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News Bulletin
Thursday, January 7, 2000
ED ITORIAL S
Letters to the Editor
A mayor to match?
t first glance, a little-used maneuver by the
Ragland’s claim that the matter grew from a per-
sonal grudge. Using the wrong materials in a
bathroom or disagreeing over how to build it
don’t seem immense enough to hand a guy his
walking papers, even if he is grumpy and inde-
Keep Green on
airport board
A mayor when he vetoed a council vote to pendent
• loust Charles Green from the Airport Board It was a wise move on Ragland’s part to stall
appeared questionable. The council had voted, the matter, force more discussion, more thought
the matter would have been settled under ordi- It was also the first sign of true independence
nary circumstances. and leadership the mayor has shown since he
But Mayor Archie Ragland pulled his surprise took the oath and that is not a bad thing at all. Of
veto out of his hat and put the whole matter on course, some might say Ragland didn’t think of
hold. Naturally, those supporting Green’s ouster the veto or decide to do it on his own, that Green
were surprised. They had thought they had the supporters put him up to it
deed done. So what? They’re constituents, too. The impor-
Now they need to do it again, and if Ragland is tant thing is that Ragland planted his heels and
telling it straight in an interview this week, he took the heat for his decision. He effectively said
won’t interfere should the vote go the same way. he disagreed with the reasons for the action being
The mayor says he just wanted to force everyone taken and sent his council back to rethink
to cool down and think about it By doing so, Ragland did what a mayor is sup-
That’s pretty good thinking on a matter that is posed to do, which is to keep things on an even
bound to be as controversial as this one. Green’s keel, to keep balance and direction in accordance
been around almost since Henry Castro and a lot with what he envisions as right
of folks think he's highly dedicated, efficient and It became apparent a while back that
effective as chairman of the Airport Board. Castroville has a good, lively and independent
The reasons given for giving Green the boot council. Now it seems we might have the makings
were just shaky enough to lend credence to of a mayor to match.
Editor:
I’d like to voice my opinion
on the recent happenings
involving the Castroville Airport
and the Airport Board.
I have known Chuck Green,
Chairman of the Board, for
about 50 years. I haven’t always
agreed with him... He and I
both worked at the Defense
Language Institute at Lackland
Air Force Base for many years.
He had a reputation for ‘getting
the job done.’ After he retired,
DLI personnel wanted him to
return.
I have followed the reports
on what has happened in the
newspapers, at council meet-
I’ve never served on City
Council, but I tend to believe
that council members research
all aspects of problems thor-
oughly. Then they should base
their decisions on solutions on
what is good for the city.
Removing Chuck Green from the
Airport Board is not good for the
city.
not lurk outside people’s homes
... waiting to pounce! I do not
harass people over the phone! I
do not even yell at people,
except perhaps my understand-
ing husband. When provoked.. I
write.. just as I am doing now.
Most of the time my words find
their way into my own trashcan,
having already served their pur-
SUBN
Patr
Editor:
Bea Foxworthy pose. This time, however, I feel
‘Attacker’ is
not amused
I have other things awaiting
my attention, but I feel I must
take the time to respond to a
compelled to follow through,
lest other people, not knowing
me as well, become fearful of
even being in my presence.
Indeed, I cannot imagine myself,
or, for that matter, any of Mr.
Green’s neighbors or members
of the Airport Board, going into
“attack-mode” over such as this.
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segment of Julie's “Gallery Notes” Vehement.. Yes! Vocal.. Yes!
in a recent issue of the Bulletin.
The last sentence in the 9th
ings, and by just listening. I have paragraph jumped right off the
16 Quick Quote
During an election campaign, the air is full of
speeches and vice versa.
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—Henry Adams
VFW collecting old greeting cards
- on't throw away your old
J Christmas cards! The
L VFW of La Coste will be
collecting them for a veterans’
project For more information
; on this, call a VFW/Auxiliary
member, or contact Estella
Kierce, 931 -3635. There will be
more info on this.
