Shortcomings Endangering Social Security System
William E. Simon warns that the Social Security Trust Fund remains far too small, funded benefits rely on current workers, decoupling and decoupling proposals are debated, and reforms are needed to prevent future insolvency. John Le Blanc urges action to stop coupling, consider taxing benefits after repayments, and raise retirement ages with attention to unemployment effects.
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John le Blanc
Social Security Office
Pasadena
le Blanc
LeBlanc
Speech Pathologist Attends 51st Annual Convention
Lavon Trask of Deepwater Elementary School joined fellow speech pathologists and audiologists at the 51st Annual Convention of the American and Hearing Association held in November 2023 at the Albert Thomas Convention Center Houston Texas. Association President Daniel R Boone Ph D urged careful planning as the profession nears a turning point in training and future roles in education and health.
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Lavon Trask
Deepwater
The
American and Hearing Association
Albert Thomas Convention Center
Houston
Texas
Association of
Speech Pathologists and
LeGrande Promoted Sergeant at Air Force Academy
Cadet LeGrande O Blount of Deer Park High School and Grace Street family rises to cadet staff sergeant at the U S Air Force Academy. The class of 1979 member also gains element sergeant with duties offering leadership experience.
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LeGrande O. Blount
J. Y. Blount
Grace St
U.S. Air Force Academy
Blount
Deer Park High School
Corbin and Grant Win Second Grade Presidential Election
Corbin Grant Elected Rachel Corbin and Heidi Grant are Parkwood Elementary second graders who won a classroom presidential election. The Dolphins Party backed Rachel and Heidi with a four day week and free ice cream. Other candidates included Sharla Taylor and Mark Caffey among many named groups.
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Parkwood Elementary
Sharna Taylor
Terrel Mayfield
Lee Frahser
Rachel Corbin
David Pace
Chad Morris
Raciny
Heidi Grant
Presi
Rachel
Heidi
Dolphins Party
Sharla Taylor
Mark Caffey
Sweathogs
James Turnipseed
Happy Days
Lee Frasher
Darren Lohman
Bobcats
Pam Jarvis
Starsky and Hutch
Kelly Powell
Dixie Bells
Randy Cox
Tiffany Matthews
Charlie Brown
Bubba Drumm
Tommy Ainsworth
the Fonz
Dean Walker
Dena Cavazos
The
Texas City Kids
Catholic Women Host December Bay Area Deanery Party
The Bay Area Deanery of Catholic Women plans a Christmas party at Harris County Youth Village on Wednesday December 8 from 11 a.m. to 11 30 a.m. A luncheon for youths and a tour of buildings and grounds will follow.
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Bay Area
Catholic Woman
Harris County
Memphis Thiessen Attends Bank School
Myrna Thiessen vice president and cashier of Allied Deer Park Bank in Deer Park Texas graduated today from the American Bankers Association National Personnel School in Memphis. The one week program educated bankers in personnel administration with lectures case studies and workshops attended by more than 60 bankers. The ABA Bank Personnel Division sponsors the school to give a basic grounding in bank personnel practices. The ABA represents about 14 000 banks nationwide.
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Myrna Thiessen
Allied Deer Park Bank
Deer Park
Texas
American Bankers Association
ABA
Sesson
Memphis
Cal
Bank Personnel Division
The
City Administrator Clarifies Sludge Facility Status
In last week’s PROGRESS an error stated the new sludge handling facility at the north sewer plant was nearly complete. City Administrator John Sarris says the sludge handler remains in the bidding stage and the paper apologizes for the mistake.
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North
John Sarris
Grangers Founded to Tackle Rail Rates in Washington
A secret organization of farmers called the Grangers formed in Washington on December 4 1867 to press for railroad rate controls and to curb middlemen.
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Grangers
The
Washington
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