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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Local AFA chapter holds awards luncheon
Special to the Journal
The Air Force Association
Carl Vinson Memorial
Chapter 296 will hold
its annual AFA Awards
Luncheon Wednesday at
the Horizons (formerly
the Officers’ Club) in the
Ballroom.
Awards will be presented
by Mqj. Gen. Tom Owen,
Commander of the Warner
Robins Air Logistics Center,
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
and Chapter President Lt.
Col. Ramon Cancilleri.
Outstanding achievers
from 2007 will be honored.
The following is a list of
the award winners who
will be recognized during
the luncheon.
AFA Carl Vinson Chapter
296 2007 Annual Award
Winners
• Human Resources
Manager of the Year:
Master Sgt. Anthony
P. Cater, sth Combat
MONCRIEF
From page 4A
ask what type of haircut I
wanted.
“Oh, just take about a
quarter inch off the length,
trim the bangs (See! I had
bangs, not ‘tufts’!) just away
from my eyes and taper
block the back.”
Yet every result was the
same ... “bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzzzzzz” with no trim
setting changes, no switch
to scissors and no discretion,
regard or any acknowledge
ment he’d actually picked
up a ruler the whole of his
life.
Dad was lying! He did not
have something in his eye.
And speaking of children,
my oldest son, the one liv
ing with us “temporarily”
ROCKEFELLER
From page fA
Had the families not simplified my
decision, I’m not sure what I would
have decided to do. Did I want to
saddle the county with a multi-million
dollar legal tab for a death penalty
LETTER
From page 4A
in which the tax has been
levied.
Impact fees will, without
fail, raise the cost of housing.
Not only new homes, but also
existing homes will artificially
jump in price by an amount
greater than the tax. This will
result in less affordable hous
ing for new residents. This will
also induce higher assess
ments on existing homes,
which will mean higher tax
bills. The new residents will
be paying through the front
door and the existing ones
will be paying through the
back door. Increased valua
tion is not entirely bad, but it
is less desirable when some
thing other than natural mar
ket forces causes the price
increase.
New residents are not
always new. The sons and
daughters of Houston County
will be faced with the impact
w Bel tone
HEARING AID CENTER
Helping the world hear better
Hearing Tests
Set for Senior Citizens
Free hearing tests will be given
at the Beltone Hearing Aid Center at
212-A Hospital Dr. in Warner Robins
Monday through Friday from 9am to spm.
Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialists, Jack
Corry, II and Betty Schwartz have over 40 years combined
experience in the hearing healthcare field.
Everyone who has trouble hearing or who has loved
ones with hearing difficulty is welcome to take advantage
of this service. Some of the causes of hearing loss will
be explained and recommendations will be made. Test
results will reveal if medical treatment or hearing aids
will help.
Beltone Hearing Aid Center
The place to go when you want to hear better
212-A Hospital Drive • Warner Robins, GA 31088
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Communications Group
• Cargo/Tanker Aviator
of the Year: Capt. John
P. Snapp, Jr., 19th Air
Refueling Group
• Engineer of the Year:
Capt. Scott Robertson,
WR-ALC/EN
• Outstanding Mission
Support of the Year: Clyde
E. Wilkins, HQ Air Force
Reserve Command
• Medical Professional
of the Year: Delmer
Langley, Jr., 78th Air
Base Wing
• Support Manager/
Supervisor of the
Year: Patricia E.
Shuttlesworth, 78th Air
Base Wing
• Weapon System
Manager of the Year:
William P. Mitchell,
330th Aircraft Sustainment
Wing
• Administrative
Support of the Year:
Susan W. Werneth, 330th
has about as big/full a head
of hair as I’ve ever seen.
Where’s the justice in that?
Didn’t I have to put up with
raising him? And now he
still gets to flaunt this in
front of me.
It’s black and stretches
about six inches past his
shoulders. One of these days
if he’s not careful he’s going
to wake up bald and I’ll be
walking around with a wig.
“Sorry son. I don’t know
what happened. I put this
together out of hair I pulled
out of the drain. It’s a combi
nation of yours, your mom’s
and sister’s. What a clog!
Pity about yours, though.”
Alas. Hair.
I no longer want to be
a test case for skin cancer.
I covered three outdoor
events two Wednesday’s ago.
All told: About seven hours
case? Is the death penalty an appro
priate legal remedy? Where is the
line drawn between the extraordinary
“death” case and the lesser alterna
tive?
These questions are among the most
vexing a prosecutor can face ... as we
will see next week.
Local attorney Jim Rockefeller owns
fee if it is passed. For some,
this will mean their children
will be forced to move out of
the community, for others, it
means that Johnny gets to
enjoy free room and board at
momma’s house longer than
necessary. Returning resi
dents will also be faced with
the consequences of this tax.
As with any other tax, there
are always better methods to
solve the financial problems of
government. The first of which
should be a careful, exhaus
tive, third-party, non-govern
mental review of the budget
and the growth projections for
the city or county. Then an in
depth report of how and why
the government needs addi
tional funds to carry out its
desired improvements. This
solution may not be as pain
less as adding a line to the
income column, but it will be
definitely more effective, long
lasting, and have fewer unin
tended consequences than
an impact fee (tax).
