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Viewpoints Your Opinion Public schools will be re-inspected for asbestos Dear Editor: The Houston County School System is pleased to announce its compliance with the federal regulations concerning the Asbestos Hazard Response Act (A.H.E.R.A.). To comply with these regulations, all public and private elementary, middle, and secondary schools must be re-inspected for all friable and non friable asbestos-containing materials by an accredited inspector. In addition, an Asbestos Management Plan must be updated by an accredited planner and submitted to the Georgia State Department of Education by July 9, 1993. A copy of this Asbestos Management Plan is located in each school office and is available to the public. Anyone desiring a copy of the Plan may obtain a copy by paying a reasonable copying fee. As always, the Houston County School System is pleased to comply with all aspects of State and Federal Government to assure a safe, healthy, and effectively environment for our children and our employees. Tony Hinnant, Superintendent Program could not have worked without businesses Dear Editor: The moderately and severely intellectually disabled classes at Houston County High School have been involved in a unique job training program this year. This project entitled "Supported Employment Transition Services" was provided through a federal grant from Georgia State University. Several businesses have been very cooperative and willing to have our students come and learn different job skills and social skills in a natural work environment. The students eagerly went to their jobs every day and were willing to do their best! They also made many new friends and cherished memories to last a lifetime. The students and their instructors really appreciate the following businesses and their employees for the opportunity to enhance the lives of these students: Elizabeth Wood, Kroger/Perry; Rev. Tom Mason, FUMC/Centerville; Irvin Mull, Social Security Administration; Cathie Little, Holiday Inn; Carolyn Kudart, Gail Stinson, Cidny Renno, Danny Thomas and Donny Fletcher, all of the Houston Medical Center; David Clark, Chick-Fil-A/Perry and Vicki Ball of Po Folks. Sincerely, Judy Youmans Job Developer *76e ~7i*Ke4r(l<yun*uit ‘TVelcotPt&i, 'ty&oci Aett&i 7<* *76e ScU&vi. « Editor Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawer M Perry, GA, 31069 Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawer M • 807 Carroll Street • Perry, Ga. 31069 Phone: (912) 987-1823 Member Georgia Press Association-National Newspaper Association a9uJH maJL.fKV tAinX&AXjTvjvt. on/ tX«, (iaa. MAtcu* tw aX/ti Jy/uy tX«/ ffaaatLo/rv af> t/v aAA.cmiLfct < a*\*L to tA*/ 9cv>i«/i*WTv«*vL £cvl> ou/iaA/i**/ cyujesZxirucje/u Your right to read this newspaper is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Houston Times-Journal is published proudly for the citizens of Houston and adjoining counties by Houston Publications Inc., Perry Ga. Our goal is to produce quality, profitable, community-oriented newspapers that you, our readers, are proud of. We will reach that goal through hard work, teamwork, loyalty, and a strong dedication towards printing the truth. Daniel F. Evans Vice-President Bob Tribble President Our Staff Brlgette Loudermllk Editor and General Manager Eddie Byrd Advertising Director Newt: Brenda Thompson, Pauline Lewis Sports: Veto Roley Advertising. Jimmy Simpson Composition: Stacey Shy Classified Advertising: Melanie Bullington Bookkeeping: Judy Hubert Circulation: Donnie Forehand Our Policies •Signed Letters to the editor welcomed. Please limit to 300 words and include address and phone number. •Liability for an error will not exceed the cost of space occupied by the error. •We cannot be responsible for return of pictures or material unless stamped return addressed envelope is included. The Houston Times-Journal (USPS 000471) is published semi-weekly for SIB.OO per year by Houston Publications, Inc., 807 Carroll Street, Perry, Ga. 31069,Second Class Postage paid at Perry, Ga.,POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Houston Times-Journal, P.O. Drawer M.PerryGa. 31069. ISSN:IO7S-1874 Our Goal Julie B. Evans Treasurer Violence, health care, English and T-shirts Someone handed me a slip of paper the other day that listed the seven root causes of violence according to Mohandas Gandhi. Let me pass them on to you. (1) Wealth without work; (2) Pleasure without conscience; (3) Knowledge without character; (4) Commerce without morality; (5) Science without humanity; (6) Worship without sacrifice; (7) Politics without principles. Most of the above are on target, but allow me to add my list of seven other root causes of violence. (1) Children without discipline; (2) Welfare without understanding; (3) Drugs without prescriptions; (4) Education without willing learners; (5) Bodies without jobs; (6) People without love; (7) Families without God. Think about it. You can probably come up with seven more causes of violence. Since the Bill Clinton health „p, Perry Scrapbook As part of her duties when she was the reigning Miss Georgia, Kelly Jerles of Perry visited the Rattlesnake Roundup In Claxton, Ga. and (ugh!) became well acquainted with the snakes featured. Pictured with Miss Jerles Is Ken Darnell and his snake. This photo was taken by Jonas N. Jordan of Visual Concepts Photography In Claxton. STREET TALK: As the Georgia Lottery readies to celebrate its first anniversary, we asked six local residents how they feel about the way proceeds have been appropriated thus far. We also asked if they play and how they rate their win-loss ratio to date. Tl jiT l||gg Magnolia Worthy “Myself, I’ve tried it two or three times, but