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Women's and children's hospital to open in
Lubbock
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009
Covenant Women's and Children's will open Thursday combining two services and moving them into a new facility,
something not previously achieved in the South Plains.
Melinda Clark, president and chief executive officer of the Covenant Health System, said one of the reasons to the
system was a need to combine the Children's Hospital with Women's Services into one facility to improve and have the
best health care available for both women and children in the community.
"We recognize this as an area of opportunity because we have the ability to serve the market differently for ourselves
and other people," she said. "It also gives us the opportunity to set and follow the national trend which is emphasizing
care for women and children."
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Covenant Children's Hospital will relocate from its current location on 19th Street to Covenant's Lakeside Campus,
where many of the women's services take place. The location also will be renamed to Covenant's Women's and
Children's.
Roxie Taylor-Welt, vice president of Covenant system, said it is important to remember the neonatal intensive care unit
is a part of the pediatric hospital, which is another reason why it is best to have women's and children's services in the
same facility.
"We thought it would give better care to both women's and children's (services)," she said, "especially in that range of
childbirth time, where you become familiar with a facility and the staff."
Clark said the change is especially important for children born with complications because it allows for the parents to
establish a relationship with the staff that grows as the child ages.
"Women typically lead the health care decisions with their families," she said, "and we felt like specifically for women,
and definitely for kids, a single provider that is a licensed hospital will allow us to provide all of the sub specialties
possible for children and give us the ability to have the best facilities and the best physicians."
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In order to attract these types of physicians, Clark said, children should have a central hospital to visit, and over the past
two years Covenant has hired many pediatric sub specialists while preparing for the new hospital.
"We have brought in a pediatric neurosurgeon, pediatric pulmonologist and a pediatric endocrinologist," she said. "We
are getting ready to hire a second pediatric heart surgeon we'll have three pediatric general and trauma surgeons just
for kids."
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The Lakeside Campus now will be a women's and children's hospital where 100 percent of their services for both still
will be available, Taylor-Welt said.
"It was an opportunity to have a smaller campus that's a little bit easier access and more of a family atmosphere," she
said.
Clark said $45 million to $50 million was put into repurposing the campus and much of the time was spent on designing
to ensure that the best care and the best technology was included.
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She said the women's section is a welcoming environment, and the layout of the units and the rooms is focused toward
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women and the ability to bring their families in with them. The children's side of the hospital is customized for children
from the size of the sinks to the equipment in the rooms.
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Covenant Children's Hospital is one of seven children's hospitals in the state of Texas, Taylor-Welt. Covenant combining
the two services is significant because it is a new approach.
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"It is a new way to approach care of women from the time that they start having children until they go through the later
stages of life," she said. "When you come here with your kids and you have been here as an adult, as a obstetrical
patient, it's all familiar and more of a family environment."
Covenant Health System is the largest health care organization the region and more than 50 percent its patients come
from outside Lubbock County, according to Covenant's Web site.
Clark said the new hospital will benefit the community because it will be an economic driver and allow for more patients
to be pulled into the region.
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"I think that you will have folks in far reaching areas where they don't have services designed for women and children,
coming to Lubbock," she said.
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Department of Health Services pushes for
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By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Last year in Texas, more than 500 people died waiting for lifesaving organs, according to the Department of State
Health Services.
The lack of organ donors is a crisis of epidemic proportions, said Catherine Burch Graham, director of communications
at LifeGift, an organ procurement organization. More than 100,000 people are on the waiting list for organs like hearts,
livers, lungs, kidneys, pancreases and intestines.
Carrie Williams, assistant press officer at the Department of State Health Services, said people can register to be an
organ and tissue donor when they apply for a driver's license, but the department is trying to boost the number of
registered donors in Texas by promoting the online registry at www.donatelifetexas.org.
If someone is thinking about becoming a donor and wants to learn more, they can go to the Web site for information and
register to become a donor online, she said. There they also can specify which organs they would be willing to donate.
It is important to promote not only organ but tissue donation as well, Graham said, and one donor can save up to 80
lives through the donation of organs and tissues, such as skin, bone, heart valves and corneas.
"Skin is used for burn victims, bone is used for cancer patients, corneas restore sight and heart valves are used for
children born with heart defects," she said.
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While tissue donations do not always go to saving lives, it can make a difference in a person's life, said Greg Oliver,
tissue program supervisor at the LifeGift West Region office in Lubbock.
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"They were able to take one of our femurs and put it in this little girl," Oliver said. "That was 12 years ago, and now she
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Graham said filling out information on the Texas Registry is important.
"We just don't know when our lives are going to end," she said, "and better to make the decision for yourself and not
burden your family with that decision about whether or not to say yes or no to organ and tissue donation."
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Williams said donors obviously are important for someone who is waiting for a lifesaving organ.
"Right now in Texas, we have about 270,000 people who are registered as donors and our goal is to see that number
grow," she said.
Graham said the organization hears stories almost every day from family members of donors who said it gave them
comfort in a time of great sorrow.
"This happens a lot of times with parents and siblings of donors whose life may have ended sooner than we would
normally expect," she said. "But they were able to take something positive out of a tragedy."
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Lubbock to host community clean ups
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Spring generally is a time when people focus on things that are new and clean.
It also is the perfect time to focus on renewing neighborhoods, yards and homes, said Greg Bruce, president of the
Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood Association.
The Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood Association and Keep Lubbock Beautiful are sponsoring a Neighborhood Clean up
Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 25.
Keep Lubbock Beautiful is an advisory board to the Lubbock City Council for aesthetic issues, said James Leatherwood,
chairman of the board.
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"We work with Keep America Beautiful, which includes Keep Texas Beautiful, to preserve a beautiful and sanitary
environment," he said.
Keep America Beautiful has a national network of almost 1,000 local affiliates and participating organizations and
follows a practical approach to find solutions that prevent litter, reduce waste and beautify communities, according to the
organization's Web site.
Bruce said volunteers for the cleanup will meet in Carlisle Park, at the intersection of 22nd Street and Avenue X, and
will work on cleaning the streets, alleys and public areas of the neighborhood.
The city of Lubbock's solid waste department will be assisting with the event and dumpsters will available so
neighborhood residents can dispose of large items at no charge, he said.
Clean and well-maintained neighborhoods are important, Bruce said, because they preserve property values and have
lower instances of property crimes.
"We are hopeful this event will serve as a catalyst to encourage clean-up and renewal activities all across the
community," he said.
During the past few years, Keep Lubbock Beautiful has been involved with the Don't Mess with Texas trash pick-ups,
World Changers, a student volunteer work project affiliated with the Southern Baptist Association, Arbor Day and
recycling, Leatherwood said. The neighborhood cleanup is a pilot project in the direction of another project that the
board is about to launch.
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"We are about to launch a Spruce Up Lubbock project to generally make people more proactive in recycling, picking up
trash and improving our quality of life in Lubbock," he said.
Leatherwood said many Texas Tech students live in neighborhoods around Lubbock and he is grateful for any interest
they may have in the project.
It is important for Lubbock residents, including Tech students, to keep their neighborhoods clean, Bruce said.
"For most, the largest investment we own is our home," he said. "Even if you rent, our homes are where we spend a
great deal of our time. Having pride in where you live is important."
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Rain barrel workshop to help Lubbockites
conserve water
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009
Students hoping to save money on their water bills this summer may want to start harvesting rain.
One of the simplest and most inexpensive methods of rain water harvesting is through the use of a rain barrel, said
Carmon McCain, the information education group supervisor at High Plains Underground Water Conservation District.
