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EDITORIAL
Letters to the editor
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Whoops, forgot some
To the editor:
In my letter of thanks to in-
dividuals and organizations who
helped with the Pine Cone Fes-
tival, I omitted four very impor-
tant people: Pat McAnally, Pine
Cone Festival Committee; Billy
Kimberiin, donuts; Dick Hubert,
Duck Derby announcer; and
Paul Hughes, who so graciously
provided two commercial
flatbed trailers that were used
for the entertainment stage.
Again, I extend to these and
all others who helped make this
festival successful a great big
"thank you." It couldn’t have
been done wjthout each and
every one.
Diane Stephens
Pine Cone Festival
Chairperson
118 W. Church
Livingston
Rights are rights
To the editor:
To the Honorable Janet Reno,
attorney general, United States
Justice Department:
With the outcome of the
Reginald Denney trial, are you
and the United States Justice
Department going to pursue the
civil rights violations of Mr.
Denney with the same vigor you
exhibited in the Rodney King
trial?
The civil rights of Mr. Den-
ney were clearly violated by
these people and my question to
you: "Are you going to pursue
the conviction of these people?"
I am anxiously awaiting your
response.
Tommy Wheeless
1304 Pine Harbor
Onalaska
Maybe we should secede
To the editor:
You know something? I seem
to have found my avenue of in-
terests now, haven’t I? I am on
the hot line nowadays trying to
get some help for the strapped
property tax payers of the state
of Texas while I am informed by
our state representative the ver-
dict of Hill vs Stone in the
Supreme Court overrules Texas
law. Why are we paying our
stale representative to ride on a
U.S.-pulled wagon headed into
hell? I say it is time to pull out
and let these people join the
communist party and give me
and the property owners of the
state of Texas our state’s rights
back.
If they just knew how tired
we are of being oppressed from
one generation to the next while
the system stands guard and ex-
pects us to be taxed into nonex-
istence while the irresponsible
are the only ones getting benefit
and those that are so insecure
about their nationality that they
oppress us further with minority
strength. What ever happened to
equality? They have created
such a dependency that the only
alternative they have is chaos.
This is what is happening all
around us, chaos.
If the property owners of the
State of Texas do not stand on
faith and defeat the beast with
the accumulated effort of our
constitutionally-ordained
sovereignty, I am here to tell
you that our state representative
is working for the United States,
not Texas, and it will never get
done. He told me he had
100,000 votes in his pocket. I
failed to squeeze it in and ask if
they owned property. He said he
would pay my filing fee to run
against him. Don’t kid me, Al-
len. You want out anyway. I
personally am not through with
you yeL I am not going to have
the special interests defraud the
voting system and have me
looking like an underdog when
your votes are unconstitutionally
cancelling out mine. Go bark up
another tree. After we repeal
Hill vs Stone, I’ll think about it.
I have recently been interject-
ing my opinions on the Party
Line on radio weekday morn-
ings. I’ve called three times
now. Bless Hal and Peggy,
everybody, and Honey Simons
and all their family on the Party
Line. They really do have the
hometown spirit I have also
been interjecting the issue of
reverse discrimination on the na-
tional talk programs, For the
People and Washington on Trial
with Chuck Harter and Richard
Osborne. It is an interesting con-
cern, but God gets the truth out
ana he has worked in more mys-
terious ways than this.
I pray that through my efforts
to free the property owners from
bondage, the property owners
will stand with me on this
federal violation of our civil
rights. The fed has been allowed
to take them away from us and
give them to people who do not
deserve nor know what to do
with them for the benefit of the
fed without giving us provisions
to a way out. Well, Texas can
legally take her statehood back
and when we do the federal
government will owe all the
beneficiaries of Texas a windfall
in federal withholding taxes they
will owe «s. That’s the way 1 see
it. We need to do something
soon, and I honestly am wonder-
ing if we can impeach our state
representative for pursuing the
U.S. wagon while the state of
Texas was paying him for
representation for the people of
his district, not the United States
Circuit.
Robert Earl Trollinger
816 W. North
Livingston
Students ask for support
To the editor:
The Goodrich High School
Student Council felt that Mr.
