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February 25, 2007
7.12 pm
Gary Fickes for County Commissioner
Dear Editor,
What a great time to be living in Northeast Tarrant County! We are fortunate to have qualified individuals willing to serve in our elected positions, such as Gary Fickes who is running for County Commissioner in Precinct 3. Gary is a long time northeast Tarrant County resident who has distinguished himself in many different ways.
He is a recognized community leader who has served in various leadership roles on a local and regional level. He also has participated on numerous councils formed to tackle difficult issues such a transportation and economic development. He has extensive business experience which would prove to be invaluable as a County Commissioner.
Gary has a proven track record of positive, conservative Republican leadership. He knows what needs to be done and how to do it! However, he can get that job done by practicing fiscal responsibility with our precious tax dollars. What more can we ask for?
In reviewing the candidates for this position, there is no doubt in our minds who we think is the best person for our representative on the County Commission. We hope our friends and neighbors will join us in voting for Gary Fickes on March 7.
John and Janice Kane
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February 23, 2007
3.12 pm
Re Elect Truitt
Dear Editor,
My wife and I have watched State Representative Vicki Truitt grow from a “freshman” representative during her first session to a “seasoned” veteran who is highly respected among her peers at the Capitol. As a 7th generation Texan and a successful business owner, her first primary objective is to represent her constituents well. She serves on some of the most powerful & influential committees in the House, where she has the opportunity to vigorously advocate on our behalf.
Representative Truitt will always listen to the people at home, then fight like a bulldog for what she believes will help us, whether it be for private property rights, better education, health issues or a better tax structure. She is definitely one leader that we want to keep in Austin on the hill representing us! Please vote March 7 for Vicki Truitt!
Rob Rutherford
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February 23, 2007
1.12 pm
Fickes for County Commissioner
Dear Editor,
Gary Fickes, former mayor of Southlake & long-time civic leader is supported by 25 current & former NETC mayors. His leadership role as chairman of the Metroport Cities Transportation Partnership resulted in improvements on numerous highways, including 114.
Concerning the false allegations which have been made against him, Mr. Fickes resigned from the stated company in June,1991. I have seen the documentation from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts that shows the company owed NO taxes at that time. We need to focus on important issues ahead and how he can assist this area in the years to come as Tarrant County Commissioner.
Mr. Fickes has served his community well in the past and will again in the future – let’s give him the chance! He is a successful businessman, husband, father and friend and I, along with the Metrotex Association of Realtors, am proud to support Gary Fickes.
Teresa Rutherford
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February 15, 2007
8.45 pm
FITTED SHEETS
This comment is directed to a Ms. Lee (LNO dtd 12-18 )that experenced the bed sheet problem(s). I did not see a responce and I understand what a problem that is. I travel a lot and find any number of problems with hotel sheets. The solution is easy and works well. Bed Bath and Beyond, Sears, etc. sell a garder type of device that clips the sheet to the mattress. It clips the corners and goes under the mattress. No more problem.....My wife recommended !
Morris Usry |
February 15, 2007 6.15 am
Star Telegram Lawsuit..they print everyone else's dirty laundry
Thank you for posting information about the S-T lawsuit. The newspaper's failure to publish this information is further evidence that they're not "earning the people's trust daily" but rather selectively publishing information to manipulate the community.
Can I suggest that you post some or all of the most interesting court filings. I think we all would enjoy reading the details about what happened at a company that is more than happy to print everyone
else's dirty laundry.
Curious George |
February 14 @
1.09 pm
Kudos to LNO for coverage
-----While the newspaper apparently did not cover its
own story, nor has there been any comment from the
"Watchdog" columnist,-----
Good for you for reporting what we wouldn't see in the
mainstream media!!
A loyal reader,
Susan |
February 14 @
12.38 pm
Euless Crime info
How come Euless doesn't have much, if anything posted on the web? I would like to see more info from Euless of all news..
Thanks
Roger H |
February 10 @
1.46 pm
Hwy 360 opening
I haven't seen any articles about Hwy 360's opening. The new highway is just about complete. Can someone do an article about how the changes will affect commute. thanks
Roger Dean |
February 10 @
1.46 pm
Hwy 360 opening
I haven't seen any articles about Hwy 360's opening. The new highway is just about complete. Can someone do an article about how the changes will affect commute. thanks
Roger Dean |
February 6 @
3.53 pm
Likes Crime Coverage in Colleyville
Thanks to Linda Baker for her thorough coverage of crime reports in
Colleyville. She is doing an excellent job! Is there a reporter I
could contact that does the crime coverage of Bedford?