There is a new member of
the staff at Landmark Inn. He is
Thomas Arellano, who will
serve as an administrative
technician, office manager, and
volunteer interpreter at the Inn.
Previously employed with the
Texas Workforce Commission,
he is a member of Los
Compadres, an organization
dedicated to the conservation
of the San Antonio missions.
Don’t forget to get your tick-
ets to the Castroville Chamber
of Commerce banquet to be
Jan. 20. Call Jo Bender, 931-
3815, by Jan. 14 for reserva-
tions.
Watch out for scams that
held Jan. 13 at
Koenig Park. Call
the Chamber for
more information,
538-3142.
The San
are going on
AROUND Town around town;
specifically on
BeA FoXWORTHY tree-trimming. If
538-2633 someone is
soliciting door
been to the airport (and am
probably on one of Mr.
McCasland’s videotapes). I have
noted the marked improvement
of the airport since this Board
was appointed. From what I
have learned about events
involving the airport, there has
been a significant lack of com-
munication between the people
involved and there have been
some mistakes made. But, after
all the discussion of the facts, a
councilwoman decides that Mr.
Green should be removed from
the board.
My question is: Why target
only the Airport Board? Why
should they be accountable for
the failings of the system? Mr.
Green is accused of ‘errors in
judgment’ I think the
Councilwoman of District 2 has
made an ‘error in judgment’
page at me. It inferred that Kyle
McVay, Mike Masters, and Karen
Gilliam-Fifield, would probably
have a pleasant holiday season,
so long as they did not answer
the phone, nor leave their house
- lest they be attacked by
Chuck Green’s neighbors and
members of the Airport Board.
Wow, those were pretty strong
words!! As one of the “neigh-
bors” who spoke in Mr. Green’s
behalf at a recent council meet-
ing, I can only assume that Julie
was referring to me, and I am
trying to recall what I might
have said or done to have given
her such an impression.
Fortunately, these three coun-
cilpersons know me, and should
also know that they are perfect-
ly safe from me. I like to think
that I am a friendly person, and
I do try to act responsibly, I do
Impassioned .. Yes! But violent? I
don’t think so.
I readily acknowledge, and
even envy, Julie's writing skills,
and I certainly recognize her
“editorial” right to say what she
wishes. I just hope that one of
her Year 2000 resolutions will be
to try writing, not only with
accuracy, but with greater sensi-
tivity and regard for the feelings
of the people about whom she
writes. I would extend that
hope, as a matter of fact, to all
reporters and editors every-
where in the world. I am almost
certain the comment she made
about Mr. Green’s “defenders”
was made in an attempt at
humor. Some of your readers
may even have been amused,
but I most certainly was not
Thanks a million. I feel better
now. _
Helen Delavan
. I
worl
hall
Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo to door, they must have a per-
Ambassadors will be at the FFA mit, so ask about it.
Classroom at Medina Valley ‘Que Paso, El Paso?’ There’s a
High School at 9:10 a.m. Friday, big Keep Texas Beautiful/Don’t
Resolutions for
Keeping
George
B
Jan. 7, 2000, for their annual
visit
Change in location: The
Castro Garden Club will be
having its dining out at La
Normandie Restaurant at 6:30
Mess with Texas convention in
El Paso, TX, this month. They
have an interesting theme:
“Keep Tejas Muy Beautiful” a
resolution for the new year.
the new year
asked doubtfully, with his caught coaxing him into the
hand perched on the head of armchair with giant dog bis-
e careful what you mock; Dog.
our 100-pound labrador.
“What does it eat?”
We giggled at the thought of
opening itsy cans of Mighty
it may land on your
doorstep.
Dog food in our house
cuits broken into George-size
bites.
We were smitten.
Like any relationship, we
had our growing pains.
The bruiser was less than
comes from a 25 pound sack, amused when formerly rigid
I have always poked fun at supplemented by generous house rules relaxed to allow
little dogs. Not the medium- helpings from the his playmate to
sized dogs like a beagle, you back of the refrig- Natalie’s View loll on the furni-
understand; I mean the ones erator. .ture. They did
Natalie Spencer
named Princess who eat their But he was * PPnot relax enough
dinner from a china saucer. temporarily to permit slob-
I always thought they were homeless, so we figured we bering Labradors to join him.
for people who wanted to pre-
tend they had a real dog.
could stand it for a while.
