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Sweetwater Reporter
Sunday, March 29, 2009 ■ Page A3
FRANCES DARLENE RIDDLE
Funeral services for Frances Darlene Riddle, 82, of
Sweetwater, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2009, at
McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Chris Stevens officiating.
Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of
McCoy Funeral Home.
A visitation will he held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 28,
2009, at McCoy Funeral 1 lome.
Riddle died Friday, March 27, 2009, in Sweetwater.
She was born March 6, 1927, in Fisher County. She married
Byron Riddle May 19,1946, in Sweetwater. Frances loved quilt-
ing and reading. She enjoyed walking. Frances worked for the
Abilene Reporter News for many years as a proofreader and ad
builder. She lived in Sweetwater most of her life.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Wayne Riddle of
Sweetwater; one brother, Eddie Guelker and wife Joyce of
Eskota; three sisters, June Lamb of Sweetwater, Patsy Smith of
Abilene and Gayle Boykin of Fort Worth; one sister-in-law, Ann
Tyson of Sweetwater; and numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Byron Riddle Feb.
14. 1977; two sons, Jimmy Riddle and Rusty Riddle; and one
brother, Albert Welton Guelker.
Pallbearers will be Eddie Wayne Guelker, Terry Smith, Mike
Lamb, Bryan Boykin, Mark Guelker and Welton Guelker.
I11 lieu of flowers, donations may be made to muscular dys-
trophy.
HAROLD GENE REED
A private family service for Harold Gene Reed, 80, of
Sweetwater, will be held under the direction of McCoy Funeral
Home. Family members will officiate and burial will follow at
Sweetwater Cemetery.
Reed died Thursday, March 26, 2009, in Sweetwater.
He was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Sylvester. He was a Baptist.
Reed had worked for Lone Star Cement Company for 17 years.
He was a graduate of Sylvester High School and had lived in
Nolan and Fisher Counties all of his life.
Survivors include two daughters, Gayle Greer of Sweetwater
and Sharon Smith and husband Jimmy of Abilene; one son,
Rickey Reed of Nashville, Term.; two brothers, Bobby Reed of
Sulphur Springs and Bill W. Reed of Busby; six grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by bis parents, Robert and Velma
Reed; and a sister, Joyce Bowen.
Memorial may be made to one's favorite charity.
Republicans: Affordable budget is path to
prosperity, Obama has misguided plan
WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans say the path to prosperity is
not the excessive spending proposed by President Barack Obama
but limited spending that holds down the growth of government,
taxes and debt.
"We believe you create prosperity by having an affordable gov -
ernment that pursues its responsibilities without excessive costs,
taxes or debt," Sen. Judd Gregg said Saturday in the GOP radio and
Internet address.
Gregg, who was offered the job of Obama's commerce secretary
but withdrew his name, has become one of the toughest critics of
Obama's handling of the economy.
"In the next five years, President Obama's budget will double the
national debt; in the next 10 years, it will triple the national debt,"
the New I lampshire Republican said.
WTC listed as fastest growing
community college in Texas
Western Texas College is listed as the fastest growing
community college in the State of Texas in a report
released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board on March 2, of this year.
Western Texas College topped 1.1 million contact hours,
the first time the college has eclipsed one million. The
28.8% increase over last year's numbers beat the next col-
lege (Navarro) by over 5-percentage points. “I think it is a
tribute to the board of trustees, faculty and staff. We
earned the distinction of “fastest growing community col-
lege in Texas” against 49 other institutions of higher learn-
ing. It is a wonderful for Snyder and Scurry County that
WTC is in the spotlight,” said Dr. Mike Dreith, President of
Western Texas College.
When asked where the growth came from Dreith
answered, “Clearly, the two areas of extreme growth are:
workforce and distance learning. We serve a diverse group
of students from all over the state of Texas and beyond.
The board's decision to re-enter workforce has paid huge
dividends and a long standing commitment to Internet
delivery of instruction has made WTC a leader in distance
learning.”
If the legislature funds community colleges as recom-
mended by the Coordinating Board, WTC could move for-
ward with more occupational programming and deal with
aging infrastructure.
“We are honored to be recognized as the fastest growing
community college in the State of Texas as we strive to
serve West Texas residents by providing an affordable,
quality education,” says Dreith.
Relay
Leg
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Most people that suffer from
leg health issues and benefit
from wearing Jobst hosiery
and socks are those with dia-
betes, varicose veins, swelling
and those who are on their feet
all day, such as nurses and
hairdressers.