Through utilizing the gutters on the roof edges of a house, water can be captured that would otherwise be lost to runoff,
he said. The water then would be diverted into the storm water system.
For those interested in making their own rain barrel, the Lubbock Storm Water Management Department will host a Rain
Barrel Make and Take Workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25, at the Hodges Community Center.
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Participants will assemble, paint and learn how to use their own rain barrel to take home.
The workshop will teach people how they can capture rain water not just using a rain barrel, but also through their
landscape, she said. The cost of the workshop is $40, and those interested can register by calling 806-767-3706.
Melanie Mallory, storm water environmental compliance specialist for the Lubbock Storm Water Management
Department, said a rain barrel can be easily connected to a roof gutter system, and if a house does not have a gutter
system, a barrel can be placed underneath a valley in the roof where water runs off.
"Rain water harvesting is collecting rain water runoff from your roof and then reusing that water for irrigation purposes,"
she said.
Along with saving money on water utilities, residents using rain barrels help the city because reducing the rain water
going into the storm water system is going to help it function better, she said. It also will reduce pollutants and other
things that water would pick up along the way.
Dana Porter, an extension agricultural engineering specialist for water management at the Texas A&M Research and
Extension Center in Lubbock, said most captured water is used for landscaping plants and the lawn.
Although Lubbock does not get much rain, the use of rain barrels is efficient and people should harvest what they can,
she said.
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"Obviously here we have variable rain," Porter said. We might have a wet spring or dry spring. There is a lot of variability
in our storms but even so we might as well take advantage of what we do get."
Rain barrels are available in stores and are sold by companies online, McCain said. But even something as low tech as
putting buckets outside during a rainfall event is a beneficial way to collect water.
Mallory said she would encourage students to participate and attend the workshop because they would learn valuable
information which they could use now and later when they own a home.
Rain water harvesting is important because during the spring and summer because about half of the water supplied to
lawns and gardens is wasted because of inefficient watering practices, McCain said.
"This is free moisture that mother nature provides," he said, "so it's a good idea to utilize that resource and capture it,
rather than just letting it run off and be wasted."
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PACs debate alcohol sales vote
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Lubbock Area Republican Women hosted a debate Thursday between two political action committees, Lubbock
County Wins and Truth About Alcohol Sales, in which the two PACs debated about the upcoming alcohol sales vote.
Melissa Pierce, chairwoman and treasurer of Lubbock County Wins, and John Hatch, a partner with Texas Petition
Strategies, spoke for Lubbock County Wins. Brant O'Hair, co-chairman and Josh Allen, co-chairman for Truth About
Alcohol sales, also spoke.
O'Hair said all the companies investing money in the alcohol vote come from outside Lubbock.
"The stores that make up the liquor lobby do not live here, they don't own homes in Lubbock County, they don't have
children in our schools, and they are not concerned with how their actions affect the vulnerable of our community," he
said. "They just want to exploit our community for profit."
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Pierce said she hopes people will seek the truth about the vote and vote based on fact, not fear.
"For me this will be an enhancement to my quality of life," she said. "If I can go to the grocery store and buy a bottle of
wine with dinner or if we are getting ready to have a barbecue and I can go buy hamburger meat and a six-pack of beer
at the same time, to me that is an enhancement to my quality of life."
The PACs debated over the vote's impact on property value, sales tax revenue and topics such as underage drinking
and drinking and driving.
O'Hair said if the vote passes, underage drinking will increase because the area does not have enough TABC officers to
enforce the laws.
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"We're going to multiply the number of outlets ten-fold, at least," he said. "Those guys don't have a chance to regulate all
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O'Hair said the college students voting will not vote because of the added convenience when they turn 21, but because
the underage students know it would be more convenient for their friends that are older than 21 to buy it for them.
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Hatch said Lubbock County Wins does not support underage drinking and that is not what either of the ballot
propositions are about.
"These are about giving legal adults the legal right to purchase a legal product in the state of Texas in Lubbock County,"
he said.
The PAC also does not agree with drinking and driving, Pierce said, and statistics show when alcohol is brought closer
to a city, accidents decrease.
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"The responsible citizen only wants to be able to go to the store and buy a bottle of wine with their dinner," she said.
Allen said he remembers in college how many people older than 21 brought alcohol back to parties where there were
minors. He said he does not see how making alcohol more accessible to those people could be beneficial to the
community.
Hatch said Lubbock is one of the few communities where he has seen so much debate about the issue.
"I really think that it is very beneficial to the community because I hope it engages you to go and check our facts, and in
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Allen said he encourages people to educate themselves about the issue and to contact both PACs for information
before they go out and cast their vote.
"The most important thing is that no matter how you feel about the issue, it is very important that you get out and
exercise your right to vote," Pierce said.
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City's legal office to face changes
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
The Lubbock City Council recently received a report from the Legal Services Office Study Committee, which looked at
issues and made recommendations to improve the city's legal department, said Todd Klein, District 3 councilman.
The council appointed the committee in September to review the operations of the city attorney's office and make
recommendations for possible restructuring before hiring a permanent city attorney.
Lubbock's former city attorney, Anita Burgess, left the job in August, and since then John Vandiver has been serving
part-time as the interim city attorney, Klein said.
The city attorney is in charge of the city's legal department and serves as corporate council to the City of Lubbock, which
is a $500 million per year corporation, Vandiver said.
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"In addition to that, we have criminal prosecution and responsibilities as well as the civil matters," he said "And of course
we render legal advice to the city of Lubbock and also represent the city in civil lawsuits."
John Tucker, a member of the committee, told the city council at an April 9 meeting that the committee tried to think in
terms of the future needs and arrangements of the Office of the City Attorney.
"What we tried to create in our report, and hope that the city would do, is to create a professional staff that is able to do
professional work and do it effectively and efficiently," he said.
One of the major paragraphs in the report concerned recommendations on what the council should consider when
selecting a new city attorney, such as experience in Texas municipal law and leadership skills, Tucker said.
"We just hope that the council would be able to find someone who has major experience in the municipal law field and
either has been a city attorney in another city or second-in-command at some city attorney's office," he said. "Someone
who's had several years experience who can come here and do an effective job."
Klein said the council wants to hire someone with long-term experience.
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"We want someone who has a proven track record, and somebody who's going to be capable of overseeing the city
prosecutions and defense aspects as well as a good manager for the department," he said.
The report also recommended adding personnel by changing the part-time attorney position to full time, moving the
police adviser to City Hall, adding two paralegals at the Municipal Court for prosecutors in lieu of another lawyer, and
utilizing the same paralegal concept at City Hall.
Members of the committee were Bill Tucker, Hadley Edgar, Walter Huffman and J.Q. Warnick.
According to the report the committee's conclusions and recommendations were based on information from various
interviews and statistical data concerning both prosecution and civil legal matters handled by the Lubbock attorney's
office.
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City Council finalizes animal shelter location
By Halie Hartman
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The Lubbock City Council announced the location for a new animal shelter in Mackenzie Park, near I-27 and the
Marsha Sharp Freeway, at the council meeting Thursday.
The decision ultimately came down to a process of elimination, said Todd Klein, District 3 councilman. It is the best
location in terms of the ability to expand because at some point the council hopes to put a dog park next to it.
Mayor Tom Martin voted against the location because he said he does not want an animal shelter built in a city park,
and other members of the council have voted against previous attempts.
"I developed an opinion many months ago that we should not put it in a park and that we needed to put it in a
commercial area centrally located so that all Lubbock residents have an equal drive to get the facility," he said.