really haven’t won anything. Re gardless, I feel it is helping education just like they said it would.” Mitch Tribble Secretary Robbin Jackson “Thus far, I haven’t seen that many results from the proceeds, but if they do what they intended, it will be great for the school system. Personally, I don’t waste my money on gambling.” Houston Times-Journal care debate began, Americans without medical insurance has risen from around 34 million as first estimated, to 58 million as our President alleged in his State of the Union address earlier this year. Overnight the President's speech writers have given us a 45 percent increase. That's not hard to understand though, since Clinton is bent on stampeding us into supporting his plan. Edwin Fueler, President of The Heritage Foundation says 38.5 million uninsured Americans is all his research institute can find. "There are lies, !#?!/ lies, and statistics," he says. Would you believe that our nation's government has never adopted English as their official language? Over the years nearly 150 members of Congress have co sponsored legislation that would make English the official language of the U.S. government, only to VjjgpT, y jl Jimmy Kovac "I think they’re spending it right. I play every week and I’d say I’m about even.” : £ Jfcj; *' wsHit ' 5 Jf % ™ Hazel Kersey "If it is being spent appro priately, I don’t understand why the school’s millage rate is going up. I play once and a while and so far I’ve won zilch.” Saturday, June 11,1994 "Houston Tsnes-Joumat Page 4A see the majority of lawmakers seared off by false accusations of racism. Pardon me, but I don't understand! Isn't this the United States of America where the vast, vast majority of our citizens speak only one language, and that is English? Listen to this. An Independence Day swearing in ceremony last year for a U.S. citizenship held in Tuscon, Arizona was held primarily in Spanish. Nearly 15,000 Floridians each month take driver's license exams in Spanish. One question, how do they read or understand the road signs, or communicate with any native American? Maybe they shouldn't be here unless they learn our language. And, finally, we understand that Greenville High School Principal Charlie Glanton ordered several white guys to remove the T-shirts K v Steve Dozier "I think the proceeds are being spent fairly. I play now and then, and so far I’m about even.” xjppf Terry Felder "I don’t really know and I don’t play.” JEgV Bob I ' Tribble I they were wearing recently with emblems of the Georgia State Flag on them (Rebel flag to some). And yet we also understand that the same Mr. Glanton has allowed black guys to wear T-shirts to school with Malcolm X emblems on them. A double standard I would say. Actually, it seems to me the best policy would be for our Board of Education to ban T-shirts on either side of an issue that could cause any additional tension between our races. Lord knows that's the last thing we need. " * Brenda | gr |U if Staff writer Perry’s own Senator Nunn graces ‘GQ’ When a co-worker came into the the office this week wielding the latest issue of GQ, I must admit I was quite surprised to find our own United States Sen. Sam Nunn a lead story. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t think of GQ as a re spectable magazine with respectable articles. What little I’ve seen of it, it is. And, it’s not that I don’t think of Sen. Nunn has a worthy topic. I definitely do. It’s just I never really pictured our stately Senator as GQ material. Even though he is always dressed to perfection; always look ing spit-shined, polished and most dignified-a very appropriate look for a man in his position-like most people, I still sometimes fall prey to stereotypes and have always as sumed GQ' s subjects would be more of the Calvin Klein billboard types. An assumption that the more I think about it, really isn’t fair, especially considering that GQ stands for Gentleman’s Quarterly and Sam Nunn certainly fits the def inition of a gentleman. Well, anyway, once I got over the initial shock of seeing Sen. Nunn somewhere besides in a news oriented magazine like Newsweek, I settled into my chair and poured over the article. To my surprise, it was really very interesting and of fered an enlightening inside look into our senator from Perry and his career as “the second-most-powerful man in Washington”. Like some many writers before him, author John B. Judis described Sen. Nunn as one without a hidden agenda; a man whose quest for power is based on what he believes to be morally right and in the na tional interest; a man who, even after so many years in the nation’s capitol, displays little—if any-of the venality and cynicism that have corrupted and transformed so many fellow politicians from fledgling idealists into hypocrites and poseurs. He said Sen. Nunn was an un meditated product of the southern smali-town environment in which he grew up-Perry-and he talked about a visit here in which he vis ited a number of the senator’s family and friends in an attempt to get a true feel for his subject. What he found, of course, was good solid roots. But, I already knew all that; I’ve grown up hearing about Sam Nunn and learned first-hand when, as news editor of the then Houston Home Journal, I got the chance to tag along after him for a couple of days in Washington in the late 1980’s. What I didn’t know (perhaps, be cause I haven’t been paying enough attention to national politics of late) is that, according to Judis, Sen. Nunn appears to be getting quite restless these days with his role in Washington. I knew that the senator has given some pretty vague answers in the past months when asked if he would run for the Senate again in Please see THOMPSON, page 5A