According to representa-
tives, wearing supportive leg-
wear can he beneficial in help-
ing alleviate problems and
preventing problems from
occurring in the future. II you
have mild swelling or varicose
veins, it could be reduced by
wearing supportive legwear.
Jobst has offered gradient
support legwear in all com-
pression classes, combining
style and therapy for over 50
years.
Hendrick Medical Supply is
located at 105 E. Arizona
Street in Sweetwater. For
more information please call,
235-8500-
Tenaska
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activities and entertainment, according to Relay for Life
coordinators. There will be bands playing throughout the
evening, games and activities for the whole family and food
will be available for sale. There will also be a silent auction.
The first lap at 7 p.m. will be walked by cancer survivors
and their caregivers or caregivers of those who have lost
their fight with cancer. Each survivor will receive a special
t-shirt.
Relay for Life celebrates cancer survivors, who give hope
to the community and provide proof that you can have can-
cer, survive cancer and still have a good quality of life.
Relay for Life raises money for cancer research and helps
make people aware of cancer, which touches everyone.
A special luminaria ceremony will be held at 10 p.m.
Luminaria bags in memory of those w'ho have lost their
fight with cancer or in honor of survivors who have won
the battle with cancer will be placed around the track and
lit for the ceremony. Then the names of those being
remembered or honored will be read. For information or to
purchase luminarias, contact Patti Wilson at 235-1645.
This year the luminaria bags will be weighed down with
canned goods which will then be donated to the First
United Methodist Church food pantry. Everyone attending
the relay is encouraged to bring canned goods the night of
the event.
A survivor celebration luncheon for survivors and their
caregivers will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at
First Baptist Church, located at 213 E. Third Street. There
will be a speaker and door prizes. Survivors wall also be
able to pick up their t-shirts for the relay that day.
Those who have received an invitation to the luncheon
and are able to attend are asked to return the RSVP card.
Those who have not received an invitation and would like
to attend should contact Lavada 'Tucker at 235-4680.
RC&l)
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high school planning a career .
working with the land and all ]
resources, animals, parks,
wildlife and/or forestry.
Applications may be obtained j
from each high schools' conn- j
selor, ag teacher or directly
from the RC&D office located j
at 119 E. third St (’Tara on the
Square), Suite 3<>4 The dead- |
line to turn in applications is
Friday, April 24. All applica-
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Big Country RC&D Office. For 1
more information or to obtain
an application, contact Riley j
Kitchens or Yvonne I-ehnert at J
235-4300.
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Broadwell, is that nothing in
Tenaska's permitting process
or any other phase ol the
development of Trailblazer
contractually or legally binds
Tenaska to its promise of car-
bon sequestration. The tech-
nology itself has even been
called into question. No
attempt to capture CO2 has
been made on such a large
scale to date. Kunkel believes
that Tenaska can and will pio-
neer this technology, and
simultaneously set a new
emissions standard in the
industry.
Broadwell still has her con-
cerns. "In my community of
Sweetwater," she said, "Tenaska
has proposed to build a pulver-
ized coal plant with carbon cap-
ture and sequestration that
might capture 85 to 90 percent
of carbon emitted from the
smokestack, but the company
refuses to include language
about this addition in their
permit. Without something
specific in their permit and
without legislation to hold
them accountable, there is no
way to make sure they will
keep their promise."
Kunkel did state for the record
at a recent Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ),
public hearing that Tenaska
would be willing to enter an
agreement with an outside
entity which would document
the intent to use carbon
sequestration at the facility.
Water was the other concern
expressed by Broadwell at the
hearing. She addressed state
leaders about our most valu-
able — and volatile resource,
“The Tenaska plant would
consume between 1 million
and 10 million gallons of water
a day in a semi-arid desert,"
she said. "Sweetwater fre-
quently runs short of water as
it is, because we don’t have
enough rain, and periods of
drought will onlv increase as
an effect of global warming. It
doesn't look like there will be
enough water to go around for
both the power plant and resi-
dents."
Tenaska has solicited the
cities of Sweetwater and
Abilene to obtain the water
that will be required to cool the
plant. According to public
records, members of the city of
Abilene's staff have met with
Tenaska to discuss a water
contract, although nothing for-
mal has been drafted yet.
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As for Sweetwater, the city
plans to provide Tenaska with
at least one million gallons per
day. According to Helen
Manroe, manager of business
development for Tenaska, the
supply would predominately
consist of waste water.
Tenaska would however, be
able to mix the wastewater
with city water if the consis-
tency of the wastewater is not
appropriate for industrial use.
When asked why she felt the
need to testify’ about the bill,
Broadwell said, "I felt the
Multi-County Coalition need-
ed representation. My family
and 1 are going to be affected
by the plant, our land is our
income."
