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AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry has signedthe Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)authorizing the deployment of NationalGuard Troops to the U.S.-Mexico border aspart of Operation Jump Start, under which

the troops will supportfederal border securityofficers. The Gover-nors of Arizona, Cali-fornia and New Mexicohave also signed theMOU.

“The National Guardis already a part ofTexas’ border securitystrategy, Operation RioGrande, which bringstogether federal, state

and local law enforcement and the NationalGuard to conduct joint operations to betterprotect Texans from border-related crime andviolence,” Perry said. In February, Perrylaunched Operation Rio Grande, a compre-hensive border security strategy that givesthe state a leading role in coordinating intel-ligence and law enforcement assets withinan 80,000 square mile region.

National Guard troops operating in Texasas part of Operation Jump Start will remainunder Perry’s command, although the fed-eral government will cover the cost of themission. Troop activities may include detec-tion and monitoring, engineering, transpor-tation, logistics, vehicle dismantling, analy-sis, road building and language support. Thetemporary deployment is expected to bephased out as new Border Patrol agents arehired.

Operation Jump Start planners immedi-ately will be dispatched to the border to laythe groundwork for the full deployment ofguard troops. About 2,300 Texas guardsmenand airmen are expected to be involved, al-though troop levels and deployment detailsare still being finalized.

“The Texas-Mexico border is becomingan increasingly dangerous and violentplace for peace officers and the citizensthey protect. We are pleased that we willsoon have more resources and personnelto address the border threat,” Perry said.“However, we will continue to urge Con-gress to meet its long term responsibility,and provide the manpower and resourcesto secure our border.”

The Department of Homeland Security an-nounced this week that it has cut homelandsecurity funding for Texas — the state withthe longest international border — by 31percent from last year. Perry said this fund-ing disparity, combined with continued fed-eral inaction “jeopardizes our security andreinforces my belief that Texas must neverwait for Washington to act.”

Last week Perry announced Texas willsoon provide additional funding for local lawenforcement along the border, seek a long-term financial commitment from the TexasLegislature to support ongoing border secu-rity operations, and create a virtual borderwatch program.

A copy of the MOU is available atwww.governor.state.tx.us.

Perry authorizesNational Guardtroops on border

Rick Perry

UTEP hackedOfficials UTEP are warning people that asmall group of students gained unautho-rized access to unprotected, archived com-puter data files containing the names andSocial Security numbers of 4,467 currentand former students who voted in a Stu-dent Government Association (SGA) elec-tion in 2002 and 252 current and formerUTEP employees who voted in the 2002Staff Council election. No other files wereaccessed. When university officialslearned of this access, they immediatelyshut down the system containing thearchived files and began the process ofidentifying and notifying the students andstaff members whose information was in-cluded in them. UTEP officials urge allindividuals who are notified to be espe-cially vigilant when reviewing their bankstatements, credit card statements and anyother documents related to recent finan-cial transactions, and to report any unusualor suspicious activity to the financial in-stitution and contact the Federal TradeCommission at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ or 877-438-4338 for further guid-ance. They should also register for the no-charge, 90-day, renewable fraud alert ser-vices offered by the three national creditbureaus. For more information visitwww.utep.edu/securityalert.

— Contributed by Kimberly Miller

A little high strungFans of rock and roll will get their fill whenmusical group The High Strung performsone show only in El Paso as part of theirnational library tour on Tuesday, June 27at 5:30 p.m. at the new Main Library au-ditorium. The Detroit area modern rockquartet, whose music has been comparedto that of the Beatles and the Ramones,and perform original hard-drivingbackbeat rock and roll. Their first albumreleased in 2003 was one of the top 10 rockalbums of the year according to NationalPublic Radio’s Ken Tucker. The Washing-ton Post called the title track “runner upsong of the year.” The group will performa full set of their tracks and compose anoriginal song with help from the audience.They will also talk about what it’s like tomake an MTV video and tour the country.Opening for The High Strung will be lo-cal group Elysium. The program is free tothe public. For more information visitwww.elpasolibrary.org.

— Contributed by Jack Galindo

In other news� Rolando Perez, a 6th grade student atClint Junior High School, has a plan forhis future. Rolando wants to be an archi-tect when he grows up and already has aplan on how to get there according to hisessay titled Being an Architect and MyPlan to Get There. His essay was chosen

HORIZON CITY — Normally weekends aretime when a person gets a little rest and relax-

ation from a hard week’swork.

Not so for Pat Randleel— far from it.

It was just the oppositefor the former mayor ofHorizon City who workedlong hours this past week-end as director of the FarWest Texas LeadershipSeminar of the HughO’Brian Youth (HOBY)Youth Foundation. The

three-day event drew 53 outstanding sopho-mores from the El Paso area as well as from

Students and volunteers give upsummer fun to learn leadership

high schools in Kermit, Presidio, McCameyand Alpine.

The theme of the seminar was “America’sIncentive System.” The El Paso conference,one of five in Texas this spring, began in 1991.Headquartered in Los Angeles, the HOBY pro-gram was launched by TV actor Hugh O’Brianin 1958 who wanted youth “to seek out andrecognize and develop leadership skills andbetter understand the democratic process.”

In his letter to the participants, who are calledambassadors, O’Brian says “the purpose of thisseminar is to teach you how to think, not whatto think.”

Eight students from Upper Valley and LowerValley high schools took part in the event whichwas held in the El Paso Community Collegeadministration building on Viscount. They areRuby Cazares, Abigail Duran and Karen

By Don WoodyardCourier Staff Writer

See HOBY, Page 5

By Carlos A. BrianoSpecial to the Courier

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Pat Randleel

Three Socorro High students acceptedinto Early Medical School Program

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — BeginningWednesday, June 7, the traffic congestioncaused by East El Paso County drivers tryingto reach El Paso destinations, particularly theDowntown area, will be a little less intense withthe opening of a stretch of Loop 375 that of-fers drivers a non-stop pass from Montana Ave.to Pellicano.

According to El Paso area statistics, morethan 30,000 people have moved into new de-velopments along Loop 375 over the past six

Loop 375 opens to lessen traffic jam-ups for East Countyyears. The construction of the 8-mile stretchto open up has taken the last two years to com-plete, at a cost of about $63 million.