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Klein said he believes building the shelter in Mackenzie Park will help draw more redevelopment to that part of town.
"I think that that will be a nice facility to have in that area and that it will attract more people to probably one of the
prettiest parts of town," he said.
Martin said the only advantage he knows of building the shelter in Mackenzie Park is the city already owns the property.
However, it is only a couple of blocks from the existing animal shelter and is about a 30-minute drive from the northwest
and southwest areas of Lubbock, he said.
"In my opinion, it needs to be in a central location where it's not an inconvenience for any part of the city," Martin said.
Mary Hatfield, president of the Humane Society of West Texas, said she would have preferred a more commercial site
in the direction of the city's growth.
"The city is growing to the southwest, away from Mackenzie Park site," she said. "If marketing gurus have decided the
southwestern part of the city is a good place for Target and Burlington Coat Factory, then it is a good place for the new
animal shelter."
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Previous councils have appropriated $3.5 million toward building a new facility, Martin said.
The animal shelter is estimated to cost about $6 million, Klein said. An architect has been hired and a cost engineering
analysis will be conducted to try to reduce the cost down to the amount the city has available.
It is necessary to build a new shelter because previous contractors have said it is a waste of money to remodel the
current shelter, Hatfield said.
"The shelter is made up of porous surfaces throughout and harbors diseases, even dangerous diseases such as parvo,
distemper, or Feline Leukemia Virus and HIV," she said. "So very young puppies and kittens cannot survive even a few
days in the shelter we have now. This is not something that can be fixed."
It is important to use appropriate water-, disease- and noise-resistant materials when building the new shelter, Klein
said, which will make it a more interval system, cost less money and the facility will last longer in the long run.
"Can we beat down the cost? I think so," he said. "Will we sacrifice the integrity of the facility to do so? No. Can we get
down to $3.5 million, minus what we have spent in the process? Probably not."
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In the case that the shelter cannot be built with $3.5 million, the city may have to build the shelter in phases, in which
case the first phase to be built would be an adoption center, Klein said.
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will remain the place where the majority of the animals would be kept, Hatfield said.
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"Our old facility is extremely old - it's basically falling down," he said. "We need a new facility for people to come and be
able to adopt animals."
The new animal shelter would help reduce the numbers of cats and dogs that are euthanized at the Lubbock shelter,
Hatfield said.
"We would like to see many more animals finding homes through the Lubbock Animal Services adoption program," she
said. "We want to be good partners with Lubbock Animal Services and be as much help as we can. We work closely
with the employees at there and know they try hard to keep the animals healthy and to get them adopted. We know that
the hardest part of their job is putting down the tremendous numbers of animals."
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National, local protests to aim at spending bill
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The day most Americans pay their federal income tax, Wednesday, also is the day that Tax Day Tea Parties will be
hosted in more than 120 cities, including Lubbock.
The tea party is public protest of the U.S. government's wasteful spending, oppressive taxation and wealth redistribution,
said Sheila Kenney, a volunteer who is head of the Lubbock Tax Day Tea Party Facebook group. It is also an
opportunity for like-minded citizens to voice their frustrations and be heard.
"Politicians need to realize there are a large number of Americans who strongly disagree with wasteful spending,
bailouts and greatly increasing the size of government," she said.
The U.S. Congress has passed stimulus spending bills the average citizen cannot fathom, said Irene Howell, coorganizer of the Tax Day Tea Party. The budget proposed by President Barack Obama totals about $3.6 trillion.
"Obviously no one will come up with this amount individually, so it means a huge deficit," Howell said. "The non-partisan
Congressional Budget Office projects that the national debt will double over the next five years, and it will triple over the
next 10 years to $17.3 trillion."
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Those trillions are going to be paid back by the generation of students currently in college, said Mike Posey, president of
Texas Tech College Republicans, who will represent the group at the event.
"We as college students need to realize what is happening, take an interest in our future, and care enough to speak up.
Our future paychecks are at stake," he said. "We work and get taxed on the money we make. The government thinks it
can spend our money better and more efficiently than we can. I disagree with that."
Danielle Kujan, a junior political science major from Fort Worth, said it is important for students to have a grasp on what
is going on in Washington and voice their opinions as democrats or republicans.
"Students should know where their money is going and what it is being used for," she said. "As a student and future
graduate I want to know that I will be able to obtain a job, buy a house with a decent mortgage, and not pay taxes just to
have them go to bonuses for people that are already rolling in the dough."
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Kenney, who hopes the tea parties hosted across the nation will draw politicians' attentions, said no government can
spend its way out of debt.
"There is power in numbers," she said. "Those in Washington need to realize that they work for the people, not the other
way around. We want to send a strong message that they will be held accountable through the ballot box for their
policies."
Howell said she hopes the grassroots efforts will send a message to local elected officials, as well as those in the state
and federal government.
"The Lubbock economy is strong as it is in most Texas cities," she said. "However, we will still have to be responsible for
the failures of irresponsible loans, excesses in the form of earmarks by elected officials, loss of jobs, and the federal
government burdening our citizens with more and more taxes and debt."
Kujan, who will be speaking at the event, encouraged other students to come and listen to what people in the
community have to say.
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"They may or may not agree," she said, "but from there they will be able to form their own opinions and hopefully get
more involved."
The Lubbock Tax Day Tea Party, sponsored by Americans for Integrity in Government, will take place at 4 p.m.
Wednesday at Lubbock County Courthouse. Featured speakers include former Secretary of State Roger Williams, Chris
Winn, chairman of the Lubbock County Republican Party, Judge Sam Medina and local businessmen, community
leaders and Tech students.
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Alcohol sales PACs discuss economy, social
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By Halie Hartman
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The debate between two political action committees, the Truth About Alcohol Sales and Lubbock County Wins, is
heating up as the voting day draws closer.
The Truth About Alcohol Sales recently sent out a promotional mailer picturing a convenience store in Wolfforth selling
alcohol near a residential neighborhood.
Melissa Pierce, chairwoman and treasurer of Lubbock County Wins, said the Truth About Alcohol Sales manipulated the
picture on the mailer by putting the word "liquor" on the sign in front of the store when the sign actually says "Danny's."
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Pierce said by putting the word in the picture, the Truth About Alcohol Sales is misleading the public because liquor is
not going to be sold in neighborhoods and according to the law it cannot be sold in convenience or grocery stores.
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Brant O'Hair, co-chairman of the Truth About Alcohol Sales PAC, said the picture is legitimate and the name of the store
was replaced out of courtesy.
"We took the name off as a courtesy to the owner of that convenience store," he said. "We took the name off and even
changed the color so that it would not necessarily be recognizable."
Replacing the store name with the word "liquor" was legitimate because the election includes packaged liquor sales, not
just the sale of beer and wine, O'Hair said.
"On one side you have a commercially zoned property, right across the street is residential zoning, and common sense
dictates that those houses immediately across the street will be negatively impacted in value and other quality of life
issues by the presence of that store," he said.
Lubbock County Wins said although the mailer and Truth About Alcohol Sales officials claim property values will decline,
the value of the house pictured has increased.
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According to the Lubbock County Appraisal District, the house has gone from a value of $37,587 to $55,736.
Lubbock County Wins also argued the sale of alcohol would positively impact the economy.
In a press conference Tuesday for Lubbock County Wins, Ray Perryman, an economist from The Perryman Group,
spoke about the results of a study he conducted, which looked at how Lubbock's economy would be affected if the vote
on alcohol sales passed.
