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POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29,2006 ■ PAGE 3A
Education priority for Senate candidate
LIVINGSTON - Bob Reeves,
candidate for the Senate District 3
seat being vacated by State Sen.
Todd Staples, believes his back-
ground in public education sets him
apart from his three opponents,
which he describes as fellow Re-
publicans with generally similar
political philosophies.
Campaigning in Livingston
Tuesday, Reeves cited his 16 years
of service on the school board in
Center, during which time a $14
million high school was con-
structed, with the state paying 73
percent of construction costs with
Tier II funds.
As the new high school was near-
ing completion, a committee of
community leaders, including
Reeves, formed to consider build-
ing a vocational-technical school.
The project turned into a team ef-
fort, with the city, county, most
school districts in the county, busi-
ness and industries contributing
funds to obtain a matching grant
from the state, according to A1
Chance, former superintendent of
Center ISD. The state contributed
significantly to building and equip-
ping the campus, which was then
leased to Panola College to admin-
ister its operation.
Reeves has also worked with the
local board to create a system on
monitoring student results to ensure
education dollars are being prop-
erly spent.
“More money alone cannot be
the answer,” he said. “The educa-
tion system in East Texas must
reflect the student population and
the needs of each district. Available
technology in use in Center ISD
provides administrators and teach-
ers with the tools they require to
monitor results and tailor teaching
methods to the needs of the stu-
dents.”
In addition to serving as a school
board member, Reeves was ap-
pointed by former Gov. George W.
Bush to the Texas Department of
Commerce Advisory Board and as
chair of the Texas International
Trade Commission. In 2002, Gov.
Rick Perry appointed Reeves to
serve on the Government Council
on Science and Biotechnology De-
velopment.
During his years of service, much
of which has required travel.
Reeves said he has not accepted the
offered per diem expenses to cover
travel and meals.
Along those lines, he said, if
elected, he would refuse to accept
State regulates placement
of highway campaign signs
LUFKIN - Political elections are
usually accompanied by an increase
in the number of campaign signs
placed along roadways this time of
year. State transportation officials
want to make sure citizens and
candidates are aware of the laws
regulating their placement on state
highway right of way.
Under Texas law, it is a class C
misdemeanor to place any sign on
state highway right of way. The
penalty for violating this law is a
fine of up to $500 per sign. It is
legal to place a campaign sign on
private property adjacent to state
highways wath^Andowners ’ pei-
mission. ’
Restrictions require that signs be
constructed of lightweight material
and limited to 50 square feet in
size. Signs may be placed as early
as 90 days prior to an; election and
must be removed within 10 days
after an election.
TxDOT officials say the laws are
intended to reduce clutter along
highways so that official traffic
control signs and vehicles ap-
proaching intersections are clearly
visible for the safety of all the trav-
» eling public.__
ft,“We understand the candidates
desire to make their signs as visible
as possible to the public,” said
Dennis R. Cooley, Lufkin District
engineer. “However, if placed on
the highway right of way we have
an obligation to remove them. This
includes campaign signs attached to
trees, utility poles, traffic signs or
any other object in the highway
right of way.”
TxDOT’s regulatory authority al-
lows the immediate removal of a
sign placed on state highway right
of way without prior notice, if the
sign is not authorized by state law
or approved by the department.
Signs posing potential safety haz-
ards will be removed as soon as
possible.
Texas is subject to the Federal
Highway Beautification Act of
1965. Under the federal law, if the
state fails to control signage visible
from interstate and other federally-
■ funded highways, Texas may be
subject to sanctions of up to 10
percent of its federal transportation
construction funds.
the health insurance benefits pro-
vided to state legislators until such
time as all public school teachers in
Texas have access to comparable
benefits. “I think it is blatantly un-
fair to ask our teachers to provide
one of the most important jobs in
the state - educating our children -
yet not provide them with adequate
and affordable health insurance
benefits, while at the same time
members of the Texas Legislature
have access to the finest quality
health insurance benefits at abso-
lutely no cost,” Reeves said.
He added that, as state senator,
he would work for the reinstate-
ment of full state funding for each
member of the state’s teacher re-
tirement system. Ten years ago,
lawmakers reduced the state’s con-
tribution from 7.31 percent to the
current 6 percent, Reeves ex-
plained.
“We entrust teachers with our
most valuable resource, our chil-
dren. They are doing a good job
and we should pay our teachers a
decent wage for the important work
they do,” Reeves said.
He describes himself as a con-
servative Republican and is not
advocating raising taxes, but said
Texas must prioritize its overall
spending priorities.
“All across the 3rd Senate Dis-
trict, Republicans tell me that their
number one concern is providing a
top quality education for their chil-
dren and grandchildren,” Reeves
said. “If we truly hope to accom-
plish that goal, we must move
Texas from being ranked 38th out
of 50 in the amount of money spent
per student in our public schools.”
