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Advertisers hit the horse racing circuit
In case you didn't notice, just
before the 130th running of the
Kentucky Derby earlier this
month, jockeys won the
right to attach paid adver-
tising patches to their rac-
ing silks.
Silks are the colorful
blouses jockeys wear dur-
ing races signifying the sta-
ble or ownership of the
racehorse.
The horse owners may
select any colors and pat-
terns they choose and have
their personal logos or
brands sewn on the silks
and hung in the jockey's lockers.
So, before Stewart Elliott climbed
By John
Willoughby
the eventual Derby winner, he
pulled on Someday Farms (Patricia
Campbell’s) royal blue silk
blouse featuring a blue "C"
on a big white oval with
royal blue dots on white
sleeves.
Nearby, jockey Shane
Sellers sported burgundy
silks with gold epaulets
aboard The Cliffs Edge.
And Imperialism, the
mudder who finished third
in the slop at Churchill
Downs, had Kent
Desormeaux aboard sporting
a black blouse with pink dia-
monds and a big green "L" centered
in front.
aboard undefeated Smarty Jones, With such garish splash, I won-
der just how much the forthcoming
advertising will be noticed?
I saw race car driver Terry
Labonte’s fireproof driver's suit at
the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in
Waco recently and there wasn't
room to get another logo sewn onto
it. I don't remember all his spon-
sors, but I can recall Kellogg's was
one because Tony the Tiger and sev-
eral other Kellogg cartoon charac-
ters were all over it.
So while racecar drivers promote
beer, batteries, detergents, soft
drinks and cigarettes what's left for
the ponies?
Come to think of it, I guess there
are plenty of whips, saddles, horse-
shoes, oats, saddle soap, horsehair
brushes, horse vans and glue.
One-arm bandit proposal not over yet
AUSTIN — Texas still may enlist
the help of a gang of one-armed
bandits to do away with another
figurative outlaw, Robin Hood
school financing.
Though cut from the House's
version of a school finance bill, the
concept of using video lottery ter-
minals (AKA slot machines) to
relieve Texans and visitors of
enough money to help the state's
school districts may end up back in
the Senate version of the bill.
Those in favor of legalizing slot
machines at racetracks and Indian
reservations and possibly allowing
casinos in the state, say the devices
could raise more than $2 billion a
year for Texas. That, supporters
argue, may sound more attractive
to lawmakers than broadening the
state sales tax or hiking business
taxes.
One idea rolling around would
have the state collecting a $25,000
license fee per machine and as
much as 60 percent of the revenue.
Work on the bill begins in the
Senate this week with the special
session clock ticking toward a May
State
Capital
Highlights
By MIKE
COX
Texas Press
Association
19 adjournment.
Election '06 update...
Still more than two years away,
the 2006 general election in Texas
is almost getting more buzz than
the upcoming presidential election.
That will change as the party
conventions get closer, but the
ongoing Gov. Rick Perry-
Comptroller Carole Keeton
Strayhorn feud continues to feed
speculation about the '06 race —
particularly the Republican pri-
mary.
Agriculture Commissioner Susain
Combs has added to the buzz by
saying that she intends to run for
state bean counter. Combs would
not talk about what conversations
she has had with Strayhorn, but
she did say that she did not expect
the incumbent to be seeking anoth-
er term.
Strayhorn had nothing to say
about why Combs thinks it will be
an open primary. Being comptrol-
ler, Strayhorn said, "is my total
focus right now."
She did add, however, "I always
say that I never say never when the
people of Texas ask me to serve."
Nothing could be finer than
carrying in North Carolina...
Texans with concealed handgun
licenses can now pack their pistols
in North Carolina.
The Tarheel State is the ninth
state to enter into a reciprocal
agreement with Texas enabling
Texas gun toting licensees to legal-
ly carry while visiting, and vice
versa.
Other states with reciprocity
agreements with Texas include
Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona,
Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
Kentucky and Wyoming.
