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ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,2006
EDITORIAL
THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
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Dry conditions bring disaster declaration
By ED STERLING
Toms Press Association
AUSTIN — With more than 450
wildfires since Dec. 26 and a con-
tinuing threat, President George W.
Bush responded to a request by
Gov. Rick Peiry and gave the
whole of Texas a federal disaster
declaration.
Now eligible to receive direct
disaster assiilanrr are Texans
whose homes and property were
recently destroyed or damaged by
wildfire and dmae local govern-
mental bodies that have been en-
gaged in wildfire fighting.
Needy 260,000 acres of land and
some 340 homes have been burned
by wildfires, as a virtually reinless
winter and eight years of drought
foster bone-dry conditions across
Texes.
Nine regions hope to land pro-
ject
Texas and five other states are
competing in the site selection
process for the world’s first zero-
emissions fossil fuel plant.
The plant will be designed to
separate clean-burning hydrogen
gas from the carbon in coal and
steam released in the burning of
hydrogen will drive generators.
The U.S. Department of En-
ergy’s 10-year, $1 billion project
titled “FutureGen” comes in re-
sponse to a 2003 directive by
President Bush to address the issue
of global climate change.
If the DOE picks Texas, a site in
one of nine regions in the state will
get a prototype plant expected to go
on line in 2012 and generate
enough “clean coal” electricity to
power 275,000 homes.
Letters to the editor
Festival again a success
We wish to thank die entire
community for another successful
Multicultural Festival. You have
done it again! We are grateful for
another splendid accomplishment.
I especially want to thank all of
our participants at all levels and to
anyone who helped, we thank you.
We could not have executed the
mission without financial assis-
tance from many sources (personal
and businesses as well). Please
know that it is our desire to men-
tion every participant and supporter
by name, however, when we con-
sider tins sizeable undertaking, we
know yon understand. The team-
work was extraordinary this year as
we had 300-400 people working
behind the scenes.
As coordinator, it was a pleasure
to work with the entire community
across all ethnic and racial lines to
culminate such an event. We are
anticipating and looking forward to
an even greater event next year as
we celebrate the seventh annual
Multicultural Festival honoring a
great American, Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
I salute you for your attendance
and support.
Col. Howard Daniel Jr.
(Ret.) U.S. Army
Spokesperson for the Associa-
tion for Community Action
All for the petition
To foe
As Bony Jeffries from your
I/12A36 edition, I too am a recent
newcomer to Livingston. We were
■bo fortunate to relocate to Texas
more than 10 yean ago and could-
n't be happier. Therein lies the dif-
I would love to sign the
an election to allow beer and wine
sales m grocery stores as well as
for mixed drink beverage sales only
in restaurants.
This is purely an economic deci-
sion on the city of Livingston's
port Just drink of what the addi-
tional sales lax revenue generated
by these sales would do for the
growing economy of Livingston.
By being able to purchase these
items in the city according to the
redes and regulations governed by
die petition does not mean we will
ton into any less decent, honorable
and God-fearing citizens. We will
jnat he able to improve the city
coffers without adding to the ever-
growing dependence on my in-
creasing property taxes. 1 would
much rather buy my wine while
grocery shopping at [local grocery
stores] than buy them in Montgom-
ery County or Onalaska.
Our restaurants that currently of-
fer "private clubs" that cost be-
tween S3,000-S20,000/year would
be able to pass that savings along to
their customers whether they pur--
chase alcohol or not. Think of that
savings the next time you eat there.
Additionally, more restaurants may
look to Livingston as a new venue
for their locations — again improv-
ing our economy by bringing new
businesses and jobs to our commu-
nity.
I would love to sign the petition
and would like to know where to
find these petitioners to add my
support so that it appears on the
ballot in May and gives all citizens
of Livingston the opportunity to
give it an "up or down" vote.
Nancy Allen
Livingston
Misinformation out there
To foe
Regarding the fetter protesting a
rale increase on water in Sleepy
Hollow and Holiday Lakes Estates
new being circulated in Sleepy
Hollow;
1. Many misstatements appear
regarding Sleepy Hollow.
2. if the quality of the water did
not meet state standards, the state
wsnlri shut the well down.
3. The stole requires the "boil
water” sign posted anytime the well
is font off for any reason. We have
never hod to boil the water in order
toast R.
4. I have lived many places
around tire U.S. and have never had
a choice of water companies
}. Fix key Water Works has pro-
vkfed excellent service since they
leak over the well. They respond
quickly to probfems and solve them
to a timely manner.
