Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 73, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 2003 Page: 4 of 26
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THi POUC COUNTY ENT
Letters to the editor
Soldier says thanks
To the editor
I am a soldier currently de-
ployed in Baghdad. Iraq I wrote
a letter a couple of months back
thanking everyone for their sup-
port and prayers for all the armed
forces serving to protect our
great nation and our way of life I
continue to say thank you and
God bless vou all
Our soldiers are and continue
to perform well above expecta-
tions Please continue to pray for
all the families separated The
unit I am with will be deployed
and separated from our loved
ones for one year
Once again, thank you for your
support and constant prayers
Ourlu Milter
B 901st FSB
CMR 492 Box 2624
APO, AE 09049
Too many cry babies
To the editor:
What's with all these cry ba-
bies out there'’ There are so many
young and older people who
abuse their bodies with excessive
alcohol and tobacco and then,
when their health plays out. they
start crying and want people to
feel sorry for them
l ike, did you hear about poor
John He is dying of emphysema
or lung cancer How old is he?
Oh. 42 Or some make it longer
Some kill themselves with the
tork and spoon and then hobble
around on their fat carcasses ex-
pecting to feel sympathy from
everybody
Personally. I'm tired of these
full-blown smokers, alcoholics
and Wal-Mart aisle blockers
Right now. as they read this arti-
cle. they arc feeling pain; ordi-
narily you don't lose your health
overnight
And another thing, what's this
deal in the obituary column
where everyone is “going to be
with the Lord .” Just once I'd like
to see, “Without a doubt this man
or woman was so bad. they're
undoubtedly burning in hell ” I
knew a man in his 30s once that
got his death wish Got lus neck
broken in an old hot rod and was
buried with a six-pack of beer
and a carton of cigarettes and a
lighter Bet he didn’t need the
lighter.
I hope when they bury me.
someone will say. "He could
have gone to either place; we are
really not quite sure “ It’s kind of
like, "Have a nice day.” I’m so
sick of that one I could scream.
Or how’ve you been? Fine! If
some people told the truth, they ’d
say. "Not worth a dam.” Oh well,
that ’s people
Robert Lee Stewart
331 Holly Hill Road
Livingston
Display white ribbons
To the editor:
In reference to letter. "Creep-
ing disease upon us,” we in Polk
County are in the process of plac-
ing white ribbons on ouf vehicles
to show our love for God. and
joining protest against removal of
the Ten Commandments in Ala-
bama removal of Bible in Hous-
ton removal of pray er in scliools
and anything else they want to
take away from us
Anyone and eve#fote are wel-
come to join us, so tie that white
ribbon on your vehicle today and
show God that we care
Jean Lovelady
P.O. Box 2429
Onalaska
Bible says it all
To the editor:
For 2V years we have been
reading ;tnd enjoying the Polk
County Enterprise, but we now
join other readers in exercising
our disappointment in the print-
ing of the cartoon on Aug 21
We feel that it was a slap in
God's face and that it should
never liave appeared in a family
newspaper such as yours
The cartoon clearly implies
that God lias put his stamp of
approval on the homosexual life-
style. which is nothing less than
blasphemous
Further more, it appears to
make such a life glamorous, as
all the media is doing these days,
and in doing so. may just cause
young people to give it a try. And
wouldn't that be a shame to be
led down such a pathway of life.
Anyone who,has ever read the
Bible (even a little bit) knows
what God thinks about homo-
sexuality He has made it clear in
many places in the Bible that it is
an abomination to God! That
says it all!
God said it. we believe it. and
that settles it. for us!
We think the publisher of the
Enterprise should issue an imme-
diate apology (on the front page)
first to God and then to las rcad-
ers/customers, the one who use
liis advertising services, etc. And
may God bless And so it goes. ..
Flossie S. Keels
Ralph E. Keels
1630 Galloway Lane
Livingston
Not a happy ELF
To the editor:
This item apeared in the Wash-
ington Times:
Forth Liberation Front claims
responsibility for torching SoCal
car. SEE dealerships... ELF
claims responsibility for San
Diego arson 'Setting Fires With
Electrical Timers - An Earth Lib-
eration Front Guide'
Isn’t it about time that this
crazy and dangerous organization
should be outlawed?
Oh. you say. we can’t do that.
Free speech, you know But did-
n't we outlaw the Communist
Party as an organization devoted
td the overthrow of the United
States9 What is different? This
organization is bent on destroy-
ing this country, little by little,
building by building, just as
surely as Communism.
