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23, 1902
COWPOKES
By Ace Reid
Alzheimer's sufferers
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are not alone in Llano
By Bill Mosley
Four million Americans suffer from the
effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Because it
attacks the brain cells, the victim of
Alzheimer's disease usually doesn't know
and hardly ever understands that he has a
problem. It's his family that has a problem.
They must become the caregivers,
oi The disease progresses by uneven stages
• "for 10 years or more, robbing breadwin-
ners. homemakers, parents, or even
spouses of the ability to fill those accus-
tomed roles. Family members, profession-
als. and sometimes friends must step in and
/ become the caregivers.
Caregiving can change your lifestyle, cre-
ate confusion and despair, cause loss of in-
come and friends, and most of all escalate
the heartache of watching the progression
of the disease.
The good news is. "You are not alone."
The Alzheimer's Association provides
support groups to give you a place to share
problems and solutions, or just to affirm
yourself as a person among others who care
and give care. The Llano support group
meets at the library the last Thursday of the
month, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. Hie group is sup-
ported by the Austin Chapter of Alzheimer's
Association, Care inn of Llano, and St.
James Lutheran Church.
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It’s hard for a 5’ 10” dad to tell his 6’ 4” son
about the lack of nutrition in junk food!”
Non-profit groups
fiiaking huge profits Sexual harassment complaints
on U.S. land deals?
So-called "non-profit" groups are filling
their coffers with taxpayers dollars
contributed by the federal government
through land purchases.
In just two transactions reported in the
“bast several months, over $2 million
.dollars In profit was paid to 'non-profit"
Organizations when government agencies
•purchased land from them.
In a May 1991 Washington Times,
lational columnist Warren Brooks
eported that The Nature Conservancy
TNC) netted $1,129 million on a $4,237
ransaction with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM). TNC purchased the
1,851-acre Cox Ranch near Las Cruces, New
Mexico, from the Cox Family for $2.82
nillion then resold it to the BLM at the
nuch higher price.
The September 5, 1991 issue of the
Vallowa County Chieftain reported on a
timllar transaction between the Cali-
fornia-based Trust for Public Land (TPL)
and the U.S. Forest Service. Except in this
case, according to the Chieftain, TPL sold
the Ranch to the Forest Service before it
had even pmchased it from the owner. TPL
sold the 6,556-acre Cache Creek Ranch to
the Forest Service on June 5 for $2.5
million. It purchased; the ranch from i^s
owner, Walter "Bun" ffurceU £>n June 6^Tot
$1.5 million.
These transactions represent only a tiny
amount of the land-buying the federal
government appears to be involved in atfan
untold cost to the American public. Not
only are tax dollars handed over to these
"non-profit" groups, but local economies
suffer drastically due to the losses in tax
base to support schools, roads, hospitals
and other community projects.
TNC bo£ts in numerous national
publications of "saving" 1,000 acres a day
for the public.
(Reptirit&d from Southern Livestock
standard) ,,
COMMISSIONER
Mary Scott
Nabers
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Quit smoking.
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VOURLIFE
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The Llano News
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Serving Llano, Llano County and the Highland Lakes area
Since 1889.
" Published weekly at 813 Berry Street, Llano, Texas 78643, Entered
| In the Llano Post Office as second class, postage paid at Llano ,
j-'Texas, under the Act of Congress of 1878.
WALTER L. BUCKNER, Editor and Publisher
SARAH BUCKNER
' SARA WARTES
A.C. KINCHELOE
TYEADAMS
PATRICIA MUDD
SALLY BUCKNER
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?JEAN ALEXANDER
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Reception and circulation
Proofreader & classified
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NEWS CORRESPONDENTS: Jamie Palm, Marjorie Nled,
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TEXAS BUSINESS TODAY
Dear Commissioner Nabers.
I manage a large real estate
office in town. We have a grievance
procedure established for handling
sexual harassment complaints.
Recently, however. I received a
complaint from one of my indepen-
dent contractors who says she is •
being harassed by another one of
my contractors. Am I held respon-
sible for their actions ’
J P
Austin
Dear J.P.
Be careful. Your situation
presents many questions. Sexual
harassment is prohibited under
both state and federal anti-
discrimination laws. The courts
are not in total agreement over
what constitutes an “independent
contractor" for purposes of the
anti-discrimination laws. Depend-
ing on the exact circumstances,
your workers in question could
be “employees.”
•• There is also the danger of
the contractor Tiling a civil law-
suit, charging you with allowing
the problem to occur and failing
to take prompt, reasonable action
to stop it.
To prevent such problems in
the future, you should play your
strongest card, which your
power to specify contract terms
with your contractors. Include a
provision in every contract
specifying that no form of dis-
crimination, including sexual
harassment, will be tolerated be-
tween your employees and con-
tractors, contractors and con-
tractors, or contractors and custo-
mers. Add that any such discrimi-
nation or harassment can be cause
for immediate termination of the
entire contract.
Make "your policy as clear as
possible. Court decisions over the
years show that this is one area in
which half-measures will simply
not work and may even hurt your
company.
