Texas tobacco settlement aids indignant health care costs
Texas comptroller offices mailed 1999 indigent health care reimbursements totaling 300 million to 288 cities counties and hospital districts from a 2.28 billion settlement. The funds come from the 1998 Texas tobacco settlement with 1.8 billion in an untouchable fund and annual interest. Insurance Commissioner Montemayor urged Holocaust survivors heirs to use a new ICHEIC site to resolve possible claims, listing 1 900 names.
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Ed Sterling
Austin
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Texas Tobacco Settlement
Comptroller’s Office
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International Commission On
Millions in tobacco settlement shares across entities
A list at www.icheic.org shows nearly $100 million in tobacco settlement shares with notes that inclusion does not guarantee payment. Survivors may call 1-800-957-3203 to check claim status as loans and prior settlements may affect policy value. The text also covers Texas wage levels, grants, coastal cleanup efforts, ozone action day, and retirements in state agencies.
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Icheic.org
Montemayor
Minding your own business Insights from a 1983 Wisdom page
Don Taylor presents a reader’s digest style collection of quotations from 1983 source. The piece cites Helen Keith and a 1983 Reader’s Digest book A Treasury of Days 365 Thoughts on the Art of Living. It lists thoughts from Kilbler-Ross Churchill Emerson Kennedy Eisenhower Nightingale Stern and others with brief reflections.
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Don Taylor
Helen Keith
Gainesville
Missouri
C. R. Gibson Company
Norwalk
Connecticut
Bonnie Prudden
Winston Churchill
Charles Lamb
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mozart
Henry Mitchell
James W. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House With Promise: A Fixer Upper and New Baby Hope
Gina Caswell Kelly reflects on a young couple renovating a fixer upper and expecting their first child. She sees the house as a symbol of promise, paralleling lives shaped by faith and daily choices to follow God’s plan. The piece celebrates resilience, family growth, and optimistic futures.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
God
Blake
Jenny
Email security warning circulates among county extension staff
A forwarded safety briefing recounts a personal online scam where a stranger used a shared contact network to obtain a victim’s name and phone number. The message warns about chat rooms and instant messaging and stresses caution with screen names and forwards to protect personal information.
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AOL
Be Safe Forward Emails and Stop Revealing Addresses
A warning from a Broward County victim recounts stalking and threats after a friend forwarded a list of addresses. The message urges removing personal data before forwarding, using BCC, and educating others to prevent harassment and potential danger.
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Kendall
Broward County
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