CIO ICS 1 :
enforcement combat the problem, but for law enforcement officials to help re- It also authorizes another million for ers in handling meth law. One quarter of
Deuell said that with aprojected shortfall move children from homes where methis an EPA study on the environmental im- that $20 million would be set aside spe- Dear Sarah, Celeste, and Leonard through the US government, was able to :
in the tens of millions of dollars, he isn’t cooked, and possibly changing the lan- pact of meth waste. Ose told the House cifically for rural communities “that are Graphic readers, help get Uncle Charlie and his friend re- w
sure that will be feasible.guage in an existing bill to make it easier Committee on Energy and Commerce last often hardest hit but lack the resources to My name is Chris (Compton), leased after about 3 months in captivity. :'
* “We really still don’t know what we’ll for law enforcement to seize the property week “four pounds of waste are created attack this emerging threat,” Ose said. The Rodriguez. I doubt that you remember They stole his Stutz Bearcat sports car and :
have to spend," he said. of homeowners caught manufacturing for every one pound of meth.’ act would also tighten criminal laws used me. I was a smart mouthed squirt from all their other possessions,, including their :
.! Phillips explained that right now, the meth in their homes. Ose’sbill would also give $20 million to prosecute the promoters of raves. Houston who used to hang around with c 1 othes
state budget is being retooled from the "We’re trying to make it possible for to local schools and education groups for Currently, the Ml is in the House Ju- your sister, Pat, when I came to Celeste I Are the newspaper stories that you :
ground up. While the current budget short- them to have some other forms of fund- anti-drug and especially anti-meth pro- dietary Committee - one of the last stops met you a couple of times. I always idol- have quoted from the 1920s available :
fall is “making it hard to find new and ad- ing,” Phillips saidgrams. An additional $10 million would before being presented to Congress, ized Pat and was so sorry to hear of her online? If so, can you give me the 1
ditional funds," Phillips said each state Help could still comem the form of a go to local health care groups to treat meth I think that s great, Phillips said of death websites? I would like to do a little re- :
department is being asked to look at their bill introduced last week in the U.S. House abusers and those abused by meth abus-Ose’s bill. "As much federal funding as M
priorities, and what funds it would take to of Representatives by California Congress-ers. A quarter of that would be earmarked we can get is super." y parents,-leen and buster search into this StO
meet those needs. If there’s any money left manDoug Ose. Ose’s “CLEAN UP Meth for helping children found in meth labs or Federal authorities are also cracking Compton, always forward me the Celeste Also, I read with interest the1920s :
over, funding new items will be looked at. Act” would provide rural law enforcement abused by meth users. Another million down on those that make it easy to do umni articles at ey think might in - newspaper article about the o rate :
* Historically, funding has not been the and small-town police departments with would go to the Department of Health and drugs. On Monday, Justice Department terest me. Ihave so enjoyed all the cur- veterans. One of my great uncles was :
legislature’s ans wer to the problem - crimi- money to help eradicate meth labs. His bill Human Services for an impact study on officials said law enforcement raided com- rent news and the stories from days gone drafted by the Confederacy. He later de- :
nal penalties have. In most cases, bills has more than 60 co-sponsors, including meth production and abuse on the com- panics selling drug paraphernalia on-line, by. They have made me remember many serted, fled to Tennessee and joined the :
passed regarding illegal drugs have in- several ranking members. It has received munity. confiscating “thousands and thousands of things about my visits to Celeste and my Union army. I think his lastname was “Th- :
volved jail time, not more money to law support from organizations like the Na- “We need to stop the use of this deadly tons” of goods from those companies. many relatives from there. Almost with- ompson.” He is buried in the cemetery at le
enforcement.tional Narcotics Officers Association, the drug that 9.4 million Americans admitted In “Operation Pipe Dreams,” 55 out exception, these are fond memories. I Hogeye. He was from Ellijay, Georgia, as 1
’ In a budget year where a deficit could National Sheriff’s Association, the Na- to having used at least once in 1999 and people were charged with trafficking ille- remember Celeste as an innocent place were so many of the founding families of :
be involved, even those possible bills that tional Association of Chain Drug Stores that in 2000, 7.9 percent of high school gal drug paraphernalia on the Internet, with kind people. Celeste. As a matter of fact, I think your :
involve more criminal penalties have been and the National Fertilizer Institute. students said they had tried,” Ose said, selling marijuana bongs, crack pipes and I wonder if you know how I can go family, the Roaches were from there also. ,
put on the backburner, partly because of The CLEAN UP Meth Act (which But Ose said the most important part other items. According to Mary Beth about digging up information about my By the way, did you know that the sur- :
the immediate need of a budget, and partly stands for Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, of the bill tackled law enforcement issues. Buchanan, a U.S. attorney whose office greatuncle, Charlie Comer. He died sev- name “Roach” comes from the French. J
because, as Phillips pointed out, “stiffer Neutralize and Undermine Production of "With meth growing so quickly, many leads the operation, the companies targeted eral years ago. He was quite a character surname "La Roche" meaning "therock?"
