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Sec. A, Page 2
The Dublin Citizen
Thursday, April 3, 2003
ASK THE
¥
AYOR
By James "Red" Scigars, Mayor of Dublin
Wasn't that a bcautilul sight Thursday night at the Comet Lot?
The streets were lined with Hags and the crowd was in a patriotic
mood I want to thank alt ol you who had anything to do with put-
ting this together. The singing was great and our speakers said it
best when they introduced all veterans of all wars and gave praise
to those now serving and in harms Way Thanks to the Rotary Club.
I received some calls thanking us tor lining the streets with flags and
giving 1 hibliii a patriotic look
As v.oti drive around town you will notice a lofol people who
have not mowed then sard vet this seal 'l oil must now mow to the
roads edge and keep the grass within the required height Many
things can live m tall grass and the ants are on the move again.
I want to thank Steven Tanker Iron) the Community Baptist
Church tor ottering the invocation at our Council meeting last
week These pastors provide a great service to our coinniun'ty and
are called upon for all types ol situations
Several people have asked me about our upcoming elections
Whv more people don't agree to serve then city? Why don't we have
a term limit '
I do not know why people are not willing to serve on the City
Council. Some people gist don’t want to gel involved. Others don’t
have the time. In the 10 years that I have been involved, we have
never had a large group ol candidates that have been willing to
serve. A term limit has been discussed. However, il you limit a can-
didate to lour or six years and lour candidates each year come up tor
re-elections No one inns against that opening, and the candidate
can't run. vou don't have a council II takes live people lor a quo-
rum This election we have four positions that are "shoe-ins"
because only one person applied lor that slot Anyone over the age
ol IX can run lor office.
We do have an Airport Association. I lowever, the ( ity ol I)ublin
owns the airport and the land. The airport hangers are privately
owned and the land is leased for a set amount each year The City
< ouncil and administration make the decision on the airport. We are
having the runway patched and a new tower built
I was downtown Monday, the 31st, on Patrick Street. Patrick and
Blackjack Streets were covered with cow manure. It is a violation
to litter the streets. City Police and the Highway Patrol will ticket
you if they see this done. Care should be taken when you transport
any animal to insure nothing spills on the roadways.
liver notice how the shops downtown spruce up in warm weath-
er? 'They want you to slop by and look around. You will be sur-
prised at what you can find at a good price. Keep Dublin merchants
at the top of your list.
Volunteer todav! We can never have enough of a good thing, fie
the one. Have a great week.
Keep Dublin Beau%t
Always Shop Dublin
Support Our Youth
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An Event Calendar
for Dublin and its surrounding communities
It's easy to criticize!
There are times when I'm ashamed of my brethren in the media.
I've often written about my co-workers - they don't always take
it kindly - but apparently I'm one of the few in the media who is
conservative. *
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It’s real easy to be idealistic but I believe the media should be
realistic and be in touch with the public we serve. And it's also easy
to jump to conclusions - it has been said that there's a good thing
there are no cliffs around as they media would commit mass hari
kari by going over the cliffs while jumping to conclusions.
Most of the time those conclusions involve politics and any
politician who dares to be conservative. There was massive media
prejudice m the presidential election with favoritism given to A1
Gore in his race with George W. Bush.
And of course, those in Hollywood lean so far to left - liberal
side - it's a wonder they can stand upright while walking.
Il has been said that,I'm further to the right - conservative - than
Attila the Hun but there are some conservatives I simply can't agree
with such as several radio commentators.
My latest disgust with my media cohorts involves coverage of
the war in Iraq. Many of those involved - especially those on the
front lines - are doing a good job. And that coverage to me is a great
way to show people that war is not easy nor is it glamorous or fun.
And for those who like to "kill" on video games, the war cover-
age also makes it real plain that killing involves the prospect of
being killed and none of it is easy to swallow.
The commentators and questioners at the various briefings ask
some of the silliest questions and raise what I would characterize as
ludricious possibilities.
The most obvious inane remark or question has to do with win-
ning the war. How could anyone think otherwise? Not only is the
question asked once but often by different people.
And then there is the question of how long will the war last.
Duh!. The last time I checked, no one could predict the future.
Then here comes the question of how much is the war going to
cost? Duh! Now where was that fortune teller?
