Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 31, 1998 Page: 4 of 34
thirty four pages : ill. ; page 25 x 14 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
j
' T-
V
&
o-
T
S’.
I
V
I
J:
I
EDITORIAL
-fc. >4. i
Letters to the editor
Drngedy spawns blessings
Tt the
The tight of Apt Mo* priori- Aararicro Transttarol R
*** "*"*r dm* Om aro * of two psopto went
Rick «•• involved K a taod-ra a* jandfoecalofduy »aa
of aid i
If aoe ever doubted die
_ _ power of payer, Rick Thompson is
food. 11k doctan were idling m living proof riot k worts.
tStittLXfZ
left. doctoa predict he will be on the
golf come is five or » months,
rod playing full court baricctbnll in
of riK aoa- a ym. God Iks truly blessed oar
■may.
the couple who haritteaci-
Communication a must
The Thompson family
s- ffi:
ip®« ‘
Mirwlli
T. Ik* «Mr:
O
1 couldn’t eveo look tt her for far
i‘d let loose. The teachers said they
It seems like we can't sad a p* would [keep me informed] from
per or Uttn rilsdrit ted** oow on I tAed about regular coo-
tearing stoat another horrible trag- fennee times and, tt font point, foe
foe tube to tell us all, parents and enough parents care enough to
schools atike, what we are tea* show up, so why bother wasting
wrong. Schools, they say, aren't their time waiting around only to
Catching dK problems eariy enough have a couple of parents show up. I
and parents aren't playing an active swear this is what they said. It was
concerned role in fotir children’s not a week later the school decided
lives. They say we need to have to- to have conferences... only one for
tal communication... so we can the entire year,
load off problems while they’re Today, the last of school, my son
still in their infancy. brings home his report card and on
This is what happened when I it is a grade that fell 22 points since
mended this from my son's Ms last report card because he fitted
school, Onalaska Independent to turn in a paper a few weeks ago.
School District Since my son first Oh yes, my son is in hot water, but
started school I have let his teachers I also want to know why I wasn't
know from day one that in onler for Mid.... I called the school and the
me to be able to stop problems be- teacher, the same one who got
fore they get out of hand, I have to ticked off became I was upeet about
be kept informed if my son is not not being informed, called me back.
Riming in work, slacking off, She informed me... it was his re-
etc.... be informed right away, not sponsibility to get this paper in. Of
weeks after t problem has devel- course, he should have turned it in
oped. and he's not off the hook for this,
Since OISD sees fit not to five Mit if these kids could and would
mrenn md irnrhnri thr take care of all their responsibilities
to meet rod discuss what we both then we wouldn’t have many prob-
want and expect BEFORE school *** would be
souls. 1 lent a note the first dav of stive.... I wanted to know why, af-
-hQAi requesting a meeting with ter all the times I stated that I
the teacher. I never heard back.... ■*« to be informed, that I
I had teen having some problems wasn’L- 0ucss what! Her voice
at with rty son, tod he was sarted to rise again; she was actu-
stttting to haw wyt g n* hyrlr so stiy getting mad. She stated she has
I want m the UrincMnL informed “““y kids who get O’s and she
doesn’t have to call their parents....
the school cmmselor sneak with mv I cronot believe that this kind of at-
jon. Finally, after another situation titude.... I think it's terrible that so
rod tottter call to the principal, the many otiier parents don’t care
romuttinr spoke with my Son for cro^fh k> insist on current infor-
15 minutes. The counselor, almost ^on, but I do. And I think this
a year later, has still not called me community had better start paying
ns 1her to after speaking with attention to the lack of cooperation
my son. parents like myself get from the
schools, because this will affect all
One month after school started I of us somewhere along the line. I
found out that he had not been do- have felt like I’m in a fight for my
ing well in his schoolwork. I called son’s future and I’m fighting all
the school, left messages for the alone. I should not have to feel like
teacher to call, talked to the princi- a leper at my son’s school because I
pal....nothing happened. I then sent stood up and let them know that the
a note to the teacher, through my status quo was not going to cut it
son, stating that I needed to have a for me. I, as a parent, have a re-
conference and that if I didn’t hear sponsibility to my son to do every-
from her by the next afternoon I thing and then some to steer him in
was just going to show up. I fi- the right direction, and I really do
nally got to meet these teachers; the try my best. I just find it appalling
counselor was there also. I let them that I have to fight with a school to
know that I must be kept in- try to accomplish this. No more.
formed....Their response: The coun- My son will never attend OISD
ssfor said nothing the entire time again and I bet they’re glad to hear
rod the teachers could not under- that,
stand why I was upset that I had not
hero informed.... One teacher got Jonl Flcklia
vary upeet with this, raised her Route 7 Box 854
voice end got me to the point Where Livingston
Polk County's growth parallels state's
as*,.*
55*0 roof July LI**
Folk Count
AN*^ too* toil tew « Ml
aroa afrp mm ireria, tea-tor
Mates safes was New York,
wSSttel • 199?