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"From an economic perspective passing these propositions would be a very positive thing to do for the community," he
said.
The study reports that gains in the Lubbock area business activity and tax receipts would generate an additional $251.6
million in annual spending and $157.3 million in annual output.
O'Hair said the social problems associated with alcohol outweigh the economic benefits, and along with the increase in
spending and output, taxpayers will pay more tax dollars in the costs for enforcement, cleanup and repairs associated
with alcohol use.
"I am aware that there are social problems with alcohol, there is no question about that, excessive use of it being the
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case," Perryman said. "The bottom line is the social cost is already being paid, because I don't think there is anyone that
thinks that you have a hard time getting alcohol in Lubbock."
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By Halie Hartman
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The Texas Senate passed its version of the 2010-2011 state budget April 1, which totals $182.2 billion with $11 billion of
it coming from federal stimulus money.
Education spending and health and human services are the largest parts of the budget, and higher education funding
would increase by $1.5 billion equaling a total of $22.6 billion. State funded student financial aid would increase by $134
million.
Becky Wilson, director of Student Financial Aid at Texas Tech, said the increase in financial aid is much needed. But
Tech would see the greatest benefit if the aid was distributed in terms of gift aid and not self-help aid, such as workstudy, she said.
"We can always use additional money, but we receive federal work-study aid and we also receive state work-study aid,
and many times it is not fully utilized by students," Wilson said. "We have a lot of money that goes unused if it comes in
the form of work study."
An increase in higher education spending is still the best investment Texas can make to fuel its economic engine and
meet the demands of a globally competitive marketplace, said De J. Lozada, assistant director of communications for the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
"Now more than ever is the time for Texas to make substantial investments in higher education to carry the state beyond
the current economic downturn and into a future of growth and prosperity," she said.
The majority of the federal stimulus money would go toward technology grants, new transportation construction and
nearly $500 million for workforce training.
Workforce training ensures people are adequately trained and possess the skills to do their jobs efficiently, said Vickie
Bennett, director of Lubbock's Human Resources Department.
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Service Centers like Workforce Solutions South Plains are examples of places that receive state funding to conduct
workforce training, Bennett said. A skilled workforce helps brings in businesses and stimulate the economy.
"When companies are looking to move to cities such as Lubbock, their main concerns are having an available and
trained workforce," she said. "The more that a person can be prepared for the workforce, the better off both employers
and employees are."
State funding in the areas of higher education and workforce training also is important if Texas wants to remain
competitive well into the 21st century, Lozada said.
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"We must prepare many more of our students for university studies as well as for the skilled workforce," she said.
Jackie Latham, the Lubbock County auditor, said funds are received through programs that flow through state agencies
to Lubbock County.
The city of Lubbock receives grants from the state for several different departments and programs based on various
criteria and also receives grant funds for probation and judicial services and programs, she said.
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The House Appropriations Committee also approved its version of the budget Tuesday, which totals $178 billion. The
proposal is expected to move to the full Senate sometime next week, according to the Associated Press.
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Lt. Governor David Dewhurst will appoint five senators and House Speaker Joe Straus will appoint five representatives,
all of whom will meet to negotiate the differences between the two budget proposals.
The final state budget will come before both the House and the Senate for a vote in May.
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Lubbock institutes water restrictions
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Water restrictions that restrict landscape irrigation to two days per week and between the hours of 6 p.m. to 10 a.m.
were put into effect for Lubbock beginning April 1.
The city of Lubbock has had an irrigation ordinance in place since May 2004, said Sandra Offutt, education coordinator
at Lubbock Water Department. The restrictions end Sept. 30.
"The irrigation ordinance helps with water conservation by first putting some provisions and criteria on the installation of
irrigation systems and requiring inspection of any new or rehabbed system," Offutt said. "Second, the ordinance includes
watering times for irrigating lawns at optimum watering times to be more effective."
Surface water and ground water are the two types of water resources on the Texas High Plains, said Carmon McCain,
communications director at the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District.
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Ground water comes from beneath the land's surface and mostly is used for agriculture production, whereas surface
water comes from lakes, rivers and streams and mostly is used in urban areas.
Twenty percent of Lubbock's water supply is groundwater from wells located in Bailey County, said Tom Adams,
Lubbock deputy city manager. and the city has been drawing water from those wells for the last 50 to 60 years.
"We would like it to last another 30 to 40 years, so by conserving we keep that water source working for us," he said.
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority supplies the other 80 percent of Lubbock's water, the majority of that
water coming from Lake Meredith.
The lake's low water levels are another reason for water restrictions, said Mark Brown, county extension agent at the
Urban Water Conservation on the High Plains division of the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
"Water use practically doubles in Lubbock in the summer months, especially when there has not been much rainfall,
because people tend to use more water to irrigate their landscapes," he said.
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A "tremendous" amount of waste occurs in landscape irrigation, Brown said, and it is important for people to be
educated to water their landscapes more wisely and to use more adapted landscapes so water use rates will decrease.
It is also important for Texas Tech students to understand the importance of conserving water even after they no longer
live in Lubbock, Offutt said.
"Water is an important issue everywhere, not just in Lubbock, not just in Texas, not just in the United States," she said.
"No matter where you live, water conservation should be a part of what you do."
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Transportation among topics at West Texas
Day
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Lubbock leaders discussed water, transportation and tier-one status of Texas Tech with the West Texas legislative
delegation at West Texas Day Tuesday in Austin.
City leaders from Amarillo, Abilene, Midland, Odessa and San Angelo also attended.
"It is always a positive experience when the six major cities of West Texas get together for one common cause: the
betterment of West Texas as a whole," said Kenny McKay, director of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.
The two most common issues discussed were water and transportation needs, he said.
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"If Lubbock is going to continue to grow, then we have to make sure that we have a viable source of water for the next
hundred years," said Randy Jordan, chairman of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.
Michael Reeves, president of Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor Coalition in Lubbock, attended West Texas Day to address
transportation issues.
"There's a difference in transportation issues for rural areas as opposed to metropolitan areas," Reeves said. "Rural
areas are more concerned with connectivity, where metropolitan areas are more about congestion and transit."
Reeves said it is important to work with other community leaders throughout the region and raise awareness about
issues that affect everyone.
"There are more state representatives in Houston than in all of West Texas," Reeves said. "We have several common
issues, and it's important to come and speak together so our voices are heard a little better."
The issue of Tech reaching tier-one status was especially important, McKay said.
"We emphasized the importance of such a status to all West Texas cities, specifically Lubbock and San Angelo," he
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With Tech's system extending to San Angelo, Amarillo and Abilene, tier-one status could have a significant impact on all
the surrounding communities and cities in West Texas, Jordan said.
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"We feel that by Texas Tech getting that status, it would put the school on another level and allows it to grow," he said,
"If the school grows, Lubbock grows, business grows, and that goes hand-in-hand with what the chamber is trying to do,
which is to promote business and the vitality of our economy."
Jordan said Lubbock leaders were able to meet with state Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock; and state Reps. Delwin
Jones, R-Lubbock; Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton; Carl Isett, R-Lubbock; and Tom Craddick, R-Midland.
"Anytime that we can voice concerns to our legislators, we feel as if we have hopefully accomplished something," he
said. "But what comes of that, certainly time will tell."
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Lubbock leaders discussed water, transportation and tier-one status of Texas Tech with the West Texas legislative
delegation at West Texas Day Tuesday in Austin.
City leaders from Amarillo, Abilene, Midland, Odessa and San Angelo also attended.