A ruling on the bill could
come as early as next week. If
it passes, the construction
would be halted on the 12 pro-
posed plants — along with 77
million tons of CO2 emissions
over the skies of Texas each
year.
Tom (Smitty) Smith of
Public Citizen feels that the
moratorium is especially
important for the Lone Star
State's future. “The evidence is
now abundantly clear," he
said. "Climate change is
already affecting Texans, and
impacts will only increase in
severity if we fail to act quickly.
Texas leads the nation in glob-
al warming gases. If we were
our own country, Texas would
rank eighth in the world
among carbon emitters."
Republican seeks to delay
on new voter ID rales
JAY ROOT
Associated Press Writer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Seeking compromise where none
has seemed possible, a top Republican leader is pushing
for a delay of up to four years before enacting new voter
identification requirements, giving Texas time to educate
the public and conduct a massive statewide voter registra-
tion campaign.
"It's not something that's going to take effect immediate-
ly," said Rep. Todd Smith, the Republican chairman of the
House Elections Committee, which is set to take up the
volatile issue April 6.
The proposal for tougher voter ID rules tied the Senate
in knots and sparked days of partisan bickering — at one
point dragging through the night and leaving stunned
members of the public waiting more than 20 hours for a
chance to testify on it.
Smith promises a different approach.
Unlike the Senate bill, which would reouire a photo ID or
two alternatives before voters go to the polls in 2010,
Smith's goal is to delay its implementation for at least two
elections. That means the new rules would not be in place
for statewide contests until 2014.
"My preferred period of transition would be two full elec-
tion cycles," Smith told The Associated Press. "It's my
intent that there be a period of time where people are lit-
erally educated as they vote."
Smith's approach was cautiously welcomed Friday by
Rep. Rafael Anchia of Dallas, the I c^ocrats' top
spokesman on voter ID issues in the state House.
"We’ve never beard anything like that from the
Republicans in the past, so I think Todd is trying to set the
right tone for the discussions," Anchia said. "In the past
it’s always been a cram down. There’s been no input. We've
always been playing defense in the House and we've always
been run over."
The voter II) debate is akin to redistricting, where mem-
bers of both parties run to their respective corners and
refuse to compromise. In this case, Republicans — who
control both houses of the Legislature and all statewide
elective offices — say new ID rules are needed to protect
against voter fraud. Democrats complain that the GOP
wants to suppress Democratic turnout by erecting hurdles
that disproportionately impact poor, minority and elderly
voters.
Under the Senate bill, which passed on a strict party-line
vote earlier this month, the acceptable non-photo ID doc-
uments would include voter registration certificates, mar-
riage licenses, bank statements and mail from a govern-
ment entity.
Smith, who represents a suburban area near Fort Worth,
said he agreed ID requirements need to be tightened in
order to protect against voter fraud. But the Euless lawyer
also said valid concerns had been expressed about, lowered
voter participation under the new security procedures. He
vowed to seek money for a voter education campaign and a
statewide registration drive.
"There's always going to be tension between ... ballot
access and ballot security," Smith said. "Unfortunately we
have a situation where one political party talks primarily
about ballot security and the other political party talks pri-
marily about ballot access."
"You can increase security at the same time that you
expand access," Smith added.
A close ally of GOP House Speaker Joe Straus, Smith also
said he wanted to establish a "bright line test" for judging
the authenticity of IDs that voters present. He said if poll
workers suspect fraud, they can report it to election
authorities; otherwise, they’fl have to accept IDs deemed
acceptable under the law.
"We're not going to have part-time poll workers out
there deciding whether I look enough like my picture to
cast a regular ballot, or whether I have lost enough weight
or gotten rid of enough facial hair," he said. "You either
have the document or you do not."
While tightening voter ID laws may not figure among
Texans' top concerns, the issue has sparked a partisan
frenzy in the Legislature because the rules at the ballot box
can help determine who gets elected.
Anchia, the Dallas Democrat, said he feared that any
compromise that passes the House would be amended
later, in a back-room partisan play, and shoved down his
party's throat.
"Tne devil is in the details on this," he said.
Smith noted that operatives in both parties are already
using the debate to gin up fundraising and energize
activists. He also acknowledged the obvious: Many parti-
sans will complain no matter what he does.
"I can't eliminate cheap allegations by partisan people,
he said. "What 1 can do is draft a bill that ... from any
objective analysis is not going to create a partisan advan-
tage for one party or the other."
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Rodriguez, Tatiana. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 113, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 29, 2009, newspaper, March 29, 2009; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth577855/m1/3/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.