Future construction includes connectingLoop 375 with I-10 near the Rojas exit. Forthe time being, drivers must still exit Loop 375at Rojas to enter I-10. Eventually, there willalso be an overpass at the Montwood-Zaragozaintersection — probably the busiest intersec-tion in East El Paso — though no dates havebeen set for that construction.

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — Thousandsof college graduates throughout the countryare nervously awaiting acceptance lettersfrom their medical school of choice. Butthree Socorro High School graduates aren’tsweating it — they are already in.

Socorro High seniors LaQuanta Stewart, JeannetteMendez and Ana Serna havebeen accepted into UTEP’sEarly Medical School Ac-ceptance Program. The three2006 graduates will attendUTEP for four years and thenenter the UT-Medical Branchat Galveston.

“This is a significant steptoward achieving their goal ofattending medical school andbecoming a physician,” saysDr. Donna E. Ekal, the UTEPMedical Professions InstituteProgram Coordinator.

The three seniors werethree of the five students inall of El Paso to be acceptedinto the program.

“I was very happy that Iwas accepted into the pro-

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HEADED FOR DOCTOR TERRITORY — Socorro High seniorsLa Quanta Stewart, Jeannette Mendez and Ana Serna havebeen accepted into UTEP’s Early Medical School AcceptanceProgram. The three 2006 graduates will attend UTEP for fouryears and then enter the University of Texas Medical Branchat Galveston.

gram,” Stewart says. “I want to become a doc-tor because I want to help people.”

Serna says being accepted into the programhas fulfilled a life-long dream.

“I have wanted to be a doctor since I was alittle girl,” she says. “My sincere desire to helppeople motivates me to pursue a career as adoctor. I want to be an anesthesiologist because

See MED SCHOOL, Page 4

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No man isan island.E v e nR o b i n s o nCrusoe had

Friday.In our attempt to fit our lives

around our various human needs andthose of others, there is an inevitableresult.

Somebody ends up getting used.Now, in every relationship there is

no way to avoid inequality. A 50-50relationship in which each person al-ways carries exactly half the burden isa myth — and a destructive one at that.We’re just not made that way.

As we go through life there aregoing to be times when one or theother person in a situation mustshoulder the lion’s share. When we’rebabies, we blatantly use our parentsfor everything. We have to. But even-tually we’re supposed to grow out ofthat, and some people actually do.

Get used to itIt’s a simple fact of nature that the

woman is going to suffer the pain andagony of childbirth. A man simplycan’t. But there are things he can doto help her and if he’s worth his salt,he will.

Too bad our society has become sotasteless.

There are also other relationshipsin which things are not necessarilyequal. Bosses are in charge. Like Isaid, Robinson Crusoe had his Fri-day, who, according to the story, waswilling enough to carry his burdens.

Sometimes, though, using otherpeople becomes a habit — even away of life.

In the workplace, we’ve devised aterm for using each other and madeit a respectable — even a desirable— practice. They call it networking.They’ve started teaching it in school,too, even in the early grades, just toget those kids who are going to haveto do all the work prepared for their

future. In school they give it a differ-ent name, though. They call it team-work.

The way it works is like this: Theteacher — or later the boss — willeither select a group of individuals,or allow a group to choose one an-other, and assign them a project. Theyhave a specified amount of time toget this done, and specified resultsthe teacher or boss expects. Then theboss goes back to his office and shutsthe door.

There are always basically threekinds of people in a group dynamiclike this. First, there are those whoare hell-bent on getting the job done,on time and done right. They are usu-ally selected as the group leader ei-ther by acclamation or by force. Sec-ond, there are those who are willingto help but aren’t going to lose anysleep over it. And finally there are thefree-loaders who don’t intend to putout any effort and don’t really carehow the project turns out. However,they will whine, blame and makeexcuses if and when the other twodon’t manage to produce the desiredresult and are right up front in takingthe credit if they do.

So the group leader makes assign-

ments to cover various componentsof the project and the clock startsticking. At various points in the du-ration of this project, they meet anddiscuss their progress. By the firstmeeting the group leader has longago completed his part, and is get-ting a little apprehensive. The lessmotivated one has started on one ofhis assignments but hasn’t gottenvery far. The lazy one hasn’t evenbegun, in fact, he forgot they evenhad a project, let alone what his partwas — but he has a good excuse.

By the time the job is done, thegroup leader has pulled out most ofhis hair and bitten off all his finger-nails, done all the lazy one’s part,evaluated the less-motivated one’sefforts and re-done at least half of it,and has thoroughly alienated every-body in his desire to make the grade.The less motivated one is offendedby the group leader’s attitude so hehas quit. And the lazy one is eitherwhining or patting himself on theback — depending on the quality ofthe project — while “evaluating” inless that complimentary terms theefforts put forth by his teammates.

There’s a song lyric that says “Igotta get away from here, gotta get

away from all these users and losers— all my best of friends.”

And so it is. In the course of thislife, we will be able to count on onehand those we find we can trust tostand shoulder-to-shoulder in adver-sity, evaluate life by the same standardswe do, carry the burden when we areweak, and be humble enough to ac-cept our help when they need it. Whenyou find such as these, value them asthe priceless treasure they are.

The challenge is, of course, to de-velop the largess of heart to forgivethose by whom we are destined to beused — they are a reality of our non-island status.

I read recently about a woman inGermany who didn’t have enoughcash to pay for her gas — or petrol, asthey call it over there — so she lefther friend at the station as a “deposit”until she came back with the money.

Unfortunately, she didn’t.After two hours of waiting and

being interrogated by police, thefriend left behind was finally re-leased.

The driver is being investigated onsuspicion of attempting to defraudthe gas station. There is no questionshe already defrauded her friend.

Whether you ride it or it ridesyou, that ornery, cantankerouscoronary makes for bumpy going.It can turn an ordinary day into thelikes of the O.K. Corral, with itssudden compromise of blood flowto the heart, commonly known asacute coronary syndrome (ACS).