"It is always a positive experience when the six major cities of West Texas get together for one common cause: the
betterment of West Texas as a whole," said Kenny McKay, director of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance.
The two most common issues discussed were water and transportation needs, he said.
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"If Lubbock is going to continue to grow, then we have to make sure that we have a viable source of water for the next
hundred years," said Randy Jordan, chairman of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.
Michael Reeves, president of Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor Coalition in Lubbock, attended West Texas Day to address
transportation issues.
"There's a difference in transportation issues for rural areas as opposed to metropolitan areas," Reeves said. "Rural
areas are more concerned with connectivity, where metropolitan areas are more about congestion and transit."
Reeves said it is important to work with other community leaders throughout the region and raise awareness about
issues that affect everyone.
"There are more state representatives in Houston than in all of West Texas," Reeves said. "We have several common
issues, and it's important to come and speak together so our voices are heard a little better."
The issue of Tech reaching tier-one status was especially important, McKay said.
"We emphasized the importance of such a status to all West Texas cities, specifically Lubbock and San Angelo," he
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With Tech's system extending to San Angelo, Amarillo and Abilene, tier-one status could have a significant impact on all
the surrounding communities and cities in West Texas, Jordan said.
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"We feel that by Texas Tech getting that status, it would put the school on another level and allows it to grow," he said,
"If the school grows, Lubbock grows, business grows, and that goes hand-in-hand with what the chamber is trying to do,
which is to promote business and the vitality of our economy."
Jordan said Lubbock leaders were able to meet with state Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock; and state Reps. Delwin
Jones, R-Lubbock; Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton; Carl Isett, R-Lubbock; and Tom Craddick, R-Midland.
"Anytime that we can voice concerns to our legislators, we feel as if we have hopefully accomplished something," he
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Senate passes bills relating to drunken driving
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Two bills aimed at reducing drinking and driving incidents in Texas were approved by the Texas Senate Monday, and
will head to the House of Representatives to receive approval before becoming law.
Senate Bill 261 by Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, would add four more situations in which a person would be required
to take a breathalyzer or blood test if suspected of driving while intoxicated. Under current law, a person only is required
to take a breathalyzer or blood test without a court order if they are involved in an accident that results in death or
serious injury.
The bill would make it illegal for a person to refuse a test if they were driving with a child in the car, had prior intoxication
felony convictions, two DWI convictions, or in the situation that they caused an accident that led to someone being taken
to a hospital.
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Capt. Greg Stevens, public information officer for the Lubbock Police Department, said new enforcement measures
proposed by this bill would not be too difficult for the police to implement.
"We already have procedures in place for taking mandatory specimens under other circumstances pursuant to existing
DWI laws," he said.
Senate Bill 298 by Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, would give Texas state and local law enforcement agencies the
authority to establish checkpoints on highways or streets in order to determine if people are driving while intoxicated.
It is a solid bill that would help with Texas' problem with intoxicated drivers, said Erika Akpan, Sen. Carona's policy
analyst and staffer working on the bill.
"We believe we will see a decrease in the amount of drunken driving incidents and fatalities due to drunk driving
accidents," she said.
In Texas, someone is killed in an alcohol-related crash every five hours, making the state among the leaders when it
comes to traffic deaths involving alcohol, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
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Akpan said the use of checkpoints would be limited to counties with populations greater than 250,000 or cities greater
than 500,000. Six cities fall between these limitations, including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and El
Paso.
Lubbock County would not be included because as of the U.S. 2000 Census, the population is only about 242,000.
"When the 2010 census is done and if Lubbock County reaches 250,000 or over, then it will be included in this bill," she
said.
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Between 2005 and 2007 the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area's population increased 3.14 percent to 263,045 and
growth is expected to continue in the next few years, according to the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, which
places Lubbock within the range to be included in the bill.
Stevens said drunken driving is a nationwide problem, from which Lubbock is not exempt.
"Many people are injured and killed every year on Lubbock roads, just as in other cities around the state and around the
country, and Lubbock police officers make hundreds of DWI arrests each year," he said.
Locations of checkpoints would be determined by each city or county and restricted to areas where alcohol related
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By Halie Hartman
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Organizations in Lubbock are doing their part to raise awareness in April for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In 2008, 70,589 confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect were reported in Texas, and 1,540 of those victims were in
Lubbock County, according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
"Unfortunately, in the past several years, our area has either led the state or been right at the top of the state in the
number of confirmed child abuse and neglect cases," said Todd Reno, vice president of Court Appointed Special
Advocates in the South Plains.
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Drug abuse by the parents usually is present in the majority of abuse cases, he said, and most commonly involve
physical and sexual abuse to neglect.
Judy Powell, program director of the Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains, said child abuse is a serious
problem in Lubbock and in the surrounding counties.
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"In 2008, 1,081 children came to the center for services. Child abuse, if not reported and stopped, can rob a child of
their childhood," she said.
It can also be deadly. In 2008 the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services reported 213 children died as a
result of child abuse and neglect in Texas, four of whom were located in Lubbock County.
The Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains hopes to bring together people from the Stand up for Kids and
Break the Cycle of Abuse event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Miller Park. The goal of the event is to bring together
1,081 people from across the South Plains to create a visual representation of the number of children who received
services from the agency in 2008, Powell said. Participants will hold a sign signifying the age and gender of an actual
child victim of abuse.
"This event is meant to focus attention on the overwhelming number of children who are abused each day in Lubbock
and surrounding communities and raise much-needed funds for the center," she said.
Reno said many abused children end up being removed from their homes by Child Protective Services, and volunteers
at Court Appointed Special Advocates help the children as they go through the court process by talking to all parties
involved and being advocates for the child's best interest in court.
"In many cases, a CASA volunteer is the only constant through this process as they bounce around foster homes and
schools and CPS workers change on them," he said. "It is a pretty complex issue, but the impact a volunteer can make
on a child's life is unbelievable. Just to have that one constant, that shoulder to lean on through a tough time can make
all the difference in the world."
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In 2008, CASA advocated for 900 local children who were without a home due to abuse and neglect.
The Tech Theta "Speak Up for Kids CASA 5K" will take place on campus at 9:30 a.m. April 18 at the Frazier Alumni
Pavilion. It serves as a fundraiser for CASA, with the money raised used to directly train and recruit more volunteers
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"It is a great way to make a difference in a person's life," he said. "A Tech student may be able to relate a little better to
these kids in care and thus bond with them better and make them feel more comfortable as they go through a tough
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By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, March 29, 2009
Passengers at the Lubbock International Airport now will pay more if they want to have their cars waiting for them when
they return.
The Lubbock City Council approved increases in parking fees and the amount of time visitors can park for free at a
meeting March 23.
The increase was recommended in October to compensate for declining revenue due to loss of airline flights and the
reduction of passengers, wrote Bob Linehart, vice president from the Airport Division of the Republic Parking System, in
a letter to James Loomis, director of aviation for the Lubbock airport.
It also was recommend the time visitors could park for free be extended from 15 to 30 minutes to reduce the amount of
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John Leonard, District 5 councilman, said while some whole-dollar rates are staying the same, rates with change are
being rounded to the whole-dollar amount.
For example, the $3.50 it cost to park for 1 to 2 hours in the short-term parking lot was increased to $4, but the $5 it cost
to park for 2 to 3 hours will remain the same.
"The increase is minimal, but collectively will bring in a little more revenue for the airport each year to cover expenses,"
Leonard said.
The new rates are estimated to increase revenues by $350,000 during the next year.
Floyd Price, District 2 councilman, said the increase was necessary because it is important the airport remain selfsustaining and not go into deficit.