Lester Tatum posed a very im-
portant question in his letter to
the editor on Thursday, Oct. 21,
1993. What we, students of
Goodrich ISD, honestly would
like to do is keep our school!
Goodrich ISD is where we want
to be. We hope that our message
is heard by everyone involved in
the consolidation issue. We do
know what we want and we
would like to remain at
Goodrich. We love our school!
The undersigned have signed
in support of our school. If it
really matters what we feel, then
we encourage everyone to sup-
port our school.
Perry Brown, president
Lanette Carr, vice president
Suzonna Allen, treasurer
Heather O’Neal, reporter
Heath O’Neal, Carl Bogany,
Shannon Roberson, Nick
Bayer, Becky Strickland,
Shaun Dunn, Ann Marie
Damon, Brandy Smith, Tara
Roberson, Brigitta Hughes,
Dwayne Tolar, Sandria Car-
ter, Reggie Henderson, Keith
Wyatt, John Cabiness, Tony
Wariner, Mandy Cecil, Phillip
Ruiz, Josh Nelson, Yesenia
Vallejo, Jacke Bayer, Daniel
Sisk, Shawn Nichols, Josh
White, Kara Jackson, Jaime
Maples, Bubba Parker, Chad-
lena Tomlinson, Elizabeth
Yancey, Irene Galvez, Jenny
Coker, Jonathan McGown,
Tammy Sangster, April Lan-
ders, Timmy Anderson, Waco
Compton, Theresa Loftin,
Chris Wyatt, Elton Miles,
Michael White, Justin Macias,
TJ. Bennett, Quincy Wyatt,
Brandon Miles, Andrell
Wright, Daniel Ellisor, Kevin
Kennedy, Willie Eaton,
Akesha Bogany, Steven Kin-
sela, Marie Combs, Brandon
Brewer, F.rley Norman, Jose
Merino, David Roth, Laita
Wyatt, Sandra Baltrip, Mar-
cus Landers, Ira Wilson,
Jeremy Bennett, James
Walker, Mary Jo Jones,
Amanda Gonzales, Kodi
Wyatt, Bernadette West,
LeeAndrew Henderson,
Demetrius Garrett, Liketa
Baltrip, Artisha Norman,
Brenda Landers, Veronica
Carter, Christine McGown,
Monica Samariego, Heidi
Roessler, Angie Littlefair,
Erika McGowen, Tori Put-
nam, Amber Stubbs, Lisa Hin-
ton, Maggie Wright, Johnika
Brown, Antionette Wilson,
Michael Baird, Bobby Slay,
Richard L. Bell, Bertram
Brown.
Children deserve more
To the editor:
I, again, am coming before
the voters of Goodrich Inde-
pendent School District to stress
how important the consolidation
with Livingston is to our
children and grandchildren.
I keep reading the articles for
and against consolidation that
continue to appear in our
newspaper. I have a question for
the people who are graduates of
Goodrich. What year did you
graduate? I believe that at one
time Goodrich was an accredited
school that gave people an
education they could be happy
with. But over the years they
have failed to supply a cur-
riculum that our children need
and deserve to have.
It has also been written that if
wc are not happy with Goodrich
School, then wc should pay for
our kids to go elsewhere. Again
I ask, why should wc pay twice?
We pay taxes just like
Livingston taxpayers. Why
aren’t our children getting the
same education and the same
opportunities as Livingston
children?
I would like to close this letter
with a question to some of the
teachers at Goodrich. If
Goodrich School is offering
such a good education, as you
have stated in your letter, why
aren’t your children attending
school in Goodrich? Even
though you live in the
Livingston school district or
some other school district, I am
sure your children could go to
Goodrich without your having to
pay tuition. I guess the answer to
this question is what we have
been saying all along. You want
your children to have the oppor-
tunity of such things as college
preparation courses, band, choir,
art, football, etc.
Please vote no for the bond
issue on Nov. 13. Our children
arc counting on you and me to
make a difference in their future.
