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4AThursday, May 5, 2005What do youthink?Send opinions to news@dailytimes.com or mail it to 429 Jefferson St., Kerrville, Texas 78028How we see itRiver safety concernsshould be proactiveRiver season is upon us. Tlibers, swimmers, canoers kayakers already are hitting the Guadalupe’s cool v and it’s time to remind ourselves that fun on the rr requires common sense and safety measures.Texas Parks and Wildlife reminds recreational river entfto never go out on the river alone. Wear a properly adjusted life jacket and protective footwear designed for river recreation. Those are the basics.On Monday, the Texas Department of Transportation took another step to ensure safer river time. It devised and installer grate at the FM 1350 bridge in Center Point.The project is a direct attempt to save lives. Last July 3, Cer Point resident and business owner Betty Wardlaw died as a result of being pulled into a whirlpool, which forced her into lt;of the box culverts under the bridge. The debris in the culvert trapped her, causing her to drown.Since that incident. Pet. 2 Commissioner Bill Williams; Ken Wardlaw, Betty’s husband; and the Kerrville TxDGT group ha worked to find a solution. We applaud the work and the ingenuity that went into the project. It will no doubt save live: There are other bridges and crossings that are grated in Ken County. Our concern is that all of them need some type of saf device.Kerr County lost two valuable lives to the Guadalupe River t summer in similar ways — first Wardlaw on July 3 and one ?ek later, DhotoeraDher Ken Schmidt in Kendall Countv.KERRVILLE DAILY TIMESBible verse“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14©THE CDLVMBVS PISR4TTH■ZOOS'mLetter to the stockholdersA look at the year from a GreedCo executiveDear Stockholders,Or may 1 call you “friends” which beats “witnesses,” “plaintiffs” or “potential jurors.” It is time once again for your annual report from us at GreedCo. And what a wonderful vear it has been with even the SECCurrently he is doing five to 10 with time off if that dirty rotten Judas turns state’s evidence on us.I can tell from my e-mail — some of it signed — that there are questions about my own comDensation. It is a mere $450,000business clients any year now.Lastly, as some of you have heard or read, or even seen on “America’s 10 Most Wanted,” I shall be leaving GreedCo at the end of the year. I want to spend more time with my familv. nursue other interests and.TheContactsWriteto usShare your opinions with our readers.■ Mall letters to:Letters to the Editor, Kerrville Daily Times, P.O. Box 291428, Kerrville, TX 78029-1428.■ E-mail letters to:kdtnews@ dailytimes.com Please make your letter as brief as possible. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity. Include your full name, address and daytime telephone number to allow for verification. Letter writers may be limited to one published letter every' 30 days. Form letters will not be published. •EditorialboardGreg Shrader Editor and PublisherRayanne Schmid Managing EditorGerard MacCrossan Asst. Managing EditorCarlina Villalpando MemberGlenda Taylor Member
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Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville, Texas, US
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