A chameleon by day, it takes manyforms, none of them pleasant, rangingfrom unstable angina and myocardialinfarction to sudden cardiac death andacute onset heart failure or pulmonaryedema. Lungs fill with fluid, causingshortness of breath and a drowningsensation, and a pain in the chest be-comes so intense and unbearable thateven Wyatt Earp would whimper. Allthis because of a small thrombus ofblood clotting cells called platelets,with a pinch of fibrin, coming to reston a stump or plaque of atherosclero-sis in a coronary artery.

Being fast at the draw means verylittle when the gunslinger is elderly,diabetic, afflicted with poor circula-tion, or subject to bouts of high ni-trogen and cardiac enzymes in theblood, or wobbly and unstable elec-

trocardiographic signs. A good sa-loon and a dancehall girl are no matchfor a stacked cardiac deck, and aposse of health professionals must in-tervene early and aggressively, if atombstone over a lonely prairie plotis to be avoided.

Diagnosis of acute coronary syn-drome in its various disguises is ac-tually quite simple and straightfor-ward, regardless of whether bandan-nas have been pulled high to masksymptomatology and impending car-diac holdup. Chest pain, electrocar-diographic findings, two or more epi-sodes of angina within the preceding24 hours, and elevated serum, cardiacbiomarkers and enzymes specificallypoint to its likelihood, like smoke sig-nals billowing from a high mountainpass, Kemosabe.

When acute coronary syndrome issuggested, patient care should not beleft to chance or a roll of the dice ortumbleweed. An antithrombotic andanti-ischemic regimen should be in-stituted immediately in order to tamethe raging thrombosis, reduce theconstriction of coronary arteries, and

Ornery coronary

help cardiac muscle make more effi-cient use of the limited oxygen sup-ply available. Aspirin and heparintherapy should be initiated to preventclotting, and nitroglycerin and beta-blockers to increase blood flow andreduce ischemic episodes.

With a new sheriff in town, law,order, and risk factor managementcan be maintained, and the shadierelements of the underlying athero-sclerosis held in check by judicioususe of weight management protocols,diet, statin drugs, smoking cessationadvice and counseling, and increasedphysical activity, not to mentionblood pressure control and diabetesmanagement, when necessary.

And if six-guns start blazing andthe cavalry is called for, diagnosticcoronary angiography andangiographically directedrevascularization can lead the charge,to the sound of a bugle call, within48 hours of symptom onset.

The day is done, our hero ridesslowly off into the sunset of a hu-man cardiovascular system, and,while he didn’t get the girl, hemade sure as hell that the girl (orboy) would live to see anotherdawn, or perhaps many more.______________________________________________________© 2006, Albert M. Balesh, M.D. All

rights reserved.

What’s up, doc? By Albert M. Balesh, M.D.

View from here By Byron Schlomach, Ph.D.

Whose bottom line is it anyway?

Wading into Texas‚ biennial budgetMore than thirty years ago a U.S.

senator asked how much the presidentknew and when he knew it. The sena-tor knew there was a bottom-line an-swer, whether he got it or not. It was,after all, a simple question. Ask a simi-larly simple question about the bud-get of Texas (or that of just about anygovernment for that matter) and youare no more likely to get a simple, bot-tom-line answer than did that senator.

With relative ease and simplicityany taxpayer should be able to findthe answers to some pretty basicquestions regarding what govern-ment is doing with his or her money.

How much money has been, or willbe, spent? What has or will it be spenton? Who is spending it? What is itaccomplishing?

The current Texas state budget runsalmost 900 pages and just a quarterinch shy of two inches thick. It docu-ments the almost $140 billion appro-priated for fiscal years 2006 and2007, of state, federal and some lo-cal (from school districts) funds.

Much of the volume of the statebudget is made up of “riders,” spe-cial, detailed instructions the legis-lature gives to the 188 separate agen-cies, including universities, to which

these funds are distributed.Additionally, the budget contains

lists of “outcomes” and “efficiencies”measures supposedly there to answerat least a couple of the questions men-tioned above. Whether accidentally oron purpose, though, these measures donot really tell us very much.

For example, under the Texas Com-mission on Environmental Quality,there is an “outcome/impact” measurefor the “Percent of IdentifiedNoncompliant Sites and Facilities forWhich Appropriate Action Is Taken.”This measure, a goal really, is set at 85percent. Why is it not 100 percent? Orhow about the “Percent of Inspectedor Investigated Air Sites in Compli-ance,” with a goal of 98 percent. Whileit is an admirable goal to have all airsites in compliance, could not thismeasure create a perverse incentive toinspect and investigate sites in com-pliance and ignore violators?

In the budget, no history or con-text is given to any of the outcomeand efficiency measures. Centralmissions and goals go unstated. Ul-timate results seem, well, ultimatelyunimportant. This is true for all stateagencies. It is only with rare excep-tion that one can trace any specificprogram’s expenditures back evenfive years (though never in the bud-get and only with a great deal ofsleuthing), much less gauge its suc-cesses or failures.

There is more information availablein agencies‚ Legislative Appropria-tions Requests, but few of these areavailable online. What’s more, the his-tory these documents do give leaves agap in every agency’s actual spendinghistory because of the way these stan-dardized documents are arranged.

Studying the state’s budget and try-ing to get answers to basic questionsis a little like a physicist studying the

big bang. One answer seems only tolead to a half dozen more questions.

But the Texas state budget is notthe cosmos.

Currently, individual programs arealmost impossible to identify in thestate budget. That must be changed,making it more accessible and useful.Additionally, generally accessibledocuments clearly detailing the strategicplans for each program should be pro-duced, including sound measures fordefining success at the end of each yearand over the course of the program.

Taxpayers need to know what isreally being accomplished with theirmoney. If such answers cannot behad, then that taxpayers‚ moneyshould stay with the taxpayers.______________________________________________________Byron Schlomach, Ph.D., is the chiefeconomist at the Texas Public PolicyFoundation, a non-profit, non-parti-san research institute based in Austin.