• Solve the current problem by
letting the alleged offender know
that any future misconduct of this
type will be cause for immediate
termination of the contract. Take
immediate action to ensure that
this does not occur again.
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Commissioner Mary Scott
Nabers represents all employers
on the Texas Employment
Commission. Questions should
be addressed to: TEXAS
BUSINESS TODAY, 638 TEC
Building, Austin, Texas, 78778.
EnviroNomics
by Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro
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Oil eating microbes boost Texas economy
Letters to the Editor /&>
Llano Naws
P.O. Box 187
Llano, Taxas 78643
Hunt for Hungry
Thank you Llano and Llano
County hunters for making the
third year of the "Hunt for the
Hungry of the Hill Country" pro-
gram so successful. Even
though the number contributed
was down from last year, 48 deer
were distributed to local citi-
zens.
Thank you to Midler's Meats:
Leifesle Taxidermy & Sporting
Goods; A. C. Myrick Tire Com-
pany and Cooper's Bar-B-Q for
providing cold storage at no
charge to this most worthy pro-
gram. Thank you s are also In
order for the community minded
citizens who donated their lime
and talents in processing deer
to be distributed to the elderly.
It takes the actions of many to
make a project such as this
work! Our theme is "Sharing our
bounty with those in need."
Never was the true meaning of
sharing more prevalent than
during this last deer season.
Folks, your compassion for oth
ers is showing ...and is greatly
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jackie Hatfield, Manager
Llano County Chamber of
Commerce
Thanks for
support
Dear Editor:
Thank you for supporting 4-H,
for printing Cloverleaf 4-H Club
reports and other 4-H articles
and pictures.
Sincerely,
Cloverleaf 4-H
Hunter
likes Llano
(The following letter was re-
ceived recently by lhe Llano
Chamber oj Commerce)
Dear Sir:
I would like any information
you have In reference to deer
leases In the Llano area. This
Info wifi be passed on to some
friends of mine as I have had the
opportunity to have a lease In
Llano County for the pr^pt 64
years. I'd like to say the people
& merchants of Uano are great!!
They are all very hospitable and
make you feel welcome!! I ap-
preciate all of the help everyone
has been. Enclosed is $1 to help
with postage.
Thank you.
J. P. Collard
Mesqulle. TX
t Biorzmzdiation. A big word that
means microbes at work. Microbes
are the active agent in decomposi-
tion of materials. Bioremediation is
a natural process for recycling
organic matter.
Bioremediation also means
Texans at work. This is a new,
burgeoning industry that already
has attracted international interest.
Texas firms are on the cutting
edge in what promises to be a
growth industry.
Recall the two big oil spills of the
summer of 1990 that threatened
the Texas Gulf Coast. That's when
the world heard about the naturally
occurring little bugs that eat oil. We
were able to do an open sea test of
bioremediation during the Mega
Borg tanker spill, and a test in
Galveston Bay shallows and
marshes during the Apex barge
spill.
Laboratory followup and visual
inspection supported earlier scien-
tific findings that the micro-
organisms significantly reduce the
amount of spilled oil, create no
toxicity and maintain the nutrient
balance of the marine environ-
ment.
This means we have a tool that
cleans up most of the oil in an envi-
ronmentally acceptable way,
whereas the usual methods—
skimmer boats, absorbent mate-
rials and dispersants—remove or
neutralize less than half of it on
average.
The microbes eat the oil. change
it through the digestive process to
fatty acids that are safely
consumed by fish. When the oil is
gone, the microbes die from lack of
food.
For many years, microbiologists
have used such bacteria for
sewage treatment, oil field and
refinery purposes. It's been proven
effective in treating hazardous
materials ranging from paper mill
toxica and heavy metals to
poisonous chemicals and nuclear
waste. There is dramatic evidence
that bioremediation can help clean
up contaminated aquifers and
underground fuel storage tanks.
I became interested in biore-
mediation almc&t by accident. A
former secretary told me about a
friend of hers who was a marine
biologist at the University of Texas
at Austin—Dr. Carl Oppenheimer.
For many yearr, he had collected
the best oil-eating microbes from
around the world, and had devel-
oped a technology to freeze dry
them. Blended with a special cata-
lyst. they quickly multiply by the tril-
lions when sprayed on oil.
As a Texas A&M grad, I hate to
admit that a University of Texas
professor developed this highly
useful technology. But as a Texan,
I know it can help protect our Gulf
Coast and help boost the Texas
economy.
Other than coastal uses, think of
the thousands of old underground
storage tanks that are leaking toxic
substances into our water supplies.
Removal of the tanks will cost \
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Bioremediation may be the cost-
effective way to solve this problem.
Presently, our oil spill staff at the
Texas General Land Office is study-
ing an agreement with a large firm
to build a bioremediation testing
facility in the Beaumont area in
conjunction with Lamar University.
At the land office, we look at
these challenges and break-
throughs and know that bio-
research has put our state at the
forefront of an entirely new
industry. That equals new jobe for
Texans and continued improve-
ment for the environment.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1992, newspaper, January 23, 1992; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1097873/m1/4/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.