1000 100 /
cttimMcd
8 percennrom
Root foe 1996 k 1997, the tool
rnprittlnn is projected k lew
increased by 2*2 people for at
annual growth one of 5.7 percent.
The biggest one-year jump in the
local population, however, cane in
1995, accowBug to foe Census
Bureau estimates. That year, foe
Polk County population is
pmected 10 have increased by 5*9
or 14 percent, soaring from 37,275
up to 42*4.
pronto** of 11137,226,
rob 144,441 or(V8 puree
tt 1910 feoroa count
1> ttttfe of pacenOf e of growth.
Heat was rerfoad aa having the
rnmtm.mwmnm
The Mftott growth rate from
i1997wr
1990«ot1
by over
people or more thro 14.4 peroett percent
from 1990. IIS percent
The Lone Star Stott's nrimaed percent George, 15.6 percent and
Washington, 15.3
1J201J67S to 1.676,809.
Next rix on the list rod their
oks include: Arizona, 24.3
kfoho, 20.2 percent Utah,
Colorado, 18.2
population as of July 1, 1997 was
15.3 percent
Following is a listing of annual
population estimate changes for
Polk County since the 1990 re-
vised census count of 30,687.
Num. %
Year Pop. Bat. Chanae Change
1991 31,846 +l,ift +3.8
1992 33,379 +1*3 +4.8
1993 35,318 +1,939 +5.8
1994 37,275 +1*7 +5.5
1995 42,504 +5*9 +14.0
1996 44,890 +2*6 +5.6
1997 47,452 +2*2 +5.7
TOTAL +16,765 +54.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Public input sought project
from page 1
the issue of foe wdcsjgnainn of
U.S. 190 will no longer be consid-
___________of foe
IM* ^
' ;-.r y:,
i Geggraphic
lea (GIS) map rod
foeT)#W*co«*y
show foe oristfog
thefott included
foe foUowott 1
■OCX oi lanes.
fended foe Jan. 28 meeting in Liv-
ingston.
At that time. Deny Beuthling,
study is a long-range planning
study and hoi a set of construction
plans.
According to David Pritchett,
ftL/J’s transportation project engi-
neer, the study corridor was video-
taped with a specially-modified van
and standard video camera. From
this photographic record, various
,Bamd oa foe analysis, three im-
provement alternatives were identi-
fied. Ttero
tfl. 190 corridor
30 to_ a two-lane
20 and the committee initially se-
lected the second alternative - with
possible relief routes around
Huntsville and Livingston- as the
tfe-
this
in itt confer may be improved tt;
•Upgrading to afoot-lane divided
■iihli MiTilirni rimMini ®Mihnf for S.H. 30 and S.H. The June public meetings -will be
Using different parameters, sew
end queries werc cretted to study jdfo
deficiencies in the existing nodway
conditions. The parameters included
physical, as well as operational,
data. By determining the interaction
of these various physical and opera-
tional characteristics, the study
team was able to evaluate ament
options and prioritize future im-
provements.
K a two-lane facility with 10-foot
rtfluldttt from the Rtik/Tyler
county line to the TexasffxNiisiana
border with four-lane improvements
to selected sections.
•Upgrading the entire corridor to a
four-lane divided facility with pos-
sible relief routes.
According to Pritchett, the above
alternatives were presented to the
corridor steering committee on May
POLK COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
»
ALVIN HOLLEY, PUBLISHER
Telephone Number 3274357
(USPS 437-340)
WIBBTITt www-dtfMM.convent/ E-MAILi UvgariNMiwuom
Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Livingston,
Texas 77351 under the Act of Congress of March 3} 1987.
Opinions txpnaaad in oolumns are those of the writer and not necessar-
*£££S3Rmi..».
POSTMASTER: Pottage Paid At Livingston, Tx. Please Send Address
rha«yia To P.O. Box 1276, Livingston. Texas 77351.
Triad targeting telemarketing fraud
LIVINGSTON — Triad, a coali-
tion of senior citizens and local law
enforcement personnel who have
combined forces to curb criminal
victimization of the elderly, will
meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the
American Legion Hall in Living-
ston.
Among the matters to be dis-
cussed is consumer
fraudAelemaiketing, which Triad
has embraced as one of its top pri-
ority projects, according to Dan
Barker, community coordinator of
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP). AARP is one of
several senior organizations which
help form the Triad.
According to Congress, Ameri-
cans lose an estimated $40 billion
each year due to fraudulent sales of
goods and services ottr foe tele-
phone. .