June 8, 2006 WEST TEXAS COUNTY COURIER

Reyes Reports By U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes

For themany ElPasoans whohave federalstudent loan

debt, an important deadline is fast ap-proaching. I urge students and par-ents to consider whether they shouldconsolidate their federal collegeloans before July 1 of this year, wheninterest rates on outstanding loans areexpected to rise to their highest ratein six years. Consolidation allowsstudents and parents to combine theirseparate loans into one and lock in alow fixed interest rate — which couldsave borrowers thousands of dollarsover the life of their loans. Federalloans include money providedthrough the Federal Family Educa-tion Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loanprograms.

Each year on July 1, the U.S. De-partment of Education adjusts theinterest rates on outstanding collegeloans. This year, interest rates on stu-dent loans are expected to rise to justover seven percent and interest rateson parent loans are expected to riseto 7.8 percent. Student borrowerswho consolidate their outstanding

Consolidate student loansloans before July 1 will be eligibleto lock in an interest rate as low as4.75 percent, which would save anaverage of nearly $3,500 over the lifeof the loan. Parent borrowers whoconsolidate before July 1 will be eli-gible to lock in a rate as low as 6.1percent over the life of their loan.

If you have a Direct Loan throughthe Department of Education, youcan call 1-800-557-7392 or apply on-line at http://www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov. Ifyou have a loan through the FFELprogram (a bank-based loan), you cancontact one of the companies that ownor service your student or parentloan(s). If you have loans with morethan one lender you can chose to con-solidate through the Department ofEducation or with any lender that pro-vides federal consolidation loans.

At a time when the cost of collegeis going through the roof and middleclass Americans are seeing their bud-gets squeezed on a variety of fronts,from the gas pump to the prescrip-tion counter, it is important thathardworking families take opportu-nities like this to avoid additional,unnecessary debt.

In the meantime, I will continueworking with my Democratic col-leagues to oppose policies advocatedby the Administration and Republicansin Congress that increase the cost ofhigher education, and instead supportefforts to make college more afford-able for students and parents. For ex-ample, I will continue to oppose terri-bly misguided initiatives like the Re-publicans’ $12 billion cut to federalstudent aid programs, which is nowbeing used to help finance tax breaksfor the wealthiest Americans.

I will also urge my colleagues topass H.R. 5150, the Reverse the Raidon Student Aid Act, of which I am acosponsor. The bill would cut inter-est rates in half from 6.8 percent to3.4 percent for students with subsi-dized loans — those with the mostfinancial need — and from 8.5 per-cent to 4.25 percent for parent bor-rowers, starting in July 2006. Sadly,it is unlikely that the Republican lead-ership in the House would bring thisbill to the floor.

For timely and more detailed in-formation on this subject and manyothers, please visit my new blog atwww.reyesblog.com.

SOCORRO — May’s city election in the City of Socorroresulted in the election of a new mayor and four new cityrepresentatives. Former City Representative Trini Lopezreturned to council as Socorro’s new mayor. The other solereturning City Representative is Mary Perez. The othercity representatives are new to their posts. They include:Sergio Cox , representative at large; Josie Trillo, District1; Victor Perez, District 2; and Al Gutierrez, District 4.

City Council held their first official regular meetingon June 1. There were over 30 agenda items conductedat the meeting, which made for a long evening.

One item considered was the election of the Mayor Pro-Tem. Mary Perez was elected to the post and expressed

New Socorro council takes reins of city in first meetingher commitment to do what is best for her constituents.

City Council also appointed Ernest Gomez as newMunicipal Court Judge.

One item of controversy being considered was thesecond reading of an ordinance to eliminate high den-sity residential development. This issue was introducedby the previous administration. The rationale explainedby the previous council was to alleviate the traffic in therapidly growing city.

A public hearing was held regarding the amendment.Several community members voiced their opinions onthis issue and most of them would like for council tohold off on deleting the “R-3” designation until moreresearch has been conducted and a thorough study ofthe city’s master plan has been completed.

After considerable discussion between council andmembers of the audience, council voted to table the item.

By Arleen BeardSpecial to the Courier

Adult GED/Englishclasses offered in SISD

UPPER VALLEY — CanutilloISD commencement ceremony washeld on Friday, May 26, 2006 at thenew Canutillo High School Stadiumwith an audience of over 5,000.

Two hundred and thirty students re-ceived their high school diplomas —an additional 18 students received acertificate of completion (not a highschool diploma), which requires themto attend academic tutoring this sum-mer and to retake the TAKS test in July2006. All 248 students completed allcoursework required and participatedin the commencement ceremonies.

Nearly $1.5 million in scholarshipand grant monies were awarded to

Over 5,000 attend ceremony in new Canutillo stadiumBy Alfredo VasquezSpecial to the Courier

CHS studentsduring theevening cer-emony. Andmore than 90percent of theClass of 2006indicated thatthey have ap-plied or havebeen acceptedto a university,

community college, or technicalschool for the 2006-07 school year.

Leading the first graduating classto receive their diplomas in a cer-emony at the new high school sta-dium were Stephen White, valedic-torian, and Maria Del CarmenHernandez, salutatorian. Roundingout the top ten seniors in ranking or-

der are: VeliaH e r r e n ,P r i s c i l l aM o r e n o ,K a t h l e e nNorris, NydiaE s p a r z a ,Jazmine Duran,Miguel Arroyo,Denise Rojas,and GabrielInfante.

White said that he plans to attendRice University in Houston in the falland major in engineering. He said thathe has been awarded the Rice tuitiongrant and expects to earn a merit schol-arship after the first semester.

Hernandez will attend St. Mary’sUniversity in San Antonio. She has re-ceived about $40,000 in scholarships.

Maria HernandezStephen White

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — Evening adult GEDand English classes are being offered in the Socorro ISD.The following are locations and times for registration:

• Community Learning Center at 313 S. Rio Vista Rd.

Registration is Monday, July 10, 5-7:30 p.m.• El Dorado High, 12401 Edgemere Blvd. Registra-

tion is Wednesday, July 12, 5-7:30 p.m.• Hambric School, 3535 Nolan Richardson. Registra-

tion is Monday, July 17, 5-7:30 p.m.• Sierra Vista School, 1501 Bob Hope Dr. Registra-

tion is Wednesday, July 19, 5-7:30 p.m.Classes are free and on a first-come basis. Call 937-

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1) Repeal and Replace Ordinance No. 0131 —Powers and Duties authorizing the Code Enforce-ment Officer to issue written citations setting outthe alleged violation to the owner of the premisesor the person in control of the premises.