criminal penalties mean more people go Methamphetamine), addresses environ- local law enforcement agencies, district boasted up to $50 million in annual sales, and, of all the people that I am related to, I apologize for rambling on, but Ihave 1
to jail, which means fuller prisons.” mental issues and earmarks $30 million attorneys and other members of the law Federal law makes it a crime to sell had by far the most interesting life. I am been meaning to write you for a long time :
: And fuller prisons mean a further drain for clean up of federal, state and local parks, enforcement community are notprepared products intended for illegal drug use, in- particularly interested in the time that he and I guess many thoughts have piled up :
on the budget. as well as forests and farmlands. It autho- to deal with its spread into their commu- eluding bongs, marijuana pipes, roach and a friend of his were captured in West into an almost incoherent mess.
: ‘We re trying to find a way, though, rizes an additional $30 million to train law nity, he said, adding that he would autho- clips and scales. Texas by Pancho Villa’s men. They were I hope that everyone in Celeste is do- :
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Constables are ready to tackle illegal dumping Thank You Comer (I think) knew Sam Rayburn and
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Continued from Page IA had. North Texas Utility Service was Reappointed all the members of the nity to say a BIG THANK YOU to behalf. Representative Rayburn, working
be opening a dump in March that will awarded contracts to improve the treat- Fannin County Historical Commission for everyone for all you have done to
be open on weekends, Hilliard said before ment plant. 2003-2004, adding Myra Rogers Lloyd make my recovery so easy. Thank You
offering up his dumpster beside the county In other business, the Court also: of Honey Grove to replace a deceased Thanks to all my neighbors, co- I want to say thank you to every- one could think I was a perfect per-
barn - as a last resort. Tabled a motion to consider and ac member. , workers and friends for the delicious one who helped me celebrate my son, and this is why I feel rich - they
: I The commissioners also voted to ap- tion on approval of a plat with restnc- Approveda motion acknowledging food. The many, many cards meant birthday with phone calls, birthday love me in spite of my faults. A very
prove the Gober Municipal Utility District tions for a new 165 acre subdivision a notice received from All American so much and the beautiful flowers and cards, presents, and to the ones who special thank you to my daughter, son-
water system improvement project, which called Will-Mar Estates that would be Pipeline L.P. informing the county that plants brightened my house. The attended my party, I feel rich by hav- in-law and granchildren. God has
will happen through the Greater Texoma within S.L. Leonard Survey No. 671, they were the new owners of pipeline many other gifts, phone calls, visits ing good friends and a wonderful fam- blessed
Utility Authority. The Gober MUD re- about a half mile southwest of Nobil- that runs across the southwest corner of and banner from the kids at LHS ily. This does include my church fam-
ceived more than $400,000in bond money ity. the county. County Judge Derrell Hall made each day easier, ily. By the royal treatment I received
and from the Office of Rural Community Presented Veteran’s Service Officer said that nothing in the original contract Thank you Hibby for taking such
Affairs, but needed the Court to approve Dwight G. Jones with a certificate of —which had been signed by Choice good care of me, and to Tif, Sage and Thank You
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the project so the grant money could be completion in training. Moore—hadchanged. Greg, wow! Thanks for your love and .. .. .
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