Views and Opinions by Kerry Siders on water concerns
Lee Arrington manager of South Plains Underground Water Conservation District presents a Kerry Siders column addressing regional water policy and conservation issues. The piece discusses groundwater management, future supplies, and community responsibility.
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Lee Arrington
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
When to shut down irrigation for cotton near Sept 1
Kerry Siders advises cotton producers to end irrigation as boll development nears cutout. Maintain soil moisture through Aug 23 to Aug 25 and consider watering before Sept 1 to protect yield and boll maturity. For guidance contact Siders at 637.
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Kerry Siders
Terry County
PUC Decision Pleases General Telephone in Texas
GTE welcomes a PUC ruling that largely dismisses a wide group of city complaints over right of way fees. The commission narrowed issues to legal questions, enabling faster resolution while two lawsuits against GTE, including City of Denton v. GTE and City of Rusk v. GTE Southwest, proceed in district court. Denton and other cities sought to halt pass through of charges to customers and to seek refunds dating to 1980.
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Irving
GTE
Public Utility Commission of Texas
PUC
Denton
PAC
Kathy Harless
PCA
Commission
City of
City of Rusk, Et al
GTE Southwest
Cherokee County
Texas
Peebles Reflects on War’s Toll Through a Bosnian Refugee Girl
A poignant photo of a Serbian refugee girl beside ruined belongings, eating a piece of bread, illustrates war’s impact on innocents. The piece argues leaders prolonging Bosnia’s civil war ignore the future cost to children, who will bear the long term effects and lack real winners.
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Peebles
Bosnia
Schools face fines for stopping near loading zones across districts
Brownfield police will patrol school zones to enforce stopping rules with fines up to 500 dollars for motorists who ignore school loading and unloading areas. First day enrollments varied across Wellman Meadow and Union districts with many grades showing mixed totals and larger senior classes than recent years.
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Brownfield
Wellman School
Wellman
Leslie Vann
Meadow
David Rice
Union High School
Broken Down Union
Round Up of School Menus Across Week
A compiled list of school meal offerings by day featuring items like Sabatasso sausage pizza green salad and milk on Monday. corndog fruit cup and cookie on Thursday. spaghetti with meat sauce broccoli and bread on Friday. baked chicken and gravy cheese pizza and tater tots on Tuesday. chicken patty with gravy Salisbury steak and creamed potatoes. various pizzas hot dogs with sides and desserts. Meals include fruit vegetables milk and breads across days with multiple protein and starch options.
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Justice of the Peace Office
Tiffany Yeager
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Phyllis Yeager
Blake Rigby
Josh Rigby
Bob Suggs
Whitt Coor
Warren Yeager
Suggs
Royce
Jani Suggs
General Telephone
Texas Dairies
John Sharp
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rownfield News
XYZ Club
Al-Anon
Tohoka Road
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Women's Protective Services
Brownfield School
Lamb Wesson Triangle
W.K
Salisbury
Mega Pizza
Brownfield News