Go Vote Saturday for Deer Park mayor and council
Deer Park editorial urges residents to vote Saturday in the city election. It emphasizes choosing a mayor who will set priorities and guide growth, and notes two council seats are open with no incumbents. Voters should study candidates and participate to have a say and preserve rights to complain otherwise.
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San Jacinto Extension Courses At Alief Spark Tax Fight
Pete Davis asks why Deer Park Pasadena La Porte and other districts fund San Jac extension classes at Alief High School. Marlin Cherry says Alief ISD pays building use and the college gets state reimbursements, with teachers driving mileage not reimbursed.
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la Porte
Channelview
Galena Park
Sheldon
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Att Extension School
Alief High School
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Your legal rights James Calvert at Meadowbrook Hospital
James Calvert, admitted for fungal skin growth, received a potassium permanganate foot bath. A nurse changed who administered his medicine, selecting Maggie Jones to give the 8 pm dose. The medication storage mixed with other funds and expenses. Alief College funds cover extension courses and mileage reimbursements for some teachers, with rates stated.
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James Calvert
Meadowbrook Hospital
James
Maggie Jones
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Hospital not liable for nurse negligence in medication case
A hospital was not held liable after Maggie, a licensed vocational nurse, gave James both internal and external Pills including a potassium permanganate pill. James became ill and required stomach pumping. The court cited Maggie’s licensing and over three years of practice, plus no notice of incompetence, in finding no negligence by the hospital in nurse selection. The item references the Texas Court of Civil Appeals decision.
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Maggie
James
Tax Man Visits The Writer On Home Office Deductions
John Sinor riffs on new tax laws and deductions in a humorous home office piece. He jokes about treating every room as an office, writing everywhere, and the IRS audit pitfalls. He recalls a prior rejection slip from National Geographic and muses on test cases and timing.
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Copley News Service
IRS
National Geographic
Progress files 1916 lunch City sales tax begins
Chronicle of city events listing historical notes from 1916 through the 1970s. Highlights include prices, speeches, elections, council seats, park acquisitions, and public notices such as sewage hearings and budget items. Names include Gordon Robb Earl Dunn Bill McDonald Patrick Kronin Randy Markham Don Robinson Stanley Young Bob Staton and others.
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Earl Dunn
Bill McDonald
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UIL
Stanley Young
Bob Staton
Don Robinson
White collar crime costs rise with consumer fraud sums
A 1974 Chamber study places white collar crime losses at 42 billion annually, with deceptive trade practices accounting for 21 billion and securities fraud for 4 billion. The office received a 237000 grant from the Justice Department's Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to intensify the crackdown on such crime.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Attorney General Announces Consumer Protection Grant
The attorney general states the grant enables assistance to those who feel they have been defrauded due to violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. People can contact the Consumer Protection Division or Economic Crimes Unit via toll-free line 1 800 252 9238.
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Economic Crimes Unit
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