Editorial urges vote for Deer Park water and sewer bonds
The Progress backs a For vote on all five propositions in the December 7 bond election. It argues funds are needed to rehabilitate the Spencerview sewer system, upgrade aging facilities, and expand capacity at the Deer Park treatment plant. It also supports water bonds to ensure reliable supply, address subsidence risks, and plan for a potential surface water system if required.
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Progress
Deer Park
Spencerview
Don't Be A Turkey Driver Editorial
A guest editorial by Melvin L. Ritter urges safe holiday travel and warns against drinking and driving during Thanksgiving and holiday periods. It stresses leaving early to avoid crowds, debunking sobering myths, promoting taxi use for impaired drivers, and following speed limits to reduce highway deaths.
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Melvin L. Ritter
Texas
Department of Transportation
America
United States
Dictionary of Misinformation mocks common myths
A witty excerpt from Tom Burnam's book debunks popular beliefs. It challenges gendarmes as policemen, Lincoln's envelope draft, Kath leen Westen dorf as Irish, Hitler’s birth, the Magna Carta, Sherlock Holmes, and Marie Antoinette, among others. The piece ends by asking what you unlearn today.
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Tom Burnam
France
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Dashiell Hammett
John
William Shakespeare
Bacon
Marie Antoinette
Cleopatra
Deer Park Elementary Is the Only School Used by Churches
Bob Vaughn of Deer Park Independent School District says Deer Park Elementary is the sole campus used for services. Fees for facility use are set by the school board, and Deer Park has its own policy. each district sets its own use rules. Parking plan for Dow Park near P Street is in phase II, with bids expected after approvals on Nov 22.
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Deer Park Elementary
Bob Vaughn
Deer Park Independent School District
Deer Park
P Street
Dow Park
Doug Burgess
Parks and Recreation Department
Dow Park Development
Jail fire and inmate deaths spur civil suit over gas line
In a Kentucky case, Owen and Roberts set fire in a jail by breaking a gas line and igniting a match. They died from burns. Roberts’ family sues Midway Gas Co. for negligent installation arguing the bull-pen location caused the tragedy. The court ruled Midway’s responsibility tied to the line’s use and location.
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Owen
Roberts
Midway Gas Company
Midway
Bull-Pen
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