6. We here never been without
waSir for more than a few hours
anespt daring Rita, then k was
fosse days, net nine deys and my
water MM tfeto about the same as
any a*
7. There has not been a rate in-
crease since 1998.
8. People in business must make
a profit to stay in business.
9. Our alternative to the water
works is to drill our own individual
wells.
10.1 cannot sign the letter of pro-
test because several of the asser-
tions are untrue.
Jimetta S. Wright
Goodrich
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T««a* Coalition for Safety Bolts
Competing regions include Heart
of Texas, Permian Basin, Brazos
Valley, Alamo, Houston-
Galveston, East Texas, Deep East
Texas, Middle Rio Grande and
Nortex Regional. Gov. Perry will
choose the region if Texas is se-
lected.
Fix anticipated for waning lot-
tery
Next month, the Texas Lottery
Commission likely will vote on
whether to toss out the bonus ball
and return to the six-ball configura-
tion that Lotto Texas used at its
height of popularity.
Sales have decreased since 2003
when the bonus ball was adopted.
The change worsened the odds of
winning from one in 26 million to
one in 48 million.
In other news, on Jan. 13 An-
thony J. Sadberry was named act-
ing executive director for the com-
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mission. Sadberry, a Texas Lottery
commission member from 1993 to
2001, will begin his term to head
the $3 billion agency on Jan. 17,
with an annual salary of $114,996.
FEM A extends evacuees dead-
line
Hurricane Katrina and Rita
evacuees in the federal hotel/motel
direct-bill program will be subsi-
dized through at least Feb. 7.
The Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency said evacuees in
hotels and motels must call I -800-
621-FEMA (TTY 1-800-462-7585)
by Jan. 30 to receive an authoriza-
tion code that must be presented to
a hotel or motel to extend the sub-
sidy for their hotel stay beyond the
night of Feb. 6.
Lt. Gov. announces Rita grant
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Jan.
12 announced a $1 million grant
made available through the Gover-
nor’s Disaster Relief Fund to help
small businesses hit by Hurricane
Rita.
Funds will be used to provide
eligible businesses with up to
$15,000 in zero-interest loans.
Crowd fetes UT Rose Bowl win
More than 50,000 people gath-
ered at the University of Texas’
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Sta-
dium on Jan. 15 to celebrate the
University of Texas’ 41-38 victory
over the University of Southern
California Jan. 4 in Pasadena, Calif.
Coach Mack Brown and the
Longhorn football team, plus the
Longhorn Band and cheerleaders
entertained the crowd.
Despite bum bans and fireworks
restrictions over much of the state,
revelers were treated to a pyrotech-
nics display at the end of the one-
hour ceremonies.
DPS marks Amber Alert day
The Texas Department of Public
Safety publicized Jan. 13 as Na-
tional Amber Alert Awareness
Day.
Amber Alerts are used by law
enforcement and a long list of co-
operating federal, state and local
agencies and ordinary citizens in
recovering children who have been
abducted.
Amber Alerts were used success-
fully for several years in the Dal-
las/Fort Worth area before a state
plan went into effect in August
2002.
The DPS has issued 19 state-
involved Amber Alerts, and 22
children who were featured in Am-
ber Alerts have been safely recov-
ered, the DPS main office said.
RV FIRE
ers
FIRE - Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Department fireflgi
extinguish a fire that damaged a recreational vehicle Si
day afternoon on FM 3126 near Beacon Bay. Ten firefighti
and four trucks responded to the fire, which was reported
approximately 4:40 p.m.
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Dear Annie: My cousin,
“Ruby,” lost her job several months
ago and has not been able to keep a
job since. Ruby is middle-aged and
has moderate mental health issues
as well as addiction problems (al-
though she is in denial over both).
Several family members have
been supporting Ruby financially
because she seems to have no inter-
est in supporting herself. She is
very stubborn and not agreeable to
any solutions we have offered. I
personally feel the only way things
will change is if she is cut off and
has to fend for herself, even if it
means her becoming homeless.
Other relatives are not ready for
this yet.
Are there any programs out
there to help someone like Ruby?
Is it cruel to cut her off? I’m afraid
she will bleed some of our relatives
dry if this continues. -- Con-
cerned Cousin
Dear Cousin: if Ruby has
mental health issues, she may not
be capable of supporting herself.
Please don’t throw her out - the
streets are filled with mentally ill
homeless people, and that is trag-
edy enough.