See BANDIT page 4
I’m sure
Budweiser... and
Michelob will also
want to gets their
swatches stitched
Willoughby after learning that
jockeys’ wore advertisements on their
uniform during the Kentucky Derby
Wearing an advertising patch for
that last one just might encourage
your nag to reach back for another
gear as the glue factory is frequent-
ly referred to as the last stop for
slow runners.
And if you're not familiar with
the term "horse van" you haven't
been to the tracks backside in a
while. They don't "trailer" these
high-priced animals anymore.
They travel from racetrack to
racetrack in expensive, aluminum
vans. They're fully enclosed,
padded and ride almost as smooth
as their owners' Mercedes. So if you
see a nag arriving at a racetrack in
a trailer, don't put any money on
him.
Oh, I'm sure Budweiser, Coors
and Michelob will also want to gets
their swatches stitched on the silks,
along with Coke, Pepsi and
Mountain Dew.
And let's not forget Levitra,
Cialis and Viagra. I feel certain they
will want to get in on the action.
Heck, I even see a role for gener-
ic sawdust, one of the biggest sellers
at the track. Just what do you think
covers the floors of every horse stall
and is raked clean every morning?
Sawdust is the horse stables version
of toilet tissue. So, instead of ads for
super-soft Delsey we might see an
ad patch for Sid's Sawdust.
Cereals, ice cream makers and
booze companies ought to want to
sign up.
The numerous Kentucky
Bourbons already sponsor major
stakes races. Does the Jim Beam
Stakes sound familiar? It’s a big
annual race. Now even Mogen
David can get into the act.
I'm sure there a dozen's of oth-
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Bleak future awaits Texans
in school finance debate
By Michael Quinn Sullivan
With the hours ticking away,
one is left wondering if anything
good can actually come from this
special session of the Texas
Legislature. If you are a taxpayer,
the future is especially bleak.
The legislating class in Austin is
committed to significantly increas-
ing the amount of money spent on
public education. One has to ask
why.
Texas spends more on public
education today than was spent on
all state government in just 1990.
We have tripled per-pupil spending
since 1970, on top
of inflation and
population
growth. We cur-
rently have one
teacher for every
one non-teacher
in our schools,
We currently have one
teacher for every one
non-teacher in our
schools, versus only a few
decades ago when the
ratio was three teachers
versus only a few to every non-teacher
decades ago when
the ratio was Michael Quinn Sullivan on the
three teachers to current outlook of public school
finance
every
teacher.
What do we have to show for it?
Public schools are often the nicest
buildings in town. We have multi-
million-dollar athletic complexes.
The highest-paid Texas superin-
tendent has a five-year contract
worth more than $2 million; he's
not even in a "wealthy" district.
And more is going to be spent;
all to " help" the kids.
Of course, no one is talking tax
increases. Just the opposite; politi-
cians are falling over themselves to
reassure us of impending cuts to
our property taxes.
Pleasant rhetoric, just don't
believe it. Government can only get
revenue from the people. So if
politicians are going to increase
spending, new money must come
from somewhere. Unless we are
willing to cut spending in other
areas of state government, that
"where" is your pocketbook.
Right now we get mad when we
see the property tax bill. We are
frustrated when we read the tax
line on a receipt at the store.
But under proposals floating
around the Senate this week, you'd
pay more in taxes without knowing
it. Two schemes, in particular, are
especially insidious, representing a
drain on both your personal
finances and the state economy.
One is the business activity tax.
It has some theoretical appeal -
being broad-based and hard to
escape. Under a BAT, a business
will pay taxes based on wages,
whether the company is making
money or not; if
they dare to show
a profit, they get
taxed on that, too.
There is abun-
dant evidence the
BAT will produce a
net increase in tax
burden, and a neg-
ative impact on
economic growth.
Only one state has
mmmmmmhad a BAT for a
sustained period - Michigan - and
that state is phasing it out because
of the disastrous effects.