Those who are unable to attend may submit their viewsin writing to the City Clerk of Horizon City. Ordinancesare available for viewing or copying upon request fromthe City Clerk at the above address or call 915-852-1046,Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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I wish to be part of life saving proce-dures in the operating room. I lookforward to interacting with patientsand providing comfort to those in

difficult situations.”Mendez adds that the Health Pro-

fessions Academy at Socorro HighSchool also gave her an advantage,allowing her to experience healthcare in a “hands on” approach.

“Being a member at the HealthProfessions Academy at SocorroHigh School has prepared me with

rigorous academic courses with a fo-cus on the medical field,” she says.“It has been the academy that hasguided me towards my career. I be-lieve that the quality of the educa-tion we receive as students in theSocorro District is truly the best kindpossible to prepare young minds fortheir future.”

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UPPER VALLEY — VanessaFernandez, an eighth grade studentat Canutillo Middle School, was oneof two El Paso County winners of theDo the Write Thing Texas Challengecontest. One boy and one girl wereselected from almost 1500 studentswho entered essays, poems, plays orsongs about how violence has af-fected their lives. Fernandez washonored during a banquet recentlyalong with other area finalists.

The Texas Do the Write ThingChallenge is an anti-violence initia-tive of the National Campaign to StopViolence, a coalition of prominentorganizations and leaders who spon-sor this program focus on reducingyouth violence. The local coalition is

chaired by Judge Patricia Macias andDr. James Vasquez of Region XIX.The district coordinator is HelenRojas and the Region XIX coordina-tor is Nance Love.

The program givesmiddle school students anopportunity to examine theimpact of violence on theirlives and what they thinkshould be done to changethings, with an emphasison personal responsibility.

Patricia Gallardo, CMSteacher, assigned the essaycontest as a class projectfor her English class.Shane Anslinger, eighth grade stu-dent in Gallardo’s class, also placedamong the top area finishers in thecontest.

“The students wrote powerful es-says and poetry about domestic

abuse, gang-related incidents, alco-hol and drug induced violence, bul-lying and predators,” Gallardo said.

Fernandez chose to write an essayabout the death of a frienddue to a series of tragicevents involving domesticviolence, gangs, anddrugs. She commented,“I’m happy — I reallydidn’t expect to win, butI’m happy I did.”

Fernandez, Gallardo,and Mario Fernandez,Vanessa’s father, willtravel to Austin in June foran all-expense-paid trip

where she will read her essay and tourthe state capitol. Then in July, thegroup will travel to Washington D.C.where Vanessa will be honored alongwith the other national finalists withseveral days of activities and events.

By Kim GuzmanSpecial to the Courier

Canutillo Middle Schooler is national finalist in anti-violence contest

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — Hurshel AntwineSchool officially dedicated the building in honor of itsnamesake with song, dance and ribbon cutting on May24. Part of the program included a slideshow salute toHurshel Antwine, the man.

Antwine was a longtime Marketing Education Co-opinstructor and DECA sponsor at Socorro High School.The majority of his life was dedicated to education. Hedied in 1990 at the age of 67, just three months afterretiring from SISD. That slideshow brought tears to theAntwine family present.

“My family was so impressed with the welcoming wereceived by the school,” says Antwine daughter YvonneWalker, who is also Principal at Lujan-Chavez Elemen-tary. “My father’s two brothers, my two cousins, andmy sister and brother, now know why Socorro ISD is soimportant and special to me and was to my father aswell. The school’s dedication will remain in my memoryas one of the most significant events in my life.”

The school administration, faculty, students and par-ents welcomed Superintendent Dr. Robert J. Durón, SISDBoard Secretary Craig Patton, SISD Cabinet members,feeder pattern principals, and the Hurshel Antwine familymembers for the ribbon cutting ceremony and program.

“The dedication was wonderful,” says HurshelAntwine Principal Janet Levine. “As a principal I wasso proud of all our accomplishments. Seeing our littlest

— Photo courtesy Socorro ISD

IN A FATHER’S HONOR — Hurshel Antwine’s daugh-ter Yvonne Walker and Socorro ISD SuperintendentDr. Robert J. Durón cut the ribbon formally dedicat-ing Hurshel Antwine School on May 24.

Hurshel Antwine School dedication pays tribute to family

pre-kinders and our eighth graders perform meant somuch to me. We are finally a team working towards thesame goal Mr. Antwine had — student success.”

Students of all ages performed for the hundreds ofpeople present. And at the conclusion, another slideshowdepicting the first year of the school was shown.

“The dedication was a celebration of Mr. Antwine andthe successful school year we have had,” says schooltech pilot Erica Armijo. “Even though we are a new cam-pus, we have a great team that works hard to better ourstudents and the community. Hurshel Antwine Schoolwill always be known for its hard work and dedicationto the future of our students.”

By Carlos A. BrianoSpecial to the Courier

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EAST EL PASO COUNTY — OnMay 16, the Socorro ISD Board ofTrustees approved two new assistantprincipals. Amy M. Serafini wasnamed assistant principal at Sgt.Roberto Ituarte Elementary, SocorroISD’s newest school scheduled toopen July 2006. Teresa Navarro wasnamed assistant principal at Col. JohnO. Ensor Middle.

Serafini was the Assistant Princi-pal and Site Coordinator at 21st Cen-

Teresa NavarroAmy M. Serafini

Board of Trustees approve two SISD Assistant PrincipalsBy Carlos A. BrianoSpecial to the Courier

tury LearningCenter of theKeystone Cen-tral School Dis-trict in LockHaven, Pa. Shegraduated fromLock HavenUniversity witha B.S. in El-ementary Edu-cation and

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� The Ysleta Mission Festival atOur Lady of Mt. Carmel Churchwill be held Friday, July 7 throughSunday, July 9, with arts andcrafts, prizes, and live entertain-ment, as well as other forms ofentertainment and food served up.The Church is located at 131 S.Zaragosa. Admission is free withthe exception of a special perfor-mance by Michael Salgado onJuly 7 at 10 p.m., which has acharge of $12. For more informa-tion contact Monica Tellez at 859-6754 or 630-8507.