Our eight-year-old daughter
George sat politely in my was heartbroken when George
In our old neighborhood, lap as we drove home. He did- would not sit properly in the
there was a wrought iron gate n’t jump around or try to lick doll carriage but would gladly
worth half as much as the my face. He really was well- kidnap the residents of the
house it was guarding. We behaved. dollhouse.
used to tell people to turn left We snickered as he planted But soon, that darling crea-
at the big black gate with the his front paws on the dash- ture had settled in.
golden initial; we were the board and royally surveyed the Relaxing with a cup of tea,
house two doors down with passing landscape. He really my new bestseller and George
_ _ow that we have all made
N it safely past midnight, it’s
1time to make some resolu-
tions for 2000. In the spirit of
this annual tradition, I propose
five resolutions that our
President, and my friends in
Congress, should make.
First, we must eliminate the
marriage penalty tax. There are
many wonderful reasons to say
“I do” to someone, but paying
more taxes is not one of them.
The marriage penalty tax
punishes married couples who
both work. The federal govern-
ment requires married couples
to file joint income tax returns.
It then turns around and taxes
that couple at a higher rate than
if they were not married but just
living together. It’s time some
politicians live up to their talk of
family values, and get rid of this
anti-family tax.
If Uncle Sam doesn’t get you
coming, he’ll get you going.
When you die, your family could
get hit with the death tax. The
death tax hits farmers, ranchers
and small business owners par-
ticularly hard. It makes inherit-
ing farms or ranches that may
have been passed down through
the family for generations more
of a burden than a legacy.
Security was not spent on new
government programs. We must
take the same stand this year.
Fourth, we must continue to
strengthen our nation’s military
and defenses.
Last year, a bill was signed
into law that gave the United
States Armed Forces their
Often, families have biggest pay raise
to sell off part or all Henry Bonilla in 18 years. The
of their land just to • law also gives the
pay the taxes. a U.S. Congressman military more
family must not
only come up with the thou-
sands of dollars that can be
needed for a burial but must
also scrape together additional
money to turn over to
Washington, all while grieving
the loss of someone they love.
Both of these taxes would
have been eliminated by the tax
resources to use
for training, equipment and
recruiting. We must continue
this commitment to peace
through strength.
Fifth, we must remember that
free enterprise works best when
it is just that - free. Congress
must continue to work to clear
red tape from the paths of hard
relief bill passed by Congress last working men and women trying
year. However, the bill was not to earn a living for themselves
signed into law. and the workers they employ.
The third resolution we It has become as much a tra-
should make is to continue to dition to make resolutions as to i
stand guard over Social Security, break them. But these are five
Congress worked together with resolutions that deserve to be
the White House last year to kept
make sure that money for Social
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the broken brown mailbox.
That gate said “estate”.
Their house said “ranchette.”
was cute.
at my side, the telephone rang
The 100-pound bruiser met just a week or so later. My
His Highness at the front door, friend suggested I bring George
That’s howl felt about yippy Instantly they scampered home.
little dogs. about the house like a pair of I was much too busy right
Then George came to stay. puppies. George was obviously then to take my dog halfway
George is a rat terrier, who out of his weight class, so he across the county to their
was in need of a foster home had to compensate somehow, house. It was at least a ten
while a friend tended to a hos- We caught him perched on the minute drive. So I reluctantly
pitalized child. Their elderly side of the couch, waiting to agreed, to bring George over
Labrador needed more care pounce on Ace’s head as he the next day.
than our chaotic household rounded the corner. He really I haven’t seen him since.
could provide, so I chose was smart. I’m considering a call to the
George, leaving the lab to By that evening, I had been county attorney. I’ve heard he
another friend. caught waltzing with George in mediates custody disputes.
“A lap dog?” my husband the kitchen. My husband was
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