The only place where this form
of taxation continues en masse is
Europe - which has suffered under
decades of economic stagnation as
a result.
Legislators are also flirting with
payroll taxes. Like a BAT, a great
deal of money stands to be raised -
in the short term - if such a tax is
levied. Under this scheme, employ-
ers would be required to remit to
the state either a percentage of the
total compensation paid to employ-
ees, or a flat per-person fee depend-
ing on circumstances.
Either way, payroll taxes
become a cost of production, and
become (at least partially) reflected
in product prices. They have all the
negative effects of an income tax,
worsened by the fact they are hid-
den from consumers and employ-
ees.
The governor has stood correctly
and firmly, if sometimes alone,
against any new tax - including the
BAT and payroll taxes - that could
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HOROSCOPES
Forty Years Ago-1964
□ Tom Reding Jr. of Taft, raced to a commanding
lead in balloting for the unexpired term of the Texas
House of Representatives following polling in the
three- county area, but did not garner a majority, forc-
ing a run off with Democrat Robert Earley of Portland.
□ Leading the cheers for Odem High School Owls
will be Janna
Patterson,
Corinna Andrade,
Cynthia
Rodriguez,
Tammy Trevino,
Mauny Terez and
ARIES - March 21/April 20
You’re ready to take a risk. You have
little to lose and only • happiness
to gain. Love relations take an
upward turn by Thursday. Plan on a
memorable evening.
TAURUS-April 21/May 21
Abandon an old project, Taurus,
and move on to something fresh.
Your career flourishes with the
influx of beginner’s luck. Make the
most of your new-found success.
GEMINI - May 22/June 21
You are moving forward with
incredible speed, Gemini. Why not
slow down and enjoy the scenery
instead. Good fortune arrives just in
time for the weekend.
CANCER - June 22/July 22
Feeling somewhat stressed,
Cancer? The stars encourage you to
find ways to make it easier on your-
self. Enlist the help of a close friend
who is also experiencing the same.
LEO - July 23/August 23
Become a willing student this week,
Leo, and embrace the lessons the
world has to offer. You’ll find that
the answers are out there if you just
take the time to listen.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Expect that system and order will
not be the course of this week,
Virgo. If you are prepared for the
chaos, it will be more easily accept-
ed, especially for one as organized
as you.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Be a good friend for a family member
on Tuesday. Set aside time to sit
and listen, but don’t ask questions.
Use your troubleshooting ability to
set this person on a new course.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
The key to this week is subtlety,
Scorpio. You’ll achieve major gains
through small maneuvers. Pay atten-
tion to what that voice in your head is
telling you, and you can’t go wrong.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Look around you to see how your
ambitions fit into the big picture,
Sagittarius. However, don’t climb
over others to reach the top. Expect
turmoil by week’s end.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
Start to appreciate the little things,
Capricorn. Simple things like a walk
in the park are better than anything
that can be bought. Refresh your
outlook and you may find renewed
happiness.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Love is what you make of it, and
you’re certainly looking for affection
this week, Aquarius. Expect
surprises in this department. Friday
proves to be interesting.
PISCES - Feb 19/March 20
Your pet project may be close to
your heart, but others don't seem
as enthusiastic. Instead of giving
up, find a new angle that will be
more interesting.
Letitica Rodriguez.
□ The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 8916 elect-
ed Georgia Goodbread as president, Evelyn
Boultinghouse as senior vice-president, Lillian
Funderburg, vice-president, Della Reed as secretary,
and Shirley Nix, treasurer.
□Junior high school cheerleaders for the next year
will be Doris Jean Perez, Toni Benavidez, Patricia Soto,
Belinda Garza, Kristin Willmann, Vicki Aleman,
Christie Hoffman is sponsor.
□ Marine Pfc. Oscar Sanchez, son of Reymundo
and Alicia Sanchez of Odem, has completed his
infantry combat training course at Camp Pendleton,
California.
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