� With all greyhound races sus-pended since mid-December, theJuarez Racetrack manager inMexico recently released 126greyhounds that were racing atthe track to Greyhound Pets ofAmerica (GPA) and its El PasoLone Star Greyhounds (LSG)chapter. Organizers need emer-gency, temporary foster homes inthe El Paso area for 24 of theseAmerican dogs until arrange-ments are finalized to relocatethem to GPA chapters and othergreyhound rescue groups nation-wide. To date, 102 of the dogs will

transfer to parts of Texas, NewMexico, Colorado, Oregon, Ari-zona, California, Utah and Canadabeginning this week. Local, tem-porary foster homes are needed forthe other 24 in the interim. LSGwill furnish all food and medicalcare to El Paso fosters, who do notneed a large yard, for a few daysto potentially several months, ac-cording to authorities. Donationsare also being accepted to help off-set the $21,000 in food, veterinarycare and transportation costs forthe orphaned canines. To make adonation or to foster, call (915)593-7006 or log on towww.greyhoundpets.org.

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� The federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service was firstestablished in 1898 at the start ofthe Spanish American War whenthe American government washaving trouble paying for this mili-tary action. A Washington bureau-crat devised the long-distancephone tax as a new revenue streamto finance the war effort, establish-ing the one-cent levy on long-dis-tance phone calls that rang upcharges of more than 15 cents. Thetax was designed to target thewealthy — those who could affordtelephone service. But the federalgovernment failed to keep up withadvances in telecommunications.Multiple lawsuits were filed. Lastmonth, after five appellate courtsruled against the government, theU.S. Treasury announced it wouldterminate the tax on July 31, 2006.It also ordered the IRS to providerefunds, including interest, for ex-cise taxes paid since March 2003.Texans may ask for a refund ofthese taxes on their 2006 federalincome tax returns, having been as-sured the refund process will besimple and actual receipts for taxespaid won’t be required for a refund.Taxpayers will be reimbursed anestimated $13 billion. Ironically,some say this obsolete Spanish-American war excise tax is beingput to rest at a time when Americais struggling once again to financethe war on terrorism. Meanwhile,a $2 telephone tax created to pro-vide rural and low-income Texanswith affordable phone service is

also being called obsolete by crit-ics who want the Texas legisla-ture to abolish it. However, somesay that some rural customerswould pay as much as $400 amonth for phone service. TheTexas Public Utility Commissionsay a report on the issue shouldbe released early next year.

� Buying a house usually re-quires a 20 percent down pay-ment, but How to Buy a HomeWith a Low Down Payment, apublication from the MortgageInsurance Companies of Americaand the U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s Cooperative Exten-sion Service can show you howto purchase a home with a threeto five percent down paymentusing mortgage insurance. Learnhow to qualify for mortgage in-surance, find the right home loanand calculate how much mort-gage you can afford. For a freecopy, send name and address tothe Federal Citizen InformationCenter, Dept. 597N, Pueblo, CO81009, or call toll-free 1-888-878-3256, and ask for Item 597Nor visit http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov to orderonline, read or print out this andhundreds of other governmentpublications for free.

� Eight out of 10 Americans suf-fer from back pain at some pointin their lives. Handout on Health:Back Pain, a publication from theNational Institute of Arthritis andMusculoskeletal and Skin Dis-eases may be able to help, dis-cussing risk factors, preventingback pain, types of pain, and treat-ment options. For a free copy,send name and address to the Fed-eral Citizen Information Center,Dept. 597N, Pueblo, CO 81009,or call toll-free 1-888-878-3256,and ask for Item 597N or visithttp://www.pueblo.gsa.gov to or-der online, read or print out thisand hundreds of other govern-ment publications for free.

� The Clint Baptist Church willhost Vacation Bible School June19-23, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at 200Main Street, for children agesPre-K through 6th grade. Call592-9081 or 851-1599 for details.

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ON THE HOTSEAT — Hector Montenegro, Superintendent of Ysleta ISD,gives these Hugh O’Brian 2006 Far West Texas Leadership students alesson in how to conduct a school board meeting. From left are CaitlynGuard of Coronado, Christopher Salazar from Greenwood, ConstanceShing of Coronado, Cynthia Rodriguez of Riverside, FatemehKhosravani and Adeline Fox of Alpine High, Yessenia Sanchez of Fabensand Beatriz Lozano of Faith Christian.

Morales, Anthony High; YesseniaSanchez, Fabens High; Carlos Prieto,San Elizario High; Marisa Godoy,Clint High; Jacob McKernan andAlyssa Olivas, Mountain View High.Olivas was also honored as an alter-nate delegate to the HOBY WorldLeadership Congress which will beheld in July in Washington.

Randleel, who is supervisor-finan-cial forecasting for El Paso Electric,has been with the program since1997. She became involved withHOBY because she saw it as a “verypositive” program for youth.

She adds, “I like the program be-cause of the way it allows kids to rec-ognize themselves and their own po-tential.” She feels this is very impor-tant because the world they are en-tering is so competitive that it is bet-ter for them to recognize and iden-tify this leadership potential as soonas possible.

The leadership theme is carried outthrough a series of panel presenta-tions by community leaders. Topicsincluded education, with Dr. PamPadilla, superintendent of theCanutillo ISD as one of the members.Other presentations focused on me-

dia, whose topic was What the Pub-lic Wants to Know. Other panels cov-ered entrepreneur ship andvolunteerism.

Sums up Randleel: “This (seminar)really shows there is a future for ourcountry.”

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CLINT — An outstanding per-formance in the USA Junior Na-tionals all-state highschool basketball com-petition in Norman,Oklahoma has put Rob-ert Paul Sosa in the na-tional spotlight.

Sosa, the son ofAraceli Guardado, is a2006 graduate of ClintHigh School. Based onhis performance he hasbeen invited to partici-pate in the prestigiousUSA Junior Nationals “NationalSports Festival” in Columbus,Ohio from July 24-30.