Linda Young
2151 Forest Springs
Livingston
(For clarification, Goodrich
ISD is accredited and both the
high school -and elementary
school are considered "accept-
able" by the Texas Education
Agency. -- ed.)
Only in America
To the editor:
Anyone with reasonable intel-
ligence would not deprive a per-
son of his rights of citizenship
for bouncing a $20 check for
groceries. Surely not if the per-
son made restitution. Surely not
five years after the fact. Surely
not if professionals of the six-
figure variety are not forced to
repay their student loans. Surely
not if ex-presidents are excused
their crimes. Surely not if ad-
ministrations can subvert the
banking system and the will of
Congress with impunity. Surely
not if Congress can give them-
selves salaries, pensions and
benefits far in excess of their
employers without oversight.
Only in America! Only in
Texas! Boy, are we "blissed." —
Go Kay Bailey....
Richard Young
P.O. Box 551
Livingston
Bigger not better
To the editor:
As a person who is around
Goodrich schools and has a
chance to observe the day-to-
day activity in the classrooms, I
would like to add my comments
to the consolidation controversy.
Goodrich schools have a fine,
dedicated teaching staff and the
students are getting a quality
education. Our TAAS scores
bear this out — they are equal to
and many times better than
Livingston ISD. Walk dowrr any
hall while school is in session,
and you have to be impressed
with the quiet working atmos-
phere. If you look in the obser-
vation window, you see rooms
full of children who are working
and who look interested in what
they are doing. The administra-
tive staff would be most happy
to give you a tour of the
facilities at any time to confirm
this.
Teaching plans arc creative
and designed to keep the
children interested, which
results in a minimum of dis-
cipline problems. The students
tell me they always feel they can
get help if they are stuck on a
problem or a subject. Goodrich
schools have a good community
feeling of belonging, and they
do not have some of the
problems of the big school dis-
tricts. The administration is
more aware of what is going on
with the students and problems
can many times be solved before
they become big problems.
My children are products of
Houston ISD. Believe me, I
would prefer Goodrich ISD
many times over. Bigger does
not mean better - many times it
means worse. Kids can get lost
in a big system. Like they say,
"If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. ' I
truly believe some people are
trying to fix something that isn’t
broke!
Wanda Wolf
3635 Terrace Tr.
Goodrich
War's still ahead
To the editor:
Boy, did I get slam dunked at
the school board meeting
Thursday night. After some
feeble arguments by the board
about why they did away with
the CED homestead exemption,
not a single member had the
courage to make a motion to
even vote on the restoration re-
quest. It died without a vote. Ho
hum, no big surprise.
When informed by the board
president that restoration of the
exemption would devastate the
district, I asked what would they
have done if the CED had stayed
in force and they had not gotten
the money. He said he was not
in a position to discuss that and
then ended the discussion. So
we were lucky. If a law had not
been declared unconstitutional,
the LISD would be devastated
now.
So where are we fellow
; m '£
shafted taxpayers? Well, we’re
going to pay and pay and pay
until we do away with this rub-
ber stamp, tax and spend board.
In May, 1994 two of the
members, Mrs. Janey West and
Mr. J.W. Ratcliff, are up for re-
election. We simply vote them
out and vote in two candidates
that will represent the taxpayers.
The next year we do the same
thing. If you want it to stop,
that’s the American way.
We made a mistake electing
these people and the time has
come to start correcting that
mistake. Stay strong and com-
mitted to change. Stop com-
plaining and start planning to
vote. Send me your name and
address and I’ll keep the ball
rolling. Remember, Thursday
night was a small battle. The
war will be won at the polls.
Leroy Gaston
P.O. Box 1568
Livingston
Election letter deadlines
It is Enterprise policy that no let-
ters to the editor pertaining to an
election be published in the edition
immediately preceding that elec-
tion.
In keeping with that policy,
Thursday, Oct. 28, will be the last
issue in which letters concerning
the Nov. 2 amendment election will
be published. Sunday, Nov. 7, will
be the last issue in which letters
will be published regarding the
Goodrich ISD, in light of the bond
election to be held Nov. 13.
Public comments in the last
of the newspaper prior to an elec-
tion will be confined to paid adver-
tising.
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