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WISE COUNTY WISE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 COUNTY COURTHOUSE, JURY ROOM (3rd FLOOR) SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

1. CareFlight to present proposal. Take necessary action. (RR) 2. After presentation a discussion will be allowed with five people speaking for and five people speaking against with a time limit of three minute per person. Dick Chase Wise County Judge

That's Weird

Mr. Bill knew about the levee problem. "That's right, the hapless clay figure once featured on NBC's Saturday Night Live starred in a prophetic public service announcement earlier this year to raise awareness about the environmental conditions that could lead to a hurricane drowning the city." Video here

If You Get A Chance . . .

. . . check out the photo spread in Time magazine this week which depicts Katrina's damage. It's incredible. (And several of the photos [edit] were credited to the Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star Telegram).

Maybe We Need One More

If you have cable or satellite TV, there are 17 college football games that you can watch on Saturday. (As a kid growing up, I was happy to have one .)

IPOD: Getting Small

Rah Rah TCU

Here's the real cover of Texas Monthly if you want to understand the humor.

Don't You Hate It When Those Liberals Try To Be Funny?

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WASHINGTON - The federal government plans to begin doling out debit cards worth $2,000 each to adult victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press has learned.

Legitimate News

Some guy named Ricky Roghair was just sentenced to 99 years in prison by a Wise County jury for aggravated assault. Since I didn't watch any of it, I really don't know much other than (1) he used a weapon the State called a deadly weapon (a fireplace poker, not a red hot poker, just a fireplace poker), (2) he had a prior felony conviction which increased the range of punishment from 2 to 20 years to 5 to 99 years/life, (3) the victim was a female who might have ended up with a pierced cheek because of the incident, and (4) I think it took place in Runaway Bay.

Well This Certainly Settles Who's Right

Kanye West (the rapper who is hated by W's supporters) debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard charts with his new album, "Late Registration". And he even topped the newly released album by Brooks and Dunn who came in #3 with "Hillbilly Deluxe".

We'll Worry About Freedom of the Press Some Other Time

FEMA doesn't want the press to take any pictures of the dead in New Orleans.

UT Fans Hoped He Was Downloading Game Film

The Dallas Morning News had this tidbit about UT coach Mack Brown: He spent part of this summer downloading 2,200 songs into his MP3 player (including Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Jay-Z). "I downloaded every one of the songs myself," Brown said.

Slight Time Waste

Link

Worth A Giggle

Time For The Gubernator To Take A Stand?

CNSNews.com - The California Legislature on Tuesday became the first in the nation to pass a bill allowing same-sex, civil marriages. The legislation, AB 849, deletes "a man and a woman" from California marriage law, replacing that phrase with "two persons."The California Assembly voted 41-35 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has not said whether he will sign it.

Poor Dogs

Dogs wait for their owners to return as they sit on top a flooded car in New Orleans, La., Monday, Sept. 5, 2005. Thousands of animals have been left stranded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

He Must Have A New Press Agent

Normally, Gov. Rick Perry is a walking disaster when it comes to public relations. For whatever reason, he's done a heck of a job in the aftermath of Katrina. This morning, he got five minutes or more on the Today show as he walked around the floor of the Astrodome with Katie Couric.

Stating The Obvious (Again)

Hurricane Katrina is the worst disaster for the United States since the Civil War. (Sorry, I stole that from someone else - but it is true). Over the next three weeks, the number of bodies that will be found will be staggering. And although everyone wants to be involved in the "blame game", I'm surprised that George W's playing of a guitar after the disaster doesn't rival Clinton's video clip of "I did not have sex with that woman". (As a friend of mine told me, "I don't blame Bush, I blame those hired by him to be in charge of the press that allowed that photo to be taken".) (Sidenote: The only thing more horrifying than the disaster is Oprah Winfrey showing up in New Orleans to capitalize on it).