Thanks, Maureen
Editor's
Note: Linda's excellent reporting skills come from her
carefully reviewing police reports and digging for the
in-depth story. We do not have a similar talent in
Bedford at this time. |
December 20,
2005 @ 8.37 pm
Residential Trash Pick Up
My husband and I are so frustrated with the trash pickup we have been receiving since Colleyville changed over to this new company. The problems we are seeing is trash cans and lids scattered, the cans not always completely emptied, trash left around the area, etc. The company that Colleyville was using before did not create these problems and even some times placed the lids pack on the containers (which were empty). I like to know if anyone else in Colleyville has noticed the change in trash pickup.
Elli. M. Duplantis |
December 19,
2005 @ 2.03 pm
Colleyville Lions Club comes to aid of local family in
need
Note;
Tom Westerman, President Colleyville Lions Club, informed
LNO today that the club has arranged for $600 in gift
certificates for the family referenced in the email to the
editor below:
My Husband is a police officer in Colleyville. He works as a School
Resource Officer at Heritage Middle School. He was notified about a
destitute family. The children attend the school where he works. This
concerns a single Mom with terminal kidney cancer who has two children, a
girl in the 8th grade and a boy who is in the 6th grade. The Mom has been
admitted to the hospital and the children are staying with friends. The
children have many needs but the mother requested a few items so that they
could have some gifts for Christmas: J. C. Penny gift cards so they can get
some shoes and clothes, some music CD's, video games for a PS-2, portable CD
player, and the Mom needs some pajamas. If there is anyway that you could
help these children please contact Linda Eaton-Stephens, School Counselor at
Heritage Middle School, 817-305-4790.
Brenda Wheeler |
December 18,
2005 @ 11.12am
Vexed by fitted sheets!
Dear Editor,
I am vexed by a king-size bed we recently purchased! Would you mind if I asked you or your readers for some domestic advice-I have been unable to find an answer anywhere else to this earth-shattering problem.
The fitted sheets for the bed look square, but after a nights sleep, they sometimes start coming loose at the corners or wrinkle up in the middle. Maybe there is a standard for putting a fitted sheet on a bed that I missed in Home-Economics 101.
Does the little tag go in a specific corner, or what?
By the way, I enjoy your news and features more than any other media source! It gives us the inside information on what really goes on in our communities.
M. Lee |
December 17,
2005 @ 10.06pm
Why is Karen already free?
Kathy Lucchesi called me the other day to tell me of your broadcast on Karen at 1:00pm today on 770 am. I listened, in the car, on the way to Ok & I cannot believe that something hasn't happened as of yet. With Ani, now gone, that almost says that he knew he lied. Why is this taking so long?
I write Karen a lot hoping to keep her spirits up, but don't know just how much one person can take, especially when we all feel she's innocent. She's a friend of my daughter who lives near Houston so she can only see Karen when she happens to come up this way which isn't really too often.
We pray every day that Karen will be freed and we have tapes of past shows & listened to this last one today and everyone, that knows karen, is glad that someone is really trying to do something. Please keep trying and maybe one day we'll see Karen really free.
Lorraine Vocanti
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December
1, 2005 @ 1.25 pm
I always enjoy the work of LNO.
Here's a story for a "slow news" day. The City, probably Grapevine, finally changed the rules to allow a
left turn from two lanes on northbound 121 service road
to a left turn at Hall-Johnson. This proves somebody listens.
Here are my questions. Why is Hall-Johnson 30 mph in Colleyville
and 35 mph in Grapevine? Why does 360 change from 60 to 50 mph when headed south into Euless? There are probably
other locations like this but these two I know about.
Many times you will see a car stopped near these change points.
Why can't these cities get together and post one speed limit when
nothing changes but a city boundary?
Merry Christmas and thanks for your contributions to our community.
Danny C. Holifield
Local
News Only took your question to Colleyville Police Chief
Tommy Ingram, his response is below:
Ref the reader’s question:
Speed limits within cities and towns are set by the City Councils via ordinances. Each city has discretion to set speed limits (within Federal standards/guidelines.) Each State gets Federal Highway Funds, which often come with stipulations that may include regulations on speed limits. (This is how all the States were “pressured” to adopt the .08% intoxication levels for DWI cases or risk loosing Federal Highway Funds.)
All major/minor arterial and residential streets in Colleyville have a 30mph speed limit as set by Council. Only Hwy 26 does not. Council has the option to change limits by public vote but probably would not without recommendations that may include a traffic survey study and/or many other factors.
It is quite common when crossing city limit boundaries that the speed limit will also change to come degree.
Hope this provides info to respond to your reader!
Tommy Ingram
Chief of Police
Colleyville, Texas |
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