Of course, those wonderful questions are followed by the asser-
tion that Bush didn't warn the public the war might last for some
lime - however long that is. And he didn't give an accurate apprais-
al of the cost.
As I recall, our president - whom I believe has done a terrific job
- has repeatedly told us since Sept. 11 that this battle against terror-
ism is going to long be and costly and American lives will be lost
and that it will not be easy.
He has said it over and over and over. That war on terrorism in
my mind includes the war with Iraq and it will involve any meas-
ures to get North Korea and Syria to behave as well as forming a
state of Palestine.
These all knowing media type ask why the drive to Baghdad has
stopped when it did so at the end of last weekend. Well, it didn't
really stop, it simply slowed down. And it was about time. The sol-
diers needed to rest, repair equipment, restock supplies, take a look
at where they've been and where they are going.
The supply lines were stretched too far and logistics needed a
chance to catch up.
You simply can't make a headlong rush and do it overnight.
Some questioned the military ..plan. How can they question what
C***^i*A.', Military tactics are movinartargets. They constantly change
based on what the opponent is doing. Nothing is cast in stone and it
would be silly to do so.
1 can't believe that some critics want us to stop the war where it
is and go back to the United Nations. Why? It is difficult to believe
we don’t have support from Mexico and Canada. France has never
been supportive and never will be. The French are just a little dif-
ferent.
All of these people who are opposed to the war need to look back
and see what has been done by being assertive in the Balkans and
in Afghanistan. Millions of people have been freed and now live in
freedom. The people in Iraq need to have and will soon have that
same opportunity.
I don't understand why some people would question our motives.
It would be nice to have a coalition to help take care of these prob-
lems. Coalitions worked in the Balkans and in Afghanistan. There
is a coalition in Iraq but it needs to include more of the world and
they need to be involved now, not after this over.
Thanks for reading.
(McKinnon can be reached by e-mail,
dublincitizen@texinet.net.).
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STATE
CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Mike Cox
Texas Press Association
Lawmakers eye rainy day fund for state budget
Austin gets its share of precipitation each spring, but lately the
daily forecast has included the likelihood of a heat wave of discus-
sion over what to do with the state's rainy day fund - use it to help
ease Texas' budget crisis or let it grow for an even wetter day.
Though the state’s top three leaders have all said they want to
handle the $9.9 billion budget deficit by cutting expenditures and
not raising taxes, 23 of the Senate's 31 members appeared to be
leaning toward coming up with a funding package of non-tax rev-
enues rather than resorting to draconian spending slashes.
Prominent on the radar is the notion of tapping into the so-called
rainy day fund, an emergency account created by a 1988 constitu-
tional amendment.
"It's my belief that in order to pass an appropriations bill that we
can get the votes for in the floor of the Senate, we will need to use
the non-tax revenues that we have been discussing," said Sen. Teel
Bivins, R-Amarillo, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
If no new revenue sources are developed, it would take a 12.3
percent cut in services to balance the budget. State officials have
said that would be a bone-deep cut.
Ways to raise revenue without raising taxes under consideration
include borrowing against the state's tobacco lawsuit settlement
endowment, putting off payment of selected public education
expenses and using some of the state's $1 billion rainy day fund (a
proposal that clouds up Comptroller Carol Keeton Strayhom's dis-
position.) Strayhom's office administers the fund, but she can't pre-
vent it from being used. That's up to the Legislature, though it takes
a three-fifths vote to do it.
House Appropriations Committee chair Talmadge Heflin, R-
Houston, has proposed using the fund, but writing into the budget
bill a payback provision.
Something borrowed....
Best quote of the week was something borrowed, but still mem-
orable. Gov. Rick Perry, in a speech to the Texas Daily Newspaper
Association, cautioned against using one-shot revenue sources
(read: the rainy day fund) or bookkeeping tricks to make up for the
projected budget shortfall.
Solving the money shortage by changing accounting methods,
the governor said, reminded him of Wimpy in the Popeye cartoon
series. "It's the same as saying, 'I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a
hamburger today,"' Perry quoted hamburger addict Wimpy. If the
answer to the state's financial woes lies in Popeye, what the Texas
economy really needs is a rush order of spinach.
