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Thank you for Distinguished Alumni honor
Dear editor,
What an honor to be selected as a Distinguished Alumni of Weatherford High School! I want to thank everyone who helped make that selection.
I have always been proud to be a graduate of the 1958 Class of WHS. Weatherford has always had high standards and excellent administrators and teachers. It is truly a drawing card for many newcomers to Weatherford.
I grew up in the best of times ... safety for us was not such an issue as it is today. We could ride bikes or walk to friends’ homes and be gone for hours and our parents did not have to worry. Parents kept in touch with one another. If you stepped out of line, you knew your parents would find out one way or another. Christian teachers not only taught us, but loved and cared for us (hugs were essential!) and guided us to ‘higher, better things’ with good family values and work ethics.
Our Class of 1958 is still very close. We keep in touch. We meet monthly at Antonio’s for lunch (the last Saturday of every month — anyone is welcome to join us). We have shared good things, births, illnesses and deaths, together as a family. We set up a scholarship fund to give back to the community in appreciation for what we have received. At first were able to give a $500 scholarship. For each of the past two years we have been able to give three $1,000 scholarships to WHS graduates. You can see why I am very proud to have graduated from WHS. I will always do my best to represent the school well.
Homecoming was a great weekend. The weather was beautiful. I have never seen so many out to view the Homecoming parade. And the luncheon at Chandor Gardens was just perfect. The game was great on Friday night; then ending with the WHS Athletic Hall of Fame presentations on Saturday morning! As our school song says: “There’s a school down in Texas they call the Blue and the White. It’s a school with standards high; it’s a school that stands for right. With a faculty that guides us to higher, better things ... to the students that are loyal ... to Weatherford High we sing.”
Barbara Moore Owens,
Weatherford
Not besmirching veterans — proud to be an American
Dear editor,
I want Mr. Williams (“Democrats overlook good of military, views of others,” Viewpoints Nov. 1) to know that I would never ‘besmirch’ our extraordinary military. My husband served in the Army and went to college on an ROTC scholarship. I am so grateful he came out alive and whole. The hardships you endured can never be repaid.
The list was of the 47 percent Mr. Romney said he didn’t care about — they paid no income tax and shouldn’t.
I am not ashamed of my education and becoming a professional woman. I worked at three part-time jobs to pay for my graduate degree. America gave me that opportunity, which is not available to many women in the world. In fact, the young woman who was shot in the in head trying to go to school should give us an overwhelming feeling of gratitude to be an American and the incredible opportunities available for all of us.
Mr. Williams, thank you for your service to our country! Your service has made a difference in all our lives. You deserve the best.
Nancy Harris,
Weatherford
Frankenstorm Sandy is what we eat
Dear editor,
Frankenstorm Sandy is one more dramatic demonstration that climate change and its extreme weather patterns are now part of our future.
Although we’re unlikely to reverse climate change, we can still mitigate its effects by reducing our driving, our energy use, and our meat consumption.
Yes, meat consumption.
A 2006 U.N. report estimated that meat cosumption accounts for 18 percent of man-made greenhouse gases. A 2009 article in the respected World Watch magazine suggested that it may be closer to 50 percent.
Carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, is emitted by burning forests to create animal pastures and by combustion of fossil fuels to confine, feed, transport, and slaughter animals and to refrigerate their carcasses. The much more damaging methane and nitrous oxide are discharged from digestive tracts of cattle and from animal waste cesspools, respectively.
We have the power of reducing the devastating effects of climate change every time we eat. Our local supermarket offers a rich variety of soy-based lunch “meats,” hotdogs, veggie burgers, soy and nut-based dairy products (including cheese and ice cream), and an ample selection of traditional vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts. Product lists, easy recipes, and transition tips are available at www.livevegan.org.
Wesley Yellott,
Weatherford
Viewpoints
Letters to the editor, Sunday, Nov. 4
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CNHI EDITORIAL: Seizure of AP phone records an insult to independent press
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
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NOW HEAR THIS: ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’
This famous quote addressing communication failure is a classic line from the 1967 movie “Cool Hand Luke,” starring Paul Newman. Strother Martin, who played the role of the warden in a southern prison, would use this phrase every time he gave Luke a good whack with his baton. The concept resonated so well with moviegoers that it was voted No. 11 of the 100 all-time favorite movie quotes according to the American Film Institute.
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Letters to the Editor – May 19, 2013
Do you remember the “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” sign that the personnel on the USS Abraham Lincoln displayed to greet President Bush when he went out to greet them?
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Guest opinion: Campaign with honor
All politics is local and personal! I hope that you and your family have a wonderful summer, filled with relationship building experiences and times of relaxation. As you do all the things that re-charge us for the next round at work and involvement in community and political activities, let’s reflect on the 2013 local elections for a moment.
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TISCIONE: Woe for calling evil good
You don’t often see “woe” used in an article. It’s a word that has fallen out of usage in our day. But it’s a word that ought to be understood and taken seriously.
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Letters to the Editor – May 17, 2013
As mercury pollution threatens our waterways and carbon pollution-fueled climate change worsens extreme weather, we need someone in Washington who knows how to get things done.
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Letters to the Editor – May 15, 2013
I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to the slobs, idiots and inconsiderate people who continually decorate the beautiful Texas landscape with their trash. I guess it’s really a form of art with beer bottles and cans, boxes, plastic drink containers, food packaging and just about anything else you can think of. It just doesn’t appeal to me. Thank you.
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NOW HEAR THIS: Not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin
I had never really considered this possibility, but every one of the Three Little Pigs was almost certainly a guy. I know that assumption is not particularly popular from an equal opportunity standpoint, but the fact is fairly certain. How do I know? They all three had hair on their chinny chin chins.
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ESTES: Securing a bright future for Texas
Texas businesses have created more than 500,000 jobs since November 2011. Our economy is growing nearly 50 percent faster than the rest of the country and our cost of living remains low.
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TISCIONE: ‘It’s not about me’
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night.”
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CNHI EDITORIAL: Seizure of AP phone records an insult to independent press
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Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
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$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
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Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
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Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
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Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
