Thank You
Thank you for your calls, cards and prayers for my mother, Florence Shirk, in her illness and then passing to Heaven. She enjoyed all the wonderful friends she made here in Port O’Connor, especially at the Tuesday Senior Lunch and bingo and at church.
We are so fortunate to live in Port O’Connor, where love and compassion abounds.
    Tom & Pat Ekstrom

To the Editor:
I have the ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91 and ‘92 editions of the Calhoun High School Breaker. I would like to give them to someone. I can be reached at 604 W. Jefferson Ave. in Port O’Connor, or call 983-4771.
Naomi Albrecht

Job Well Done
I would like to take this opportunity to convey kudos to City Councilman Wesley Hunt and Police Chief Frank Servantes for the remarkable and positive changes they have managed to effect with regard to the Seadrift Police Department.
My thanks go out to Councilman Hunt and Chief Servantes for their collaborative efforts and commendable success, and to our Officers for their diligence, professional demeanor, and devotion to the job and our citizens.
Obviously, running a city is similar to running a business; it generally can’t be done successfully without multiple levels of accountability, checks and balances of expenditures, periodic infusions of fresh ideas, and a desire to succeed and achieve.   For that reason, it’s encouraging to see new faces on the Council and as a result, new enthusiasm and ideas that in time, will guide Seadrift toward overall improvement which will benefit the city as a whole, help ensure wise use of our tax dollars, and promote efficiency and accountability which has been, and in some aspects continues to be, sadly lacking or non-existent.
I consider Councilmen Hunt and LaBarge each to be prime examples of continued devotion and unflagging efforts to make Seadrift the best it can be with the resources available, and I thank you both for your civic-mindedness and determination to ensure the best for all residents.
With Regards,
Pamela Seay
    Seadrift

My Two Cents Worth
Right on Janice Albrecht Stalder. Thanks for telling it like it is with the Koch brothers.
There are some who would have the uninformed believe that it’s about gay marriage, abortion, and gun control. When it’s about who controls the money.
The average state receives $1.29 in federal spending for every tax dollar its residents pay the acrual distribution is far more uneven though. Thanks to our governor Texas receives $0-1.00 while other States like Airizona, Mississippi, and Alabama receive $2.01-$2.50.
It didn’t take the northern states long to figure out  Rick Perry.
When is Texas going to wake up?
Now he wants to get his hands on the Texas teachers pension fund,so he can co-mingle the money with some of his pet projects.
Be you Republican or Democrat write or call your State Rep. and tell him don’t let it happen.
Both parties borrowed money from Social Security and look what happened to it.
    G. B. Robertson    

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