Because of his exceptional tal-ent in basketball, football andtrack, Sosa was selected the 2-4AMale Athlete of the Year by the ElPaso Athletic Hall of Fame in May.His selection was also based on hisacademics, school life and commu-nity service.

His many accomplishments in-clude City of El Paso Basketball4A Player of the Year and District2-4A Most Valuable Player for

Basketball, El Paso’s Best of theBest Defensive Back, District 2-4AFootball Defensive Most ValuablePlayer, All-State Academic inFootball and Basketball, and Re-gional qualifier in Track and Field.

During High School,Sosa also volunteered atSan Lorenzo CatholicChurch in Clint and atvarious youth camps,and he participated inband, One-Act Play, andthe Science Fair. A mem-ber of the NationalHonor Society, Paulgraduated with a 96.42GPA and plans to attendTexas A&M University

at Corpus Christi in the fall.Based in Columbus, Ohio the

USA Junior Nationals providesone of the top amateur competi-tions in the nations and offers itsprogram to athletes who have ahigh talent and level in basket-ball and want to develop theirskills and techniques through thestatewide, national and interna-tional competition.

Sponsors and donations to assistSosa in this opportunity may con-tact Paul Sosa at P.O. Box 656,Clint, Texas 79836.

Outstanding performance by Clintgrad earns new opportunities

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Watching the Miami Heat reach the NBAfinals by dismantling the Detroit Pistons theother night I couldn’t help but wonder whatJerry Buss, Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, JackNicholson and the rest of the Los AngelesLakers fans were thinking?

Here they all were watching the guy theydecided to get rid of, Shaquille O’Neal, lead-ing the Heat all the way to the championshipround. Meanwhile the guy they decided tokeep, Kobe Bryant, is sitting at home and deal-ing with being called selfish by CharlesBarkley after his disappearing act in the Lak-ers’ game 7 loss to Phoenix in the first roundof the playoffs.

Since the Bryant-Shaq breakup three yearsago, the once proud Lakers have recorded alosing record (79-85) with Kobe at the helmthe last two years, while Shaq took a Miamiteam that was just 42-40 the year before hearrived, and led them to a combined 111-53regular-season record and their first appear-ance in the NBA finals ever.

Oh, and by the way, that mediocre 42-40record was with Dwayne Wade and LamarOdom on the team. What a difference a

“Diesel” makes.The people at the top of the Lakers food

chain have got some things to think about.Kobe has done nothing but tarnish his imagesince winning his power struggle with Shaqand coach Phil Jackson.

Though the Lakers did show a little im-provement this season, they are years frombeing what they used to be, and there doesn’tseem to be any relief in sight.

Meanwhile, the man that was the undis-puted leader of the Lakers is showing, onceagain, how important he is to a team — anyteam.

Shaq is still the most dominant player inthe NBA. Put him on any team and that in-stantly makes them a title contender.

As for Kobe, he should take a long hardlook at LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, andstudy how they do a little bit of everythingfor their teams. Any great player can take 35shots a game.

But putting your ego aside for the better-ment of the team is another matter.

It’s good to be the kingRemember the movie comedy History of

the World Part 1? I can almost picture Mel

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uled column for the following Spe-cial News Bulletin: Supermodelsare on the attack!

First, we need to look calmly anddispassionately at the followingtrue facts.

In January, supermodel BeverlyPeele was arrested for identitytheft.

In March, Sports Illustratedswimsuit supermodel NaomiCampbell was charged with hittingher housekeeper with a cell phone,an attack that required a visit to thehospital and four stitches.

In April, Victoria’s Secretsupermodel May Andersen wentberserk on an overseas flight andassaulted a flight attendant.

In short, we are in the midst ofthe greatest Supermodel CrimeWave in History!

If you doubt that, here’s anamazing fact: 71 percent of all as-saults in the country are commit-ted by supermodels.

(Note: I said an amazing fact, notnecessarily a true fact. But still…)

Campbell is something of a se-rial phone thrower. In 2003, shewas sued by a former assistant forthrowing a phone at her. In 1998,she pleaded guilty to beating anassistant.

In the latest incident, shewhacked her housekeeper becausea pair of jeans was missing.

Accordingly, police have issueda warning: If Naomi Campbellconfronts you about missing jeans,do not resist. Giver her whateveryou’re wearing and run, especiallyif she’s armed with a cell phone orlipstick case.

Almost as ferocious is Andersen,who looked more like a SuperScary Supermodel in her hung-over-looking mug shot. (ThinkNick Nolte mug shot with betterteeth.)

According to unconfirmed re-ports, Andersen was disruptive the

When supermodels attackentire flight and finally “ripped offthe arms and legs of the flight at-tendant and devoured them wholein front of the other passengers,”many of whom were so trauma-tized they refused to leave theplane until they were compensatedwith frequent flier miles.

But the question is, how can Iprotect my family fromsupermodels?

For those who have not yet re-ceived their handy Supermodel Se-curity Alert brochure in the mail,here’s a rundown of the threat levelsusing the actual Avon lipstick col-ors adopted by Homeland Security:

Silky Peach — The lowest threatlevel. People can leave their homeswithout helmets and body armorwith a “relatively high degree ofsafety,” with the exception ofNaomi Campbell assistants, whoshould, as always, remain in theirBradley Assault Vehicles.

Pink Fantasie — Supermodelswith cell phones have been spot-ted in your area. Exercise extremecaution.

Cherry Jubilee — Supermodelsare running amok, destroying every-thing in their path. Citizens shouldstay inside their homes, except forNational Guardsmen, who are calledupon to “run for the hills.”

President Bush, seeking amiddle ground between those whosay we should just surrender to thesupermodels and those who are toobusy drooling over Victoria’s Se-cret catalogs to have an opinion,issued a call for the National Guard“to do something.”

In other words, we’re on ourown.

However, security experts withexperience in dealing withsupermodels say supermodelsshare a common fear: food.

If a supermodel comes at youwith a cell phone, fend her off witha ham sandwich.______________________________________________________(c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Thu. 5:30 p.m. 3:30 a.m.Fri. 6:34 p.m. 4:03 a.m.Sat. 7:40 p.m. 4:44 a.m.Sun. 8:44 p.m. 5:32 a.m.Mon. 9:44 p.m. 6:30 a.m.Tues. 10:37 p.m. 7:36 a.m.Wed. 11:22 p.m. 8:46 a.m.