While education is a priority, he
realizes there are other issues that
would demand his time as senator.
Reeves said he would find some-
one, perhaps a retired educator to
join his staff and work on education
full-time.
Reeves, 46, was bom in Shelby
County and is a seventh generation
Texan and has been active in com-
munity service in a variety of ways,
including through his membership
in the First Baptist Church and Ro-
tary Club.
His political experience includes
serving as Shelby County Republi-
can Party chairman since 1990,
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serving as local and state co-
chairman for George W. Bush for
Governor, and past service on the
George Bush for Governor, Rick
Perry for Lt. Governor and Todd
Staples for State Senate steering
committees. He was also Shelby
County chairman of the George
Bush for President campaign.
Reeves is president of C&R Re-
frigeration, Inc.; owns Reeves
Farms, a 600-acre cow/calf opera-
tion and pine tree farm and is
owner-president Reeves Industries,
Inc., a corporation based on diver-
sified real estate holdings involving
the service sector of the economy.
He and his wife, Sheilah Ann
Adams Reevs, have three children,
ages 17, 15 and 8.
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STATE SENATE CANDIDATE VISITS - Bob Reeves, one of
four Republican candidates seeking the District 3 State Senate
seat being vacated by Todd Staples, was in Livingston last
week. The candidate, who has served 16 years on tne school
board in Center, has also been appointed to serve on several'
state boards and has been Republican Party chairman in Shelby
County since 1990.
Charles Hall, store manager of Wal-Mart, presents Lyle Nelson, Polk County Chamber of
Commerce president, with a check in the amount of $4,000 to help encourage new business
development in the Livingston, Polk County area. Those present included the officers and
directors of the chamber of commerce.
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LIVINGSTON - Frito Lay and Wal-Mart join forces to donate new computers and school supplies
to Legged and Big Sandy Schools. Pictured are Jim Ellis, Frito Lay; Darlene Tolbert, Leggett I.S.D.;
Kenneth Graham, superintendent. Big Sandy 1 S.D.; Susan Crawford, tech coordinator, Big Sandy
l.S.D ; Frank Harris, co-manager. Wal-Mart.
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
■LIVINGSTON1
Cirrhosis of the Liver
By
Aditya Gupta, M.D.
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Cirrhosis is a chronic disease
that causes slow deterioration of the
liver. Damage to the liver from one
of many causes changes its structure
by replacing its functioning cells with
sear tissue; the liver becomes less able
to carry out its many functions. The
most common cause of the disease
in the U S. is alcohol addiction.
Malnutrition, hepatitis, parasites,
toxic chemicals, drug reaction, and
congestive heart failure are some
other possible causes of the disease
In the very early stages, while
there are still plenty of healthy liver
cells, symptoms are absent or mild.
As the disease progresses, however,
loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea,
vomiting, general loss of your sense
of well being, weakness, indigestion,
and abdominal distention all become
increasingly pronounced. There is a
tendency to bleed and bruise easily.
Small, red. spidery marks called
spider nev i mat appear on your face,
arms, and upper part of the trunk.
In the later stages, jaundice may
occur. Men may lose interest in sex.
their breasts enlarge, and they become
impotent. Women usually stop having
periods. Eventually, liver failure
may develop. Fluid retention in the
abdomen and ankles, irritability, and
an inability to concentrate are the
most common symptoms. Memory
is impaired and the hands tremble
noticeably. Confusion and drowsiness
occur and increase, leading to coma
as the condition worsens. Life-
threatening bleeding from enlarged
veins in the esophagus may also
occur.
When cirrhosis develops as
a complication of chronic active
hepatitis, the outlook for recovery
is poor. By contrast, a heavy drinker
who develops signs of early cirrhosis
has excellent prospects for recovery if
he or she slops drinking permanently
and follows medical advice.
The disease progresses at different
rates dependingon your circumstances.
If your disease is detected at an early
stage, you can slow its progress by
following the treatment carefully.’ If
you do not give up alcohol, however.
the disease will almost surely cause
liver failure. Cirrhosis of the liver also
increases ihe risk of severe bleeding in
the digestive tract. If this happens, it
is usually difficult to control and may
cause fatal hemorrhage from the blood
loss or from liver failure that is set in
motion by the bleeding.
Consult your physician if you
think you have cirrhosis. A physical
examination is often sufficient for a
diagnosis, although you may have to
have blood tests and a liver biopsy,
in which a small portion of the liver
is removed and examined to assess
the extent of the damage. If you have
an alcohol addiction, talk to your
physician about whethec your liver
damage can still be reversed.if you
stop drinking.
If your cirrhosis is due to alcohol
and you stop drinking, you should be
able to lead a relatively active life.
If you continue to drink, the disease
will certainly get worse. Your liver
will remain particularly sensitive to
alcohol, so any future drinking should
"be considered virtually suicidal.
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 29, 2006, newspaper, January 29, 2006; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788565/m1/3/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.