- Rob Cooper, Warner Robins
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Aircraft Sustainment
Wing
• Support Contractor
of the Year: Jerome
P. Kali, 330th Aircraft
Sustainment Wing
• Acquisition Manager/
Supervisor of the Year:
Timothy Hawkins, 330th
Aircraft Sustainment
Wing
• Outstanding
Community Relations of
the Year: Tracy Twedell,
330th Aircraft Sustainment
Wing
• Fighter/Bomber
Technician of the Year:
Staff Sgt. Thomas J.
Hale, 402nd Maintenance
Wing
• Maintenance
Manager/Supervisor of
the Year: Master Sgt.
Stephen Reeves, 402nd
Maintenance Wing
• Specialist/Technician
of the Year: Tech Sgt.
Todd D. Schuler, 402nd
Maintenance Wing
in the sun. One was not
planned (four hours worth)
thus no sunscreen. It was/is
not pretty. I live near the
base. I’m pretty sure an F-15
pilot marked me in his sights
as the perfect bulls eye.
And please don’t give me
that scientific mumbo-jumbo
about bald people having
stronger sex drives. Even
though it’s true (oprah.
com), that only comforts the
single.
“Hey honey. Did you know
bald men have more testos
terone?”
“Good. Maybe you can
find the energy to fix that
leak under the sink.”
Hair. Alas.
I suppose I could just cut
to the chase, shave it all off
despite the aforementioned
extra risk of sunburn, but
quite frankly I’m not that
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Com South • Leta’s on the Square • The Tea Room
Davis Oil • Planter's First Bank • The Village Shop
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• Logistics Achievement
of the Year: Denise E.
Rogers, 542 d Combat
Sustainment Wing
• Outstanding CAP
Cadet of the Year: Cadet
Chief Master Sgt. Casey
Alvord, Central Fellowship
Christian Academy
• Outstanding JROTC
Cadet of the Year: Cadet
Col Thomas Byrd, Warner
Robins High School
• Teacher of the Year:
Senior Master Sgt. (Ret)
Antoine Jackson, Warner
Robins High School
• The mission of the AF,
according to a release, is
three fold:
1. Educate the public
about the need for aero
space power and its role in
a strong national defense.
2. Advocate aerospace
power and a strong nation
al defense.
3. Support the United
States Air Force and the
Air Force Family.
brave. I have no earthly idea
what sort of hills and val
leys, craters, et cetera might
be up there. I once knocked
myself senseless (yes, still
am) where our stairs meet
the attic. I might still have
a big crease/scar up there; If
I did, my luck I would have
a smily face up there or it
would be in the shape of one
lone curl making me look
like Charlie Brown.
Simply put: Not all can
have a cool bald head like
Perry Middle School athlet
ics director Randy Moss.
No, I must find another
way.
Hmm ... Other than hay,
I wonder what else is in ele
phant poop, anyway ... And
then what to do about the
gray? Hey, horses typically
have a nice shiny coat ... I
wonder what’s in their...
the Rockefeller Law Center and is a
former Houston County Chief Assistant
District Attorney, and a former Miami
Prosecutor. E-mail confidential legal
questions to ajr@rockefellerlawcenter,
com. Visit www.rockefellerlawcenter.
com for Frequently Asked Questions
and Jim’s blog, The Rockefeller
Report.
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Ceiebrate Better Hearing
and Speech Month
Special to the Journal
Since 1927, the American
Speech-Language-Hearing
Association has celebrated
Better Hearing and Speech
Month each May to raise
public awareness of speech
and language disorders that
affect 14 million Americans.
Speech and language dis
orders can take many forms
and can limit academic
achievement, social adjust
ment, and career advance
ment.
An individual may be bom
with a speech or language
disorder, or it may be caused
by accidental injury or ill
ness.
“Fortunately, most people
with speech and language
problems can be helped,”
said Kay Hancock, speech
language pathologist and
co-owner of The Speech
Path, LLC. “Even if the
problem cannot be elimi
nated, we can teach people
with speech and language
problems strategies to help
them cope. People may not
fully regain their capacity to
speak and understand, but
a speech-language patholo
gist can help them live more
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May is Better Heattw and Speech Month
If you or someone you care
about has a problem speaking or
understanding, find out if the cause
is a speech or language disorder.
For more information, call
478-987-161 0 (Perry)
478-477-0601 (Macon)
SATURDAY. MAY 3, 2008
"Fortunately; most
people with speech
and language
problems can be
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- Speech-language pathologist
and co-owner of The Speech
Path, LLC Kay Hancock
independently.”
Speech-language patholo
gists are the professionals
who treat all types of speech,
language, feeding and swal
lowing disorders. They hold
at least a master’ s degree
and are certified by the
American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association. In
Georgia, they also are
licensed by the state.
If you or someone you care
about has a problem speak
ing or understanding, find
out if the cause is a speech or
language disorder. For more
information, call The Speech
Path, LLC, this May, Better
Hearing and Speech Month,
at 478-987-1610 (Perry) or
478-477-0601 (Macon).
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