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Either we’re getting better at this...

...Or Tarrant County voters are catching on.  We’ll hope for the latter.

All of our election picks won their race, except for Glen Bucy.  He’s in a runoff and will win in July.  Help him out.  It’s in YOUR best interest.

Ask WHO is interested in his opponent winning.  His opponent received approximately $80,000 from his family, for a constable race.  Really?  Is that WHO YOU want in office?

Congratulations to Lon Burnam, Jonathan Strickland, Giovonni Capriglione, Matt Krause, David Woodruff and Glen Bucy.

And the winner is...

We don't know yet, but if you didn't vote, don't...well, you know the rest.

Now, we wait.

By the way, WHO's counting the votes?

Word to the Wise, "Follow the Money"

The primary is Tuesday May 29th.  It seems that Friday May 25th before noon is too late to let my opinion be known in the Fort Worth Star Telegram Letters to the Editor. Their loss.

 

I hope you will share these thoughts with your readers....

Word to the wise, “Follow the money”

Texans pay too much for insurance, every type of insurance. We pay more than the National average for auto, home and employee health insurance. Is it possible that the storms are tougher here than in Kansas, Iowa or Missouri ? Are we worse drivers than New Yorkers? Are we less healthy ? No, we are not.

Texans pay more because our of State Legislators.

The BIG INSURANCE company lobbyists and PACs are strongly supporting one of their own to continue the fleecing. The Texas Ethics Commission Candidate finance report web site shows District 91 State Representative candidate Ken Sapp has received check after check after check from the lobbyist and Political Action Committees representing the Insurance industry. Can we really expect this lifelong insurance company executive to suddenly see the errors of his ways after taking the oath of office? No, we can’t. More words to the wise, “Don’t send a fox to guard the hen house“.

Tuesday, May 29^th a handful of Republican Primary voters will decide who will represent 175,000 of us in North East Tarrant County. Your vote is at a premium.

 

Haltom City

 

End of letter to the Editor

 

Want to know who is "supporting" your candidates? Stop by the Texas Ethics Commission's site, http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/php/cesearchSimple.html, from there you can search using different methods.  I found that using the Treasurer's name worked the best.  John Lewis is the Treasurer for Ken Sapp. You may be surprised to learn that your candidate has more than one "account" raising money for him/her. 

 

Another item regarding Tuesday's election. Voter turn out is abysmally low, less than 4 percent.  In the case of the House of Representatives District 91 race which includes  Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and a bit of Watauga there is NO DEMOCRATIC Party candidate.  That means our Representative will in fact be one of the four people on the Republican ballot, Ken Sapp, Lady Thombs, Stephanie Klick, Charles Scoma. 

 

P.S. the Star Telegram Editors Endorsed Ken Sapp, without meeting all the candidates.

Today is Prairie Fest x3 with Movie Night on the Prairie

Today on the Tandy Hills at the Park on View Street,
Part 3 of Prairie Fest x3

Wildflower-Prairie Hikes for all ages
Solar-powered Live Music 
Food and Brews 
Movie Night on the Prairie

NEW for May 26 . . . 

• Movie Night on the Prairie debuts featuring,The General, starring Buster Keaton
• Plein air painters will be setting up easels and painting the prairie
• NEW Science-based Hikes for kids and families (see website for details)
• LIVE Musical performances (see below)
• Sponsor Info Booths including, Whole Foods Market, Electronic Waste Disposal, Greenling, Arlington Conservation Council, Tarrant County Green Party, Prairie Keepers and Texas Bluebird Society.

Event Hours
4 pm - Dusk
Movie Night starts at 8:45 pm  (Film running time: 78 minutes)
All FREE and open to the public

Stage  Schedule
4 pm: Sunshine Emery
5 pm: Fontanelle featuring, Jeff Prince & James Michael Taylor
6 pm: Rabbit's Got the Gun
7 pm: Pablo & the Hemphill 7
8:45 pm: Movie Night on the Prairie sponsored by, The Citizen Theater

Vote in District 12

Election Season

Is a busy time around these parts.

For those who keep asking, here are some of our picks that we know we will be voting for. 

Be sure and VOTE.  Otherwise, YOU are part of the problem. 

Check out the following. 

State Rep District 90 - Lon Burnam
State Rep District 92 - Jonathan Strickland
State Rep District 93 - Matt Krause
State Rep District 98 - Giovonni Capriglione
Constable Precinct 2 - David Woodruff
Constable Precinct 6 - Glen Bucy

VOTE!

Fort Worth goes to the dogs

Last week over 500 animals were brought to the Animal Shelter in Fort Worth.  The capacity of the shelter is 400. 

The math is not on their side, if you know what we mean.

So for the rest of the month, all animal adoptions are half price. 

If you've been thinking about a pet.  NOW is the time. 

Help save Fort Worth, any part of it you can.

See the story on NBCDFW.com.

Fort Worth Voter Fraud

No, we're not talking about YOU, yet.

Though the Fort Worth Star-Telegram article is just the tip of the iceberg.

Does anyone remember what happened 100 years ago involving an iceberg?

What he said...

A letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram speaks volumes.  So if YOU don't vote...don't speak.

YOU know there is an election taking place, right?  VOTE!

Based on the election returns Saturday, less than 6 percent of the residents of Hurst bothered to vote. Shame on you!

I've lived here for 33 years and have seen a lot of change. Some I liked, some I didn't, but, all in all, Hurst is a good place to live.

I voted early in the city elections. Two of the people I voted for won; two lost. I voted for the new Law Center, and it passed. I didn't get everything I wanted, but I took the time to let my voice be heard, and I'll live with the results of the voters' choice.

What I don't understand is why so many of the residents just don't care enough to vote.

Please, don't tell me "I didn't have time" or some other hollow excuse.

People get the representation and taxes they deserve. Deserve is based on willingness to participate.

When your taxes go up a bit next year to fund the new Law Center and you don't like it, but you didn't vote, please sit down and be quiet.

-- Dave Waldrop, Hurst