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OPINION
Citizens’ Adfocate • February 29, 2008
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Another View
--------------- by Jean Murph
Tired Expressions
The following great writing was submitted by a friend... can you add to
the list?
Things I am so tired of hearing:
Have a nice day
Basically
The bottom line
Scenario
A level playing field
Closure
On the same page
TV anchors and radio talk-show hosts who say, “Stay with me/us, don’t go
away.”
Pushing the envelope (whatever that means)
CORRECTION: February 22 article “Coppell Drilling Begins”
Coppell’s drilling ordinance does address the issue of drilling in the floodplain.
The ordinance states, “An Oil or Gas Well Permit shall not be issued for any well
to be drilled within any floodway or floodplain as defined and adopted by the
City.” The ordinance also addresses the need for a copy of a storm water pollu-
tion prevention plan, “if required by the Environmental Protection Agency,” and
a copy of the determination by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
of “the depth of usable quality ground water.” A grading permit must be obtained
from the City Engineering Department; a storm water pollution prevention plan
and drainage plan will be included “unless the City Engineer determines that they
are not necessary,” according to the ordinance.
Editorial
Texas Presidential Primaries in March Set
Stage for National Party Delegates
State Capitol
HIGHLIGHTS
By Ed Sterling
Democratic candidates debate in capital city
AUSTIN - Barack Obama of Illinois and
Hillary Clinton of New York met at the Uni-
versity of Texas to debate in a nationally tele-
vised forum on February 21.
Forty-thousand people applied to attend
the debate in the UT recreation center, but
admittance was limited to 1,000. Pro-Hillary
and pro-Barack crowds gathered outside the
building and engaged in loud but peaceful
volleys of chants. Thousands more attended
political rallies, and debate watches were
held at Sholz Garten, the Austin Music Hall
and the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
To cap the debate, an Obama rally the
following evening in downtown Austin drew
a crowd estimated at 30,000. The City of Aus-
tin closed off streets near the rally to ve-
hicular traffic.
Meanwhile, Republican candidates U.S.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona, former Arkan-
sas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and U.S. Rep. Ron
Paul of Clute scheduled appearances in vari-
ous cities in advance of the Texas GOP pri-
mary.
Party primaries are set for March 4, and
early voting ends February 29.
SMU chosen as Bush library site
The future site of the George W. Bush
Presidential Library will be Southern Meth-
odist University in Dallas.
The SMU board of trustees announced
February 22 it had reached an agreement with
the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foun-
dation.
SMU is first lady Laura Bush’s alma mater.
Yale University, President Bush’s alma mater,
was in the running among eight potential sites.
A “Presidential Center,” to be built on
SMU’s main campus, will consist of the presi-
dential library containing Bush administra-
tion documents and artifacts, a museum with
permanent and traveling exhibits and an in-
dependent public policy institute. The library
and museum will be operated by the National
Archives and Records Administration.
Bush was elected to two consecutive
terms as governor of Texas and served from
1995 until 2000, when he resigned to run for
president.
City considers owning wind farm
The City of Austin’s utility company, Aus-
tin Energy, is looking into renewable or
“greener” energy solutions for the future.
Michael McCluskey, deputy general man-
ager of Austin Energy, said the utility com-
see HIGHLIGHTS on page 17
By State Rep. Jim Jackson
Presidential Primary Elections for both
the Democratic and Republican parties of
Texas will be held on Tuesday, March 4;
early voting ends on Friday, February 29.
The results will help to choose delegates
for this summer’s national political party
conventions. Ohio, Rhode Island and Ver-
mont will hold primaries the same day.
In 2003, the Texas Legislature changed
the date of primary elections from the sec-
ond to the first Tuesday in March. During
the 2007 Regular Session, the House passed
HB 2017 which would have moved the date
to the first week in February, but the bill
died in the Senate.
State convention delegates are selected
in a two-stage process. Following the pri-
mary elections on March 4, county and
district conventions will be held on March
29 to elect delegates to the state conven-
tions. The Democratic state convention to
select delegates to the national convention
will be held June 6 and 7, and the Republi-
can state convention will be held June 12
through 14.
This year, only the Democratic and Re-
publican parties are required to hold presi-
dential primaries due to the Texas Presi-
dential Primary Law found in Subchapter
A, Chapter 191, Election Code. It states
that a political party must hold a presiden-
tial primary if its nominee for governor
received at least 20 percent of the vote in
the last election, its national party rules
authorize a presidential primary, and the
national party plans a national nominating
Letter to the Editor
Brandon’s Tree Comes Home
To the Editor:
You know, Coppell really is a wonder-
ful place to live. People actually do care
about each other. Our son Brandon loved
it here. He had so many friends that he
really loved.
He was in the fourth grade at Lee El-
ementary when he passed away suddenly
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Publisher: Jean Murph
Associate Publisher: Lou Duggan
Manager: Kathryn Walker
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convention during the election year.
Delegates to the national convention are
selected at the state party convention, and
a political party may have its nominees
placed on the ballot if any of the party’s
nominees for statewide office received at
least 5 percent of the vote in the previous
general election.
Texas Republican national convention
delegates are distributed among the presi-
dential candidates based only on the results
of the primary vote, both statewide and in
each of the 32 U.S. congressional districts.
Texas Democrats utilize a hybrid selection
system, allocating national convention del-
egates among presidential candidates based
partly on the primary vote in each of the
31 state senatorial districts and partly on
the results of a “caucus” system at local
and state party conventions. None of the
Democratic delegates are apportioned
based on the statewide primary vote.
Any registered voter can vote in either
party’s primary election. Also, you can vote
twice on Election Day, March 4, by attend-
ing your party’s precinct convention after
7:00 p.m. This is how you can get involved
in building the parties’ platforms and pick
delegates for the district and county con-
ventions on March 29.
While the races for the presidential
nominee garner most of the media atten-
tion, there are numerous other races of
enormous importance, including U.S. Sen-
ate, U.S. Representative, Texas Supreme
Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and Sen-
ate and House seats in the Texas Legisla-
ture.
on December 31, 1992. Lee is such a spe-
cial school. We were always more of a
family at Lee. I will never forget the love,
and especially the hugs, we received dur-
ing that horrific time. Those wonderful
people — the kids, teachers, cafeteria staff
and parents — planted a redbud tree in
see LETTER on page 3
Trey Hares
McKenna Hares
Janice Stovall
Jane Moore
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