SunRise Set

Full

6/11

Last

6/18

New

6/25

First

7/3

IN THE SKYWEATHER TRENDS THIS WEEK

Moon

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Atlanta 85 64 s 87 66 pc 89 69 s 88 68 pcBoston 61 51 r 68 53 pc 70 55 pc 74 60 sChicago 78 58 pc 76 57 pc 74 58 pc 80 62 tDenver 88 58 t 89 56 t 86 56 pc 82 54 sDetroit 76 58 pc 76 54 pc 74 56 pc 79 63 shHouston 96 74 s 96 72 s 96 74 pc 96 74 pcIndianapolis 79 60 pc 80 59 pc 78 62 pc 86 65 rKansas City 85 64 pc 87 68 s 87 69 s 84 66 cLos Angeles 78 64 pc 78 62 pc 76 62 pc 76 62 pcMiami 88 77 pc 88 76 t 88 76 pc 89 77 pcMinneapolis 80 58 pc 77 60 pc 75 61 pc 76 62 rNew Orleans 93 73 s 91 76 t 91 76 t 91 75 pcNew York City 73 60 c 77 60 pc 79 60 pc 77 66 sOmaha 84 63 pc 85 67 s 88 66 pc 84 62 cPhoenix 105 82 t 105 80 s 105 82 s 107 82 sSan Francisco 70 54 pc 71 54 pc 71 54 pc 71 55 pcSeattle 66 50 c 68 50 pc 72 52 pc 74 54 pcWashington 76 62 t 76 62 c 80 64 pc 85 68 s

CITY HI LO W HI LO W HI LO W HI LO WThursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Abilene, TX 103 72 s 100 72 s 101 70 s 101 70 sAlbuquerque, NM 94 64 s 94 63 s 94 63 pc 89 64 sAmarillo, TX 98 65 s 98 64 s 100 64 s 98 61 pcAustin, TX 101 69 s 98 70 s 96 71 pc 100 71 pcBrownsville, TX 93 72 s 96 75 s 95 74 pc 93 77 pcDodge City, KS 93 63 s 93 62 s 94 63 s 89 61 pcJackson, MS 92 67 pc 92 70 pc 92 72 pc 92 71 pcLaredo, TX 104 76 pc 104 77 s 102 74 pc 103 76 pcLittle Rock, AR 90 66 s 85 69 s 90 71 s 90 71 pcLubbock, TX 102 68 s 102 68 s 102 70 s 102 64 sMemphis, TN 91 67 pc 90 73 s 90 74 s 91 72 pcMidland, TX 105 69 s 101 70 s 104 70 s 102 69 sPueblo, CO 96 56 t 96 56 t 94 54 s 88 54 sRoswell, NM 104 64 s 100 64 s 99 64 s 102 63 sSt. Louis, MO 86 64 pc 83 69 s 87 70 s 89 67 cSan Antonio, TX 99 71 s 98 73 s 100 72 pc 100 72 pcTexarkana, AR 92 68 s 92 70 s 91 73 s 94 72 pcWaco, TX 101 69 s 98 72 s 100 73 s 100 73 pcWichita, KS 90 65 s 90 68 s 91 67 s 91 66 s

CITY HI LO W HI LO W HI LO W HI LO WThursday Friday Saturday Sunday

REGIONAL CITIES U.S. CITIES

Rise Set

Partly cloudy

Thu. night

69°

66°RealFeel

Plenty of sunshine

Friday

RealFeel

67°98°

64°95°

Mostly sunny andwarm

Saturday

RealFeel

69°98°

65°94°

Partly sunny

Sunday

RealFeel

69°98°

66°95°

Very warm withsunshine

Monday

RealFeel

71°97°

70°97°

Sunny and verywarm

Tuesday

RealFeel

72°99°

70°101°

Sunny and verywarm

Wednesday

RealFeel

70°99°

71°98°

Plenty of sunshine

Thursday

94°

103°RealFeel

Brooks looking right into the cam-era, all decked out in his royal garband saying, “It’s good to be the king.”

Well, evidently it’s good to be atalented world-class athlete, too.

Mel Brooks, playing the infamousKing Louis XVI, flaunts his deviantbehavior knowing he can do justabout whatever he wants and no onecan do anything about it.

That must be exactly what SeanTaylor is feeling like today after heescaped jail time last week by mak-

ing a deal with prosecutors.See Taylor, 23, had his three felony

aggravated assault charges reducedto misdemeanor counts of simplebattery and simple assault.

Seems that last June, Taylor gotinto a bit of an argument with agroup of people in a dispute overthe all-terrain vehicles that Taylorowns. I guess it was one of those“hit first and ask questions later”kind of disputes.

For his part in the fracas, Taylorwas looking at a maximum of 46years in prison if convicted. After thesettlement, Taylor was placed on 18months probation, he must talk to stu-dents at 10 Miami-Dade County

schools about staying in school andhe must make contributions of $1,000for scholarships to each of thoseschools.

What a great guy. What a rolemodel to talk to the kids about fol-lowing the rules.

Naturally, the settlement will alsoallow Taylor to play in the NFL andmake his millions.

In a two-way tie for the “Thankyou Captain Obvious” remarks of theday, Taylor’s attorney, RichardSharpstein was quoted as saying, “It’sa great outcome for Sean.”

Not to be outdone Taylor added,“I believe it’s in my best interest toaccept this plea.”

Taylor, who signed a seven-year,$18 million contract with theRedskins after he was drafted in2004, is no stranger to controversy.

This great guy, who will soon betalking to young kids about good be-havior, has been fined seven timesduring his professional career for latehits and other infractions, includinga $17,000 penalty for spitting in theface of Tampa Bay running backMichael Pittman during a Januaryplayoff game. He was also fined$25,000 for skipping a mandatoryrookie symposium.

It’s only fitting that the kids shouldlearn from the best.

When you consider that Taylor

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makes a king’s salary, Mel Brookswas right, it is good to be the king.

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