The “repeated victimization of the
elderly," according to federal law en-
forcement, la foe "cornerstone of il-
legal telemarketing.” AARP found
that 56 percent of the names on
“mooch" lists (fraudulent telemar-
keters call their list of most likely
victims a "mooch list”) were aged
50 and over.
The FBI, attorneys general and
ofoar fow enforcement officials
aefoii foe crony report numerous
cates of Older people losing their
■;-V
i'll A
4 /i ,\
■ %*'
V ■ V.
V- ; -:v'
Taking just one doctor's advice can be fatal
Dear Ann Landers: I have,
at the most, six months to live. I
am writing in the hope that I cat
save the lives of some of your read-
ers. How I wish I had seen a letter
a year ago like the one you are read-
ing now.
I have a family history of ovarian
and breast cancer. My grandmother
and my mother died of ovarian can-
cer. Two cousins died of breast
cancer. Every six months Since 1
and examinations. AI
I asked my pbysfemri to perfoph *
hysterectomy to give me peace of
mind. He said it was not necessary
because he would be monitoring me
regularly.
In September 1996, my ultra-
sound and blood tests were perfect
My husband and I had a gala dimer
Ann Landers
informed me that I had one to two
years to live. The following
March, a new growth was discov-
ered. Now, I have only six months
left
I urge nil women who have simi-
lar histories to seek second and third
opinions. Please do NOT rely
solely oo one doctor's judgement
Had I been more persistent about a
hysterectomy and gotten advice
from other specialists, chances at
very good that I could have tad
many more yean of life with my
loving family. Please, Ann, print
this letter. ••L.R. in Toronto
Dear Friend la Toronto:
Your letter la rote to save countless
live*. I can kuanmee it Thank
you on behalf of all foe families
you have roved from endless grief.
Piette know my prayers are with
you.
Dear Ann Landers: I am en-
closing a news clipping that ap- self-worth. She was looking for
prored in the ‘Lot Angeles Times a ■ validation as a person. 1 would
while back. I believe it may be
suitable for your "stupid crook*
collection. Consider it pay-back for
foe pleasure 1 have had from reeding
MAKING PLANS - This is the most recent group of Living*
ston High School seniors who have firm plans following
Willis are: Richard
your column over foe years.
KlaJue la Lorolta, Calif.
graduation. Shown with Counselor Julie Willis are:
Brown,
SFA; Paul Lambert and Mark Wolff, ITT; Shelena
Lovett, restaurant; Stephen Fuller, Marines; Coriand Hender-
son, TSU; and Tasheica Morgan, Navarro.
Dear Blaine: I loved it rod
an am my rates will, too.
Thinks for sending it on. Now, we
are even. Here’s foe news story:
A fleeing auto burglary suspect
was attested when he broke into a
have suggested she take some
classes, get a hobby or become
involved in a worthy cause. And
while she’s at it, she should team
about financial rod estate planning
so that if her husband dumps her for
someone more "interesting,* shell
be ready. -.Single and Loving
It la Oakland, Calif.
Dear Oakland: Thank you for
a great response. I could not have
said it better or, perhaps, as well.
pom the up-
meetings are con-
Hantsvilie and Jasper. The study
remits, along with recommenda-
tions for the development of U.S.
190, will be presented at that time.
Public comments and responses
received at that time will be ad-
dressed in the final feasibility study
report submitted to TxDOT.
A summary of conclusions and
recommendations will be presented
to the Texas Transportation Com-
mission in July.
life savings to fraudulent telemar-
keters.
There are approximately 140,000
telemarketing firms in foe country.
Up to 10 percent, or 14,000 of
them may be fraudulent, AARP in-
dicates.
The local Triad receives educa-
tional tapes each month with crime
prevention tips and strategies which
ara availablefor use by civic groups
andotganizations.
out to celebrate. Our joy was North Hollywood guard-dog train-
short-lived. In March of 1997, ing school and found himself facing
tests revealed cancer of the ovaries the entire canine senior
in the third stage. That April, I tad The police sergeant said the 19-
a hysterectomy and chemotherapy year-old suspect was running from
treatments. The oncologist then two men who suspected him of
breaking into automobiles. The
man tried to hide by smashing a
window and entering a building that
turned out to be the headquarters for
a dog-training school. The lead dog
did not take a bite out of the sus-
pect but held him until police ar-
rived. The man was treated for mi-
nor cuts and bruises apparently suf-
fered while breaking the window to
get into the building. He was
booked on suspicion of burglary.
Dear Ann Lnndera: You re-
cently reprinted a letter from
"Moonglow," who said there must
be more to life than "PTA, house-
work, cooking, cleaning, laundry
rod sex with your husband.* You
told her to grow up and count her
blessings. 1
I would have told her to get in-
volved in something. It seemed
obvious to me that this woman's
dissatisfaction was connected to tar
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 31, 1998, newspaper, May 31, 1998; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789401/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.