ELF has committed numerous
atrocities which haven't reached
the front pages of our papers. It
is only when something spec-
tacular takes place that it is given
notoriety ELF makes PET A
look like a kid's picnic. Of
course, they both are over the
edge as far as mental aberrations
are concerned. Their leaderships
need to have a big reality check
But the fact remains, they are not
to be laughed at nor ignored.
They are a real and present dan-
ger to our way of life. Their
willingness to destroy the prop-
erty of another, without regard to
the safety of human beings, and
their goal of relentlessly forcing
their objectives on society, must
be regarded as a major threat.
It is a fact that our wondrous
Constitution has within it the
seed of its own destruction. The
application of the principle of
"free speech" to physical acts is
not what was intended by our
framers. By making law from
repeated mis-interpretations of
the First Amendment, we are
destroying the very principle
which makes us free. We must
not let this become the means by
which our enemies destroy us
from within.
Jack Dorwin
309 Lucy St
Livingston
State Capital Highlights
Election gets three-year head start
By MIKE COX
Texas Press Association
AUSTIN — The gubernatorial
election is more than three years
down the road, but it looks like the
2006 Republican primary will be a
real political brawl
Gov Rick Perry likely will run
again, but he could face Comptrol-
ler Carole Keeton Strayhom. Lt
Gov David Dew hurst and U S
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Potential Democratic gubemato- be®n 8006
nal candidates” To be announced Strayhom. as Dewhur* pointed
For roughlv a century, from Re- oul rcccnt^- already seems to be
constrocuon into the late 1970s. campaigning She recently hired
being chosen bv voters in the De- '"o veteran communications opera-
mocradc pnmarv was tantamount “vcs and the most recent issue of
to winning the general election F'scal jj Publication begun
against whoever the Republican "hcn Bob Bullock *as comptrol-
candidate happened to be (Most lcr P°ln,s ou< on Pa8e tha' of
folks soon would have a hard time
remembering )
91 recommendations she made in
two reports to the Legislature. 61
But since Republican Dallas oil- cnac,cd for a combined 8C"'
, Bill Clements got elected gov- eraJ re'enue Mvu«» ofJ13 billion.
1978. the guarantee has To ,hc ?rca' annoyance of other
‘OK, so maybe I’m not playing with a full deck ..
only card that matters anyway!”
but this Is the
September 11: Two years later
By U.S. SEN. KAY BAILEY
HUTCHISON
There are^evqnts throughout his-
tory that define generations. The
Wright brothers' first flight in 1903.
the "Black Tuesday" stock market
crash of 1929. the attack on Pearl
Harbor in 1941 and the landing of a
man on the moon in I9<>9 arc a few
seminal moments that triggered a
seismic shift in the course of our
nation For this generation. Sep-
tember 11. 2001. is a date that will
forever recall the devastating at-
tacks that rained terror on the
United States of America But it
will also ev oke the pride and patri-
otism we Iclt as police, firelighters
and airplane passengers gave their
In cs to save countless others
This month, as we commemorate
the second anniversary of the day
that 19 hijackers forever changed
the physical and psychological
landscape of our nation, that day m
September merits reflection and
raises the question two years later,
are we safer?
On 9-11-03 church bells
throughout Manhattan will ring at
exactly 8:46 a m - the moment the
first plane crashed into the north
tower of the World Trade Center
That evening, the lights on Broad-
way will go dim Baseball games
will observe a moment of silence
before the first pitch is thrown. But
after the bells cease, the lights
come on and the games begin - we
must go about our daily lives more
careful about our community'
safety, never forgetting the devasta-
tion and horror of September 11
Securing our Nation
Immediately after the attacks, our
nation charged into action, closing
the loopholes that allowed the ter-
rorists to infiltrate our country.
Aviation security gaps, immigra-
tion mishaps and intelligence lapses
were immediately addressed. New
federal entities were created and
charged with the task of protecting
our transportation infrastructure
and our homeland. And we
launched a global war on terror
taking the fight to the mountains of
Afghanistan, the sand dunes of
Iraq, and to main streets both in the
U.S. and abroad where terrorists
have burrowed.