Northeast Texas search continues...
Though most of the media scrutiny has been diverted to the war
in Iraq, another concerted campaign continues in Northeast Texas -
the search by state and federal personnel for space shuttle debris.
Two months after the loss of the Columbia, more than 5,000 peo-
ple are still looking for pieces of the lost spacecraft. Nearly a quar-
ter million acres in 41 counties have been searched, an effort that
has resulted in the recovery of 27,537 pieces of debris. And that
constitutes only 55 percent of the area needing to be covered.
In addition to ground personnel, 36 helicopters and 10 fixed-wing
aircraft have been involved. Eight dive teams, including the
Department of Public Safety's team, have done 1,083 dives in
Toledo Bend Reservoir and Lake Nacogdoches.
States agencies still involved include the DPS, Texas Forest
Service, Texas Department of Health, the Attorney General's office
and two state universities, Stephen F. Austin and the University of
Texas.
Turning—
Cont. from page 1
Darrell Ethridge, Danny Yates,
Charlie Bradberry, Stacy Yates,
Wanda Keith and Becky Jones.
Robin Hodges was to play
piano.
Wednesday, April $
• Sr Citizens Pot Luck Lunch
11:30 a.m. Senior Citizen Center
Thursday, April 10
• Migrant Parent Meeting
3:30 p.m. Dublin Elementary School cafeteria
• Singles Club
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ACROSS
1 old conference for
UTSA (abbr.)
5 in Hidalgo Co. on
hwy. 107
6 TXism: “wouldn't
know him from
7 Dixie Chicks jobs
8 "one" south of
the border
9 TX Tanya's "One
Love___“
16 TX George H.
Supreme Court
nominee Clarence's
commission (abbr.)
18 TX Dr. Red Duke
can help
21 dir. to Austin
from Abilene
22 Dallas' "Bibl.ical
_ Center"
23 TXism: "a _
hombre" (mean)
24 "Lonesome Dove's"
Gus was buried at
B_ Orchard"
30 residents of TX's
westernmost city
34 nickname of
ex-TCU lineman
Aldrich
35 Tech grad Demetrio
Lakas was pres, of
this canal country
36 cut glass with acid
37 this Warren starred
with TX Quaid in
"Tough Enough"
39 TX Pace product
43 "don't__hard"
44 charge a crime
45 Rangers leag.
46 TXism:"_
and bear it"
47 TXism: “__
trade" (specialty)
49 TX Davis Mountains
park caution: "Do
___the wild
animals"
52 TXism: *_ sack"
(burlap bag)
53 household elec.
54 NE & OK Indians
55 face Louisiana
(2 wds.)
58 westerner star
Pickens, et al.
CROSSWORD
by Charley & Guy Orbison
Copyright 2003 by Orbison Bros.
59 TCU coach Iba
(1987-94)
60 TXism: "paddle
your_ canoe"
61 bath night (abbr.)
DOWN
1 in Freestone Co.
on hwy. 84
2 no. Houston suburb
3 TXism: "loose _
4 car shafts?
9 TXism: "grabbin'
_straws”
10 refuse receptacle
(2 wds.)
11 Texas City was
home of U S. First
_ Squadron
12 snooty goodbye
13 “__whether
you win or lose ..."
Gov."_" Ferguson
Gulf tide
heavenly
Lake Worth town
TX singer Vernon
Dalhart label:
_ Diamond
Disc
TX singer
Charley (init.)
TXism: "happy as a
kid on Santa's __"
groove-billed bird at
Bentsen State Park
TX Larry L. King's
"Confessions of
a White _"
TXism: "he's
__walk the
river with"
29 6-mile TX line:
Rockdale, _
& Southern
31 TX Jeannie C.'s
"Harper Valley_"
32 Abilene univ.
33 editorial cartoonist
Ben from Austin
who won Pulitzer
38 noted TX jazz
trombonist Glenn
40 face spasm
41 TX fiddler
Robertson
42 run away to marry
48 sergeants (abbr.)
50 TX school assess-
ment test (abbr.)
51 this Frank was cen-
ter of Sharpstown
scandals (init.)
56 San Antonio suburb:
_1_ Park
57 some warriors at
1874 "Battle of
Adobe Walls"
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