"I didn't want them to make a million dollars, but I didn't want them to lose anything," he said.
Daily rates to park at the airport have increased from $5 to $6 for long-term parking lots and from $6.75 to $8 for
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The Airport Parking Service, an alternative, off-site parking service charges $6.75 per day for covered parking.
Linehart said in the letter he recognizes some of the local off-airport parking rates would be lower than the airport's after
rates were increased.
"However, those off-airport facilities require a long and inconvenient shuttle ride," he said in the letter. "We do not
believe they pose a threat to the airport's parking revenue."
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Art Rousseau, owner of the Airport Shelter Park, said his company has been in business for 25 years, and must be
"doing something right."
"They can say all they want, but that's not true," Rousseau said. "We provide an alternative to the airport, and there is a
perception that airport parking is faster when we can get people to the airport five minutes after they drive onto our lot."
He said the process of parking at the shelter is convenient, and as soon as customers park, a shuttle immediately picks
them up, loads their luggage and takes them directly to their terminal. The shelter also monitors their customers' flights
and has a shuttle waiting for them as soon as they land.
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But with the airport raising its parking rates, Rousseau said his company also may increase rates.
"We're probably going to raise it some, but only like 50 cents so we'll still be at least 75 cents a day cheaper than the
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By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009
The recent rain that Lubbock has experienced has not been enough to lift the burn ban, said Mark Heinrich, County
Commissioner for Precinct 2.
In Lubbock, a burn ban means no open, outdoor burning in unincorporated areas, such as burning trash or piles of wood
and the use of a closed propane grill should be used with discretion, he said.
Although the recent rain has not affected the burn ban, it still is a good sign, said Ron McQueen, a meteorologist with
the National Weather Service in Lubbock.
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"This is a typically dry time of year for us, we don't see a lot of rain normally anyways, but we haven't hardly seen any
for the past five and a half months," he said. "So now that we've had several recent light rain events there is some hope
that maybe we're getting back more towards a normal type of rainfall pattern."
Heinrich said the burn ban, which can be extended every 90 days, could be lifted at the next County Commissioners
Court meeting April 13, depending upon whether Lubbock gets enough rain, snow and moisture.
It is important to declare burn bans because they lessen the potential for fires that could burn property and hurt people,
said Garett Nelson, the public information officer at the Lubbock Fire Marshal's office.
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"Wildfires can be incredibly damaging, not just for the now, but even for the future as it consumes what we need to have
on the ground for cows to eat," he said. "It's more than just the fact that grass burns, it is also harmful to our
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Heinrich said the dry conditions are worse than last year, causing the ban to be put into effect Jan. 26, almost a month
earlier than last year.
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"All of the rains we had in the fall made the vegetation grow taller than normal," he said, "and so all that brush is taller
and therefore there is a lot more fuel basically to burn."
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McQueen said the weather conditions in Lubbock County tend to be warmer and windier than what is considered
normal, with very low humidity. The weather combined with dried-out fuels can produce dangerous fire behavior.
The fire department tries to prevent fires by increasing the public's awareness of the risk so that careless decisions are
not made. The department also has extra staff on high-risk days, Nelson said.
"Anytime we have a high-wind day, where we have the potential for fires to get out of hand quicker, we send extra
people to any fire we go to so we can control it as quickly as possible before it gets out of hand," he said.
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McQueen said it looks as if the dry conditions are going to continue and possibly become less severe, but that does not
mean the conditions will be worse than previous years.
"Last year at this time, we had similar conditions and ended up having a very wet late spring, summer and early fall," he
said. "So just because we are drying out, it doesn't mean we are going to stay dry for the rest of the year."
Burn bans are in effect for 166 counties across Texas according to the Texas Forest Service.
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Possible sites chosen for animal shelter
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The City of Lubbock is one step closer to determining the location for
a new animal shelter.
The Lubbock City Council has narrowed the possible sites for a new
shelter to two locations, said Patrick Aten, an assistant to the city
council.
One location is along Northwest Loop 289 and the other location is
along Mackenzie Park, which is near I-27 and the Marsha Sharp
Freeway, according to the City of Lubbock Web site.
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The current animal shelter, which is more than 50 years old, was not
designed to properly care for animals, said Larry Phillippe, chairman
of the Animal Services Advisory Committee. The shelter has no ventilation system, which causes the spread of all
airborne illnesses, primarily kennel cough, and the floors are made of concrete, which absorb moisture in the animal
pens and allow for constant buildup and disease, he said.
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Councilman Todd Klein, District 3 representative and member of the Animal Services Advisory Committee, made the
announcement of the plans at a March 5 city council meeting.
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"The city council shares with the rest of the community the need for a new animal shelter to be built with all deliberate
speed," Klein said.
Phillippe said estimates to build a new shelter range around $3 million, but the final plan design and location chosen will
impact that figure.
"A new shelter with modern technology and adequate space will allow the city to humanely care for the stray animal
population," he said. "A much larger adoption center with adequate air exchange capacity can help push up adoption
rates dramatically and ensure that healthy animals are being adopted out to the public."
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Lubbock Animal Services is the largest shelter on the South Plains and provides lost and found services, animal
adoptions, cruelty investigations and law enfourcement regarding animals for the City of Lubbock, according to the
Lubbock Animal Services Web site.
The size of the current shelter is inadequate and unable to to handle the number of animals for a city the size of
Lubbock, Phillippe said, and with the limited space, it is difficult to increase the number of adoptions. Last year the
shelter took in more than 7,000 animals, and only 950 were adopted, meaning more than 6,000 animals had to be
euthanized.
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"It is frightening how our society and our community have come to view animals as disposable when they get tired of
them," he said. "This makes the job of those who deal with the stray animal population a very difficult one."
Klein said the city council will be moving forward with the selection of a site upon completing of the archeological studies.
The archeological testing consists of checking the ground for stability, landfills or for historical significance, Aten said, all
of which could prohibit the city from building on the sites.
Mayor Tom Martin stressed the importance of testing the possible shelter sites at the meeting.
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"We're getting closer, we just have to get through the studies that need to be done," he said. "The archeological studies
are very, very important because anytime you are dealing with a public building you have to make sure that you are not
disturbing anything with archeological significance."
Lubbock has a demand to raise public awareness about the need to save our abandoned animals, Phillippe said, and
Texas Tech students could help by sponsoring spay and neuter clinics, adoption drives and volunteering at the shelter
to walk and play with the animals so they can be better socialized and easier to adopt.
"The list is really endless on what could be done to help," he said. "We just have to start by making the public aware that
we have a horrendous problem in our community of people disposing of animals in a continuous stream out at the
shelter."
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By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Whether Lubbock will become a wet county will be determined May 9, and political campaigns are gearing up to educate
voters on each side of the issue.
Early voting for the election will take place April 27 through May 5, and residents of Lubbock who are not registered to
vote must do so by April 9 if they want to participate, according to the Lubbock County Office of Elections.
Lubbock County Wins, a political action committee, recently announced its campaign to support the alcohol sales
proposition and will reach out to Lubbock residents through mailers, phone calls and advertising, said Melissa Pierce,
chairwoman for the committee.
Last November, the Let Lubbock Vote PAC started a petition requesting Lubbock residents be able to vote on the alcohol
sales issue.
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"We collected more than 25,000 signatures on for the petition in only nine days," Pierce said. "I think that speaks very
highly of the fact that it's time for this to happen - people are ready for it."