Fortunately, our nation has not
suffered another terrorist attack
coming close to the magnitude of
that horrific day. Increased law
enforcement has been critical, but a
new awareness and vigilance on the
part of iln. rwnerican people have
helped thwart c vrisi athi.J s md
protect our conn, v from zealots
who wish to dcstrv v our wav ol
life While families have had lo
adopt emergency plans. Congress is
continuing to address problems at
our borders, m our skies am., at our
ports And we will continue the . nr
on terror
levas Reflects
As Americans and out lilends
around the globe reflect on this
second anniversary. Texans will
have a unique opportunity lo com-
memorate that fateful day A
Smithsonian exhibit that drew one
million visitors during a 10-month
run at the National Museum oi
American History will begin its
traveling exhibit in the Lone Star
State on September 11. Fort Worth
will be the opening city for the
seven-city tour The Fort Worth
Museum of Science and Histoiv
will display "Scptcmbet II Bear-
ing Witness lo History." through
January 4. 2004
The commemorative exhibit in-
cludes items such as a twisted piece
of steel, firefighters' gear and a
piece of limestone from the Penta-
gon. It also includes memorials
bom die crash site in Pennsylvania
and photographs and stories of sur
v Ivors. For information on th<
Smithsonian exhibit. visit
I Hip //ameri&nhistory.si edu/septe
mberl 1/
Ins month as you honor the
•u, uoiy oi those lost on September
i' ■ now that our nation is indeed
safer Our vulnerability was ex-
posed. but we responded with a
steely resolve, that has made us
stronger i cher and better We will
never be thr same, but the Ameri-
,cs we ha c become will be the
i mg example of liberty and de-
ni s raev lot all the world to sec
Republican officeholders, Stray-
horn also recently pointed out th*
while the regular session had held
to the no-new-taxes mantra, fee
increases passed in lieu of tax hikes
will cost Texans $2.7 billion more
in fiscal 2004-05
September 11 memorial set-
It's hard to believe that it has
been nearly two years since tlx*
September 11 terrorist attacks At
9:30 am. on the second anniver-
sary. a 9-11 memorial will be dedi-
cated in the State Cemetery in Aus-
tin
The memorial, created by a
group of Austin architects whq
volunteered their time, is made
from two steel columns salvaged
from the World Trade Center in
New York
On a plaque detailing the events
of that day is an excerpt from 9
speech by President Bush: “These
acts shatter steel, but they cannot
dent the steel of American resolve.”
A different kind of lottery...
It doesn’t get the publicity the
big-dollar lottery games receive,
but Texas has another lottery of
sorts. For $ 10 a shot (so to speak),
Texas hunters can register with the
Parks and Wildlife Department for
no-cost, once-in-a-lifctime hunts.
The package hums range from a
three-day alligator hum (limit one.
has to be longer than 10 feet) to a
bird hunter’s dream with a chance
to bag turkey, dove, quail and
pheasant.
For more information on the
drawing, check the agency's Web
site at www.tpwd.state.txus or call
800-895-4248. Deadline for enter-
ing is Nov. 1.
Onions ring cash registers...
Don't tell ’em to cut the oniors
They can make you cry or give yc 1
bad breath, but onions are makin :
big money for Texas agricultur,
interests
Texas is the nation's fourtl
largest onion producer, growing 5 7
million hundredweight (1 >0
pounds) of onions in 2002 Orly
California. Oregon and Was’ ,ng-
ton. in that order, grow moi on-
ions than Texas
The value of Texas’ 2002 :rop.
according to the comptroller ; of-
fice. was $122 million. The value
of the crop has been growing every
year since 1999, along with the
amount harvested. A final onion
fact Texas and California are the
only two states that can produce a
spring and a summer onion crop.
POLK COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
How to contact
Polk County’s
representatives
U,S. Sen. John Cornvn:
United States Senate
Washington. D C 20510-4305
202/224-2934
FAX 202-228-2856
U,S. Sen. Kay Bailo Hutchison:
Room 284
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington. D C 20510
202/224-5922
FAX: 202 224-02?f>
senatoro huh hisoi 1 senate.gov
Mi Reu. Jim Turner:
Room 208
Cannon House Office Bldg
Washington. DC 20515
202/225-2401
FAX: 202/225-5955 or
701N. First. Room 201
Luftin. TX 75901
409/637-1770
FAX 936 632-8588
State Sen. Todd Staples:
P.O. Box 2208
Palestine. TX 75802
903/729-7717
FAX: 903/723-0408
State Reu. Dan Ellis:
3$5 W. Mill
Lmhgston. TX 777S|
936/327-5181
FAX: 936 291-1487
ALVIN HOLLEY, PUBLISHER
pK&3SSf| Telephone Number 936-327-4357
(USPS 437-340)
WEBSITE: www.EastTexasNews.Com
E-MAIL: polk’iews@livingston.net
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 73, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 2003, newspaper, September 11, 2003; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth820853/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.