Be Informed about Health Care Plan

Health insurance reform is a complex issue and many of you have questions about what it means for you and your family. To help get you the answers you need, White House Health Reform Director, Nancy-Ann DeParle, is holding a live video chat through Facebook and WhiteHouse.gov. Join the chat today at 3pm ET.

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WATERLOONACY a Letter to Michael Steele

Mr. Michael Steele
Chair
Republican National Committee
310 First St
Washington DC 20003

Dear Mr. Steele:

The only people practicing WATERLOONACY are the Republicans. I assume the Party really does want to implode by continuing to be out of touch with the majority of Americans.

The maze of health care reform on your web site reminds me of the words of a great Republican President:
You can fool some of the people all of the time.
You can fool all of the people some of the time.
But you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.

Your campaign to bring down Obama by bringing down the health needs of all Americans is downright unpatriotic.

Most sincerely NOT yours nor the Republican Party’s,

Cynthia Manley
618 W Brockett
Sherman TX 75092

CORE - Citizens Organizing for Resources and Environment

From Paula Brennecke of Citizens Organizing for Resources and Environment "For those of you who are concerned about a cement plant near Whitewright, TX visit NRDC's Action Center"

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Tell the EPA to reduce toxic pollution from the nation's cement plants

In a departure from past inaction on pollution from cement plants, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strong new standards to reduce emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from these industrial facilities. Mercury is particularly harmful to babies and young children: prenatal exposure to even low doses of mercury is associated with childhood deficits in IQ, attention span and physical coordination. Even tiny amounts of mercury can pollute water bodies and contaminate fish we later eat.

The EPA's proposed rule is projected to reduce mercury emissions from cement plants by 81-93 percent, representing anywhere between 11,600 and 16,250 pounds of mercury per year. It also would lead to reductions in emissions of hydrochloric acid gas, which irritates the lungs and can trigger asthma attacks; particulate matter, which can lead to premature death and respiratory ailments; and other toxic pollutants such as benzene, lead and arsenic. The EPA is accepting public comments on its proposed rule through September 4th.

THE GRAYSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT SAID NO!!!!

After the hearing at which the Grayson County Commissioner's Court & County Judge said yes to a private jail & no to the citizens of the county who wanted an up & down vote on the issue. I started to fire off an email to all the commissioners & the county judge to vent my disgust at the Court's attitudes of aristocracy that they displayed at the final hearing on Monday, July 13, 2009.

On the county's website I noticed this list of Commissioner's Court & County Judge's duties. A mission statement of sort. Number 7 on the list is of particular interest.

Duties of the County Judge as Chairman of the Commissioners Court

Together, the County Judge and four Commissioners comprise the Commissioners Court. Despite the name, Commissioners Court is not a judicial court but is the general governing body of the county. Among the major duties of the Court are:

1. Set the tax rate and adopt the county budget;

2. Appoint county officials and hire personnel;

3. Fill elective and appointive vacancies;

4. Establish voting precincts, appoint precinct judges and call county bond elections;

5. Let contracts and authorize payment of all county bills;

6. Build and maintain county roads and bridges;

7. Build, maintain and improve county facilities including jails;

8. Provide for indigent care, public welfare and veterans assistance;

9. Manage all county facilities;

10. Provide for the data service and archival needs of the County; and

11. Appoint an Administrator to oversee the operations of those departments reporting to the court.

Now we can add hypocrisy & dereliction of duty, to describe their behavior.

OBAMA's AMERICAN GRADUATION INITIATIVE

Community Colleges are the largest part of our higher education system, enrolling more than 6 million students, and growing rapidly. They feature affordable tuition, open admission policies, flexible course schedules, and convenient locations, and they are particularly important for students who are older, working, need remedial classes, or can only take classes part-time. They are also capable of working with businesses, industry and government to create tailored training programs to meet economic needs such as nursing, health information technology, advanced manufacturing, and green jobs, and of providing customized training at the work site. Read the Initiative here AMERICAN GRADUATION INITIATIVE

TELL THE GRAYSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT NO!!

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Protect Your Tax Dollars
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Do Not Let Your Commissioner’s Court Risk Our Tax Payer Dollars!

These are the facts!Privatizing Your County Jail will result in Loss of Local Control.

Your taxpayer dollars will go to a Louisiana Private Prison Company.

Your County Tax Dollars is at risk for increased inmate lawsuits.

Tax dollars will back the prison funding with no risk to the private jail company.

The private jail company can walk away from operating the jail leaving the tax payers at bay.

This is a no lose deal for the private jail company as they are not putting up any money.

This proposed deal has no projected increased cost in operations for the next 20 years.

What appears to be cost savings today will be paid for in the future.

There are too many unknowns to line the pockets of a private prison company with our tax payer dollars.

Attend the next Commissioner’s Court Meeting at

9AM Monday July 13

Tell the Commissioner’s Court NO!

Information provided by the officers and employees of the Grayson County Sheriff’s Department.



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Annie's List - Changing the Face of Power

Annie's List - Changing the Face of Power

CLEAT Calls On Grayson County Sheriff To Stop Jail Privatization - KTEN.com

KTEN TV Sherman & Denison, TX
It seems to WannaBeBlue that a for profit jail means more incarcerations. This is an Incarceration Enterprise. Making money on the backs of the uneducated underprivileged low income folks who get arrested & should have a reasonable bond set. The educated & privileged folks can afford bail even if it is set ridiculously high like this county. A new jail should be authorized by the voter’s who pay the taxes. Why are the Commissioners & the County Judge afraid to let the voters decide the jail issue????