Unless you are one of the rela-
tives who is giving her money, you
ought to stay out of the decision
about whether or not to continue
helping Ruby financially. How-
ever, you certainly can suggest that
your family members contact the
National Alliance on Mental Illness
fwww.nami.org) at 1-888-999-6264
and ask for assistance.
Dear Annie: I am responding
to “A Grieving, Shattered Family,”
whose grown daughter falsely ac-
cused them of childhood sexual
abuse after undergoing “repressed
memory” hypnosis.
Two years ago, our then-39-
year-old daughter underwent hyp-
nosis, age-regression and counsel-
ing for “low self-esteem.” She then
accused us of sexual abuse recur-
ring throughout her childhood. She
recounted, in writing, bizarre, de-
praved acts in painstaking, minute
detail - events that never happened.
I think it is tragic and deplor-
able that the general public is not
aware of the ease with which false
memories can be implanted. -
Another Shattered Family
Dear Shattered: These es-
trangements are so sad, and in
some cases, have led to unwar-
ranted prison terms for the accused.
Read on for some clarification:
Dear Annie: Before retire-
ment, I was a therapist who did
repressed-memory hypnosis. I gel
frustrated with therapists who do
not approach this correctly. Re-
pressed memories should never be
presented as accurate memories of
facts, but rather as the individual’s
perception of facts. There is a
Annie’s
Mailbox
By KATHY MITCHELL
and
MARCY SUGAR
world of difference.
We react to situations as uc
perceive them. Once, when I was
working with a child, she kept tell-
ing me how her dad yelled at her. I
called for a family meeting. Dur-
ing the meeting, the father cor-
rected the child in a very quiet
manner. The child turned to hie in
genuine anguish and cried, “See
how he yells at me?” I needed to
work on the child’s perception of
what was going on.
Repressed memories should be
dealt with in the same way. Never,
ever should anyone be accused of
anything based on these memories.
Instead, therapists should use them
to work through whatever problems
the perceptions are causing the in-
dividual. It can lead to some won-
derful breakthroughs. — Been
There, Done That
Dear Annie: This is in re-
sponse to “Apart in New Mexico,’
whose husband traveled frequently.
We have a similar situation.
We count down on a calendar
“How many nights till Daddy gets
home?” We sometimes make a tent
with a blanket over a card table
with pillows and blankets inside,
then we rent a movie and make
popcorn. Sometimes we watch TV
in my bed.
Hopefully, the children j*ill
have happy memories of their .spe-
cial time with Mom, instead of
thinking how much they missed
Dad. -- Make It Fun for Your
Kids.
Dear Make It Fun: Great
suggestions - as long as the kids
don’t start pushing Dad out the
door because they’re having; so
much fun without him.
Annie's Mailbox is written by
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar,
longtime editors of the Ann
Landers column. Please e-mail
your questions to
anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or
write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O
Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611
To find out more about Annie's
Mailbox, and read features by other
Creators Syndicate writers and car-
toonists, visit the Creators Syndi-
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SHSU honors listed
HUNTSVILLE - Students from
Polk County named to the Presi-
dent's Honor Roll and Dean’s List
at Sam Houston State University
for the fall 2005 semester are:
President’s Honor RoN
Liza Paola Garcia, Veronica S.
Hickman, Magan Howze Kahle,
Karen Anitra Lewis, Melanie E.
Machost and Megan L. Stapleton,
all of Livingston; Steven Ray Kee-
Ian and Stephany E. Netting, both
of Onalaska and Jason Ray
McKnight of Corrigan.
Dean’s List
Catherine Babcock, Pamela Rose
Beard, Roy Anthony Bradley,
Coleman Carter III, Liza Paola
Garcia, Veronica S. Hickman, Aud-
rey Ann Jenke, Magan Howze
Kahle, Jeanna M. Lensing, Karen
Anitra Lewis, Julianne Machos
Melanie E. Machost, Dan Eva
Nettles, Roger D. Pierce II, Cryst;
Ann Prince , Megan L. Stapleto
and Robert C. Zeigler, all; <
Livingston; Nicole Lee Foiste
Kevin Robert Grimm, Nichole N
Hoffman, Steven Ray Keelai
Talley J. McGuire and Stephany l
Netting, all of Onalaska; Pollyann
Jones and Misael Martinez, boil c
Leggett and Jason Ray McKrjig!
of Corrigan.
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The President’s Honor Roll (on
sists of full-time undergradbat
students having a perfect grad'
point average of 4.0 for the setpes
ter. The Dean’s List consists o
full-time students with grade poin
averages of 3.5 and above.
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