Another group supporting the vote is a grassroots effort run by Robert Stephenson and Sean McGregor through the
Web site makelubbockwet.com.
"Many people worked very hard to get this to a vote, and my friend Robert Stephenson and I want to do our part to
make sure people take advantage of this opportunity," McGregor said.
The Web site provides information on voting locations, voting times and links to register online in Lubbock.
"People for years have been saying that this is what they want," Pierce said. "They have been saying that they want it for
two reasons: because they want it to be sold in stores that are convenient to them, and because they want to pay a fair
price."
McGregor said if passed, the initiative would help lower prices on alcohol by creating competition and increase the
convenience for those wanting to purchase alcohol.
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Brant O'Hair, co-chairman of the Truth About Alcohol Sales, a PAC opposing the expansion of alcohol sales, said he has
no problem with people who drink responsibly, but the passing of this initiative would affect Lubbock negatively.
"Two of the main things we are trying to educate people on is that the sale of alcohol will become a neighborhood
problem and the drinking problem will be exacerbated," he said.
Cities can allow alcohol-free zones up to 300 feet around schools, churches and hospitals, but no buffer exist zones for
individual homes, he said.
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"It's bad for homeowners when, right across the street, there is a place that's open late selling beer and wine while
you're just trying to get a good night's sleep," O'Hair said.
The expansion of alcohol sales also would increase underage drinking problems, he said, because alcohol is more than
six times greater of an issue than other illicit drugs with underage users.
"There are some horrible things that have happened concerning underage drinking with Lubbock not even being a wet
county," he said. "Why make it more difficult for enforcement to try to limit that sort of thing?"
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Pierce said he disagreed that increased underage drinking would be a problem.
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correctly card someone and what will happen if they sell to minors," Pierce said. "The police officers are going to be
even more vigilant about watching for people who are not following the law."
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O'Hair said TABC does not have enough agents in Lubbock County to regulate alcohol consumption if sales are
expanded and believes with the economic downturn it is unlikely that enough could be hired.
If Lubbock became a wet county, Pierce said she believes it would improve the city's image because it would be seen as
more progressive, and companies would be more likely to build within its limits. More development also would help the
local economy by increasing sales tax revenue and job opportunities.
But O'Hair said the alcohol sales that could result from more restaurants and stores will not help the city as much as
some people may think. The city of Lubbock only would receive 1 percent of the sales tax revenue from the sale of
alcohol and already receives the revenue from The Strip because of a November 2006 annexation.
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It also is important for people to consider that this vote will affect every city within the Lubbock County line, O'Hair said.
Residents in Abernathy and New Deal voted against the sale of alcohol in their towns a few years ago, but because they
are within the Lubbock County line, the vote will affect them, too.
"Obviously voters in Lubbock are going to outnumber all of these small communities, and because of this, 'Let Lubbock
Vote' really means let Lubbock decide for every small community in the county, and that stinks," O'Hair said.
McGregor emphasized the importance of the election because of the long-term influence it will have on "future Red
Raiders and Lubbockites."
"We are the largest city in the USA that does not allow the sale of packaged alcohol in gas stations and grocery stores,"
he said. "This has not been to a vote in 38 years and might never come up again. What happens in this election will
affect Lubbock for years to come."
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Stimulus funds to help construction costs
By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Lubbock will receive funds from the stimulus bill the U.S. Congress passed last month for two road projects in the city,
according to Steve Warren from the Texas Department of Transportation in the Lubbock District.
The Texas Transportation Committee approved $1.2 billion in stimulus funds under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. Stimulus fund spending was approved by the Texas Transportation Commission Thursday for 29
construction projects, two of which will be in Lubbock, according to the Texas Department of Transportation Web site.
The City of Lubbock was allocated $26.5 million of those funds to put toward road projects designated by the
Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is responsible for making decisions and overseeing transportation planning
process, according to Steve Warren from the Texas Department of Transportation in the Lubbock District.
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David Jones, director for the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization, said the stimulus money is supposed to be
used to enable communities to advance construction of projects that otherwise would not be started for many years. The
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization wants to split the funds between two projects that would improve Loop 289.
"One project is within a group of projects that the City of Lubbock calls the Northwest Passage Project," he said.
The Northwest Passage Project will widen West Loop 289 from Frankford Avenue to Quaker Avenue by two lanes and
includes construction of a bridge at Slide Road and Loop 289, work on the Fourth Street overpass, and changing the
entrance and exit ramps from Fourth Street to Quaker Avenue, Jones said.
"The Northwest Passage Project will open up a lot of vacant and underdeveloped property north of Loop 289," Jones
said. "This will allow developers to finally be able to access that area and develop it."
The second project would widen West Loop 289 from 34th Street to Frankford Avenue by adding two additional lanes,
and change the entrance and exit ramps in that area, he said.
Warren said the construction projects are chosen based on regional and economic significance. The Northwest Passage
Project will cost about $40 million and the second project about $18 million. The money for these two projects will come
from the City of Lubbock, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and stimulus funds, Warren said.
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Jones said without the stimulus money neither of the projects, which could significantly improve traffic, would be started
for several years.
"Those two stretches of Loop 289 do not sufficiently carry the volume of traffic that is on the street," he said. "So by
adding two additional lanes and widening the loop out, you add capacity for more cars and reduce congestion, which
improves the flow of traffic."
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By Halie Hartman
Staff Writer
Published: Monday, March 9, 2009
The Lubbock City Council voted 6-1 on Monday in favor of a water rate increase Monday that will take effect April 1.
Increases were made to both the base water charge, based on meter size, and the water volume rate, based on usage.
Mayor Tom Martin said the average Lubbock resident uses a three-quarter inch meter - with a rate of $8.89 per month in
2008 - and is in the block 1 usage range - $2.42 per 1,000 gallons in 2008.
The original proposal the council heard would have cost the average Lubbock resident a monthly base rate of $22,
increased from $8.89 per month.
The proposal passed Monday still increases the original base rate to $18, saving residents $4 per month from the
original proposal Thursday.
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Water volume rate for block 1 users will increase by 10 percent, to $2.66 per 1,000 gallons, and the rate for higher
volume users in tiers 2 and 3 will increase by about 41 percent.
For college students, it is a plan they are going to have to live with because student housing also will be affected.
Jamie Encisco at University Pointe Apartments said the increase in water rates will affect the amount their residents will
pay for utilities.
Steven Lunsford, assistant manager at University Fountains Apartments, said they anticipated the increase and already
have increased their rates. A $30 increase in rent has been added to every floor plan to cover the costs of electricity,
water and trash removal.
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Councilman Floyd Price, District 2, said while he knows the increase will be hard on residents, Lubbock needs water
and people should think about what is the best plan for the present and the future.
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"So, I too believe that the heart of this council is for the citizens of our community," Price said. "Again, I hate having to
raise the water rates but we know that we have to. And I think we came up with a plan we can live with."
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Councilman Paul Beane, District 4, said he has been concerned over the issue.
The problem with a 100-year water plan, like the Lake Alan Henry pipeline, is that it has to be paid in 20 or 30 years, he
said.
"I have used these downtown water lines for almost 10 years in our downtown office and I have not paid a penny for
them. Somebody else through the depression, through the tough cotton years of the 1940s, and through the drought of
the '50s, they paid for these downtown water lines," Beane said. "It wasn't easy, and we are going to have to pay for the
Alan Henry project the expansion of the water well fields and it's incumbent on us to try to plan for it."
