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THE CANADIAN RECORD
THURSDAY9 OCTOBER 2003
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STICKS U.
Liar's Quiz
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR when Democrats and Republicans line
up to see who can tell the biggest whopper to the most people without
sounding so outrageous that the public will vote for the other party.
My favorite so far is ol' Adolf Schwarzenegger: "If zese vimmen had
told me zat I vas beink rude, I vould haf apologized."
Wesley Clark is tossing out some pretty big stinkers, too, like, "I'm
pro-everything-Democrat even though I've gone on record praising
Reagan and Bush and joined the Democratic Party last week and Bill
Clinton's my best friend. " Yunh-hunh.
Bush can't open his mouth without four or five bold-faced stretchers
flopping out, but we've heard them so many times that they seem less
like lies and more like friendly yarns from Uncle Swapdoodle the Conge-
nial pathological liar. "We're winning the war in Iraq and on terrorism
and the reason our economy is doing great is because of the tax cut and
our real reason for taking out Hussein was to make the world a better
place and Israel is our friend and we'll find those WMD any day gimme
$87 billion. Now."
So what makes them think we're so gullible? Well, maybe they know
us better than we do. Let's take a little history quiz, shall we?
True—or false?
1. Helen Keller was a radical Communist from Alabama.
2. Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag.
3. Columbus was a slave trader.
4. The Pilgrims robbed Indian graves.
5. Plymouth Rock was the first permanent English colony
in the Americas.
6. Martin Dies was a KKK sympathizer.
7. The US is a philanthropist to poor nations.
8. President Wilson invaded Latin America seventeen times.
9. Democrats were the first party in the early 20th Century
to befriend blacks.
10. At the height of the Vietnam War, George W. Bush was kicked
out of the Army Air Guard for failure to show up for his
mandatory physical.
8 or more correct: Immune to politicians
5-7 correct: You have, in the past, believed a politician
1-4 correct: Don't vote without a chaperone
Answer key:
1. True. And she graduated from Radcliffe
2. False. The story was begun in 1870 by her grandson
3. True. He sold over 5,000 souls into slavery
4. True. Journals record robbing the graves and throwing
the corpses back in
5. False. It was Jamestown, Virginia
6. True. And if you don't know who Martin Dies was, subtract a point
7. False. Most poor countries are debtor nations to the U.S.
8. False. It was only fifteen
9. False. Woodrow Wilson was an outspoken white supremacist
10. False. He was only disciplined, not kicked out
EDITOR S NOTE: Martin Dies was first elected to the U.S. House of Represen-
tatives from Texas' Second Congressional District in 1930, and served until
1944. He achieved national fame during that time as the original chairman
of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee (HUAC), the organization
which, under Dies'and then Senator Joe McCarthy's guidance, attempted
to purge the United States of any perceived Communist influences. The Mc-
Carthy Hearings, as they were eventually called, became a witch-hunt that
fed on anti-communist hysteria and ruined countless lives and careers with
innuendo, threats and intimidation.
he Bond Issue
FROM THE EARLIEST discussions concerning
construction of an assisted living center, the
Hemphill County Hospital District Board of Direc-
tors intention was to build a first-class facility. This
first-class facility will provide two sizes of living ac-
commodations, each larger than the industry stan-
dard. The one bedroom apartment would include a
living area, a bedroom, a bath, two large closets, a
small kitchenette with a sink, microwave oven, and
refrigerator, and a small tea room looking out to a
private, enclosed patio area. The smaller studio
apartment would include a living area combined
with a sleeping area, a bath, one large closet, and a
small kitchenette with a sink, microwave oven, and
refrigerator and a small tea room looking out to a
private, enclosed patio area.
The common area will include a kitchen equipped
to feed all the residents and their guests in a large
dining area, which can be divided off for private gath-
erings for the residents and their families. It will pro-
vide laundry areas, a spa, activity areas, library,
parking area, and mail facility.
The facility will have about 22,000 square feet. It
will have 12 one-bedroom apartments each having
about 700 square feet and 4 studio apartments with
about 500 square feet.
Each apartment will be equipped for cable TV
and telephone, individually controlled heating and
cooling, modern safety features in all baths, emer-
gency call system, and a fire detection system, alarm
and fire sprinkler system. Weekly housekeeping ser-
vice and daily trash removal will be provided.
The construction will be with an eye toward low-
ering long-term maintenance costs by using the
highest quality products. Utility costs will be low-
ered by maximum use of insulation, double-glazing
of all windows, and a very efficient heating and cool-
ing system.
The initial cost will be in the range of $4,000,000.
PART 3
This is high, but the product will be first class and the
long range operating costs will be minimized. About
$3,500,000 will be paid by minerals, utilities, and rail-
road and about $500,000 will come from taxes on
homes, business, and land used for ranching and
farming purposes.
The base cost for one person will be $2,175 per
month in today's dollars for the one bedroom apart-
ments and $1,975 per month in today's dollars for the
studio apartments. An additional $700 per month in
today's dollars will be added for an additional resi-
dent in each living area. If there is a desire or need
for additional independent living services, the cost
will increase,
JIM POLLARD, President
Hemphill County Hospital Board of Directors
Bo you have questions
about the proposed assisted living
center or the November 4 bond issue
election? It so, please submit your
Canadian, TH 79014 0898, or by e-mail
to:
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Hemphill County Hospital invites the public to attend
a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 16th at
City Hall Auditorium. Purpose of the meeting is two-fold:
1, Discuss the proposed Assisted Living
Center - THE MESA
2. Discuss possibility of changing Hemphill
County Hospital District s designation from
"Sole Community Provider Status" to that
of "Critical Access Hospital" Designation.
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Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 2003, newspaper, October 9, 2003; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth220599/m1/5/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.