With Lubbock's main sources of water supply running low, the city needs the money from the increase to go toward
funding new water supply projects, said Deputy City Manager Tom Adams in a previous interview with The Daily
Toreador. The cost of the five different projects total $356 million with $240 million going toward the Lake Alan Henry
project which would become Lubbock's next primary water source.
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By Halie Hartman
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Published: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Lubbock residents know they will start paying more for water beginning April 1, but after the third City Council meeting
regarding the issue, they still do not know how much more they will be paying.
The Lubbock City Council was scheduled to vote on a water rate increase Thursday, but council members voted instead
in favor of postponing the passing of new water rates until next week.
"I'm going to announce now that I am calling a special city council meeting for 12 noon on Monday to discuss this item,"
said Mayor Tom Martin.
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The item is a proposal to increase Lubbock water rates by more than 40 percent to support the funding of new water
projects.
Replacing Lubbock's water supply would cost the city about $365 million, with $240 million of that amount going towards
the Lake Alan Henry project.
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Last week the city council heard recommendations from the Lubbock Water Advisory Council, which explained why an
increase in water rates was necessary to fund additional water sources.
Tom Adams, deputy city manager, said resources from Lake Meredith are low and the Bailey County Well Field
continues to decline and has a limited life, leaving Lubbock in need of a new water source.
According to the City of Lubbock's Water Departments Web site, 80 percent of Lubbock's water comes from the
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, which is supplied by Lake Meredith, and 20 percent of Lubbock's water
supply is groundwater from wells located in Bailey County.
"So as we look at our water supplies for the future, we're not just talking about growth and excessive use, we're talking
about our basic water supply need, and that is what makes this so critical," Adams said.
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According to the city's Web site, planning for the project began when city leaders in the 1960s realized if the city's
population growth continued as projected, they were going to need another water source.
After years of engineering studies, research and soil testing the location of Lake Alan Henry, 45 miles south of Lubbock,
was recommended.
To utilize the Lake Alan Henry water, the city would need three pump stations to take water uphill to Lubbock, a 65-mile
pipeline to carry the water to Lubbock and a new treatment plant to blend Lake Alan Henry water with Bailey County
well water.
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By Halie Hartman
Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Answering a phone call during an interview, calling in sick to work because of a hangover, having parents call the boss,
or worse, treating a boss like a parent - any of those scenarios could jeopardize your chances of landing a job.
Amanda Schaefer, an assistant director at the Texas Tech Career Center, said she has heard similar stories from
employers about college graduates they hired.
"It's a big deal," she said, and the millennial generation - anyone between the ages of 16 and 27 - is developing a bad
reputation because of this kind of unprofessional behavior.
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Because of this trend, Schaefer developed a new seminar, "Here Come the Millennials," for Tech students to address
the issue and teach them how to deal with generational differences in the workplace.
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Today's workplace consists of three generations, Schaefer said: baby boomers, generation X and millennials.
The millennial generation enters a work environment where the bosses are baby boomers and the more experienced coworkers are from generation X. Many mistakes graduates make at work are because of differences between the
generations, she said.
Barbara Chambers, a graduate instructor for the College of Mass Communications, said she worked for 15 years in the
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communicating clearly to each other when there is often a misinterpretation of expectations. Because each side has a
different perspective, they automatically assume the other is wrong and there is a hesitation to learn from each other."
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Schaefer said college graduates should realize they could gain plenty of knowledge from their bosses, coworkers and
peers who have already been through the experience of starting a first job.
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"Use your resources, talk to someone who will speak honestly with you, grow up and expect to be responsible,"
Schaefer said.
Jennifer Young, who graduated from Tech in 2007, said working in a professional atmosphere during college helped
prepare her for the working world after graduation.
"However, I have worked with other people who would have definitely benefited from a seminar like this one," Young
said. "I've seen co-workers my age make some huge mistakes and blunders in the areas of dress, sharing personal
information that is inappropriate for the workplace, and countless others."
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Chambers stressed the importance of learning about generational issues in the workplace and the benefits of knowing
how a potential employer might view them.
"While there are lots of misunderstandings among generations," she said, "students need to use the information from the
seminar to do a quick self-check of their own behaviors and be prepared to discuss any concerns potential employers
may have. But because millennials have so much to offer the work world, they must also be quick to point out how their
talents and skills will benefit the company."
Young said students should take advantage of what the Career Center offers, because a college education is meant to
provide an academic experience as well as experience to be professional.
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"Having the education or the talent isn't enough," she said. "If you can't maintain professional appearance, speech and
behavior, you won't keep your job no matter how good you are."
Schaefer said events at the Career Center are available to teach students the professional aspects of a work
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"If you are looking at yourself in the mirror and thinking, 'I am not going to be able to survive on my own, I am the
stereotypical millennial that everyone hates,' you need to recognize that," she said. "And if you do not know what to do,
that is what our center is here for is for. It's a place to come and get a reality check."
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By Halie Hartman
Published: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
November is American Diabetes Month, and the American Diabetes Association may have a surprise for college
students: Diabetes affects them, too.
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Christie Hust, director of Texas Tech's Diabetes Education Center, said students should question whether they have the
disease because many college habits contribute to the risk of developing diabetes, particularly bad eating habits and
lack of exercise. Both lead to weight gain, which is one of the risk factors of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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"Add to that the stress that a college student faces with classes, assignments, tests and lack of sleep," Hust said. "The
stress releases hormones whose job is to make more sugar for the blood that would be needed by a body under stress."
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Alcohol consumption also is another big factor, she said, because it contains empty calories and can cause weight gain.
The number of people in the United States diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled in the last 15 years,
according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and while about 23.6 million Americans have been
diagnosed, an estimated 5.7 million do not know they have the disease,
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The American Diabetes Association in Lubbock raises awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and funds
education, research for the cure and prevention, and advocacy, said Martha Atwood, executive director of the
association in Lubbock.
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"We just had our '15th Annual Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes' at Mackenzie Park," Atwood said. "We had 1,900-plus
people and raised a little more than $226,000 for diabetes education, research and advocacy."
Fifty-seven million people in the United States are pre-diabetic, according to the association. A person is considered
pre-diabetic when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed a diabetic.
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The symptoms of Type 2 diabetes occur slowly over time, Hust said, which is why some people go undiagnosed for
years. Symptoms include extreme thirst, frequent urination, tiredness, blurry vision, frequent infections, and wounds that
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She said she encourages anyone experiencing these symptoms and other risk factors to get checked for diabetes and
seek information from Tech's Diabetes Education Center.
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"It is a place where students can learn everything they need to know about diabetes," Hust said, "and equips them with
the tools to live a long and healthy life with diabetes."
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Atwood also said she encourages students to get informed by taking advantage of the resources on the Lubbock
association's Web site.
"The American Diabetes Association has the 'Ask the Expert' (feature)," she said, "which provides expert information to
help people better manage their diabetes and live a healthier lifestyle; getting answers to questions - straight from a
health care professional."
Hust said students should be concerned about the prevention of diabetes because bad habits are harder to break as
someone ages.
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"The old adage, 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks,' is true," she said. "The earlier you start living a healthy life the
easier it is to maintain when you age."
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Atwood said intensive lifestyle intervention could lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 58 percent.
Hust said lifestyle changes are the first line of treatment and prevention for diabetes.
She encourages students to prevent diabetes while in school by eating a healthy diet, exercising at least 150 minutes a
week, getting eight hours of sleep, and finding time to relax.
"Starting in college helps you set habits that you can carry into your older adult years that will help you prevent or delay
the onset of diabetes," Hust said. "The healthier you are the less likely you are to develop diabetes at an early age."
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