Does anyone find it unusual that the director of the local United Way does not even live in the community he is asking to take donations from?
We all should give to charity. Either through specific community groups or even church missions. I give. Not as much as I shoud, but I give. I pick the charity I feel needs it the most. I can't give to the United Way as I feel it is a "good 'ol boy" club and their directors give to who they want. Many of the directors serve on the United Way board and boards they give money to. That is wrong. It's not a very local and involved group anymore. So my advice is pick the charity you feel would be the best "pay it forward" group instead of letting the "good 'ol boy" club decide where your money should go. Just saying
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Gale Storm was born in Bloomington, Texas, the youngest of five children. She had two brothers and two sisters. Her father, William Walter Cottle, died after a year-long illness when she was just 13 months old, and her mother, Minnie Corina Cottle, struggled to raise the children alone. One of her sisters gave Josephine the middle name, "Owaissa", an American Indian word meaning "bluebird". Storm's mother Minnie took in sewing, then opened a millinery shop in McDade, Texas which failed, and finally moved the family to Houston. Storm learned to be an accomplished dancer and became an excellent ice skater at Houston's Polar Palace. At Albert Sydney Johnston Junior High School and San Jacinto High School, she performed in the drama club. (Wikipedia)
Born with the drab, unlikely name of Josephine Cottle on April 5, 1922, this pleasantly appealing, Texas-born, auburn-haired beauty was only seventeen months old when her father William passed away. The family moved from Bloomington (her home town) to McDade (between Austin and Houston) where her mother Minnie made ends meet as a seamstress and milliner. The youngest of five children, the family eventually settled in Houston where Gale took dance and ice skating lessons, developed a strong interest in acting and performed in high school dramatics. (IMDB)
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Looks like they want to have fun this season!
Wow, I guess I heard something completely opposite what John heard.
When Lyon said "it happens" I took it to mean that businesses sometimes have to layoff, do paycuts or even close. Some businesses in Victoria didn't have to do any of those at all. All of those things happen in the course of being in business. I would have to say that's why Lyon is pushing for more economic development. More jobs to replace those are lost. He had to correct Rangel who thinks VEDC needs to bring in more retail businesses. Lyon reminded her that VEDC recruits industry not chain food restaurants. And Rangel says that the city should help local businesses hire more people. How does this work? If your business is suffering already, why would you hire more people if your sales are down? Me thinks Rangel has no business sense.
Rangel is not in business. Never has been. She's never been in a supervisory position. She's never done a budget based on long term financial objectives a city might have to do.
She's says she is independent but why did current city councilman Phil Guittard sit in the debate in support of her the whole time? He doesn't work for the Advocate. Why was he there? How can you be independent when a current councilman is directing you?
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Does anyone find it unusual that the director of the local United Way does not even live in the community he is asking to take donations from?
We all should give to charity. Either through specific community groups or even church missions. I give. Not as much as I shoud, but I give. I pick the charity I feel needs it the most. I can't give to the United Way as I feel it is a "good 'ol boy" club and their directors give to who they want. Many of the directors serve on the United Way board and boards they give money to. That is wrong. It's not a very local and involved group anymore. So my advice is pick the charity you feel would be the best "pay it forward" group instead of letting the "good 'ol boy" club decide where your money should go. Just saying
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Gale Storm was born in Bloomington, Texas, the youngest of five children. She had two brothers and two sisters. Her father, William Walter Cottle, died after a year-long illness when she was just 13 months old, and her mother, Minnie Corina Cottle, struggled to raise the children alone. One of her sisters gave Josephine the middle name, "Owaissa", an American Indian word meaning "bluebird". Storm's mother Minnie took in sewing, then opened a millinery shop in McDade, Texas which failed, and finally moved the family to Houston. Storm learned to be an accomplished dancer and became an excellent ice skater at Houston's Polar Palace. At Albert Sydney Johnston Junior High School and San Jacinto High School, she performed in the drama club. (Wikipedia)
Born with the drab, unlikely name of Josephine Cottle on April 5, 1922, this pleasantly appealing, Texas-born, auburn-haired beauty was only seventeen months old when her father William passed away. The family moved from Bloomington (her home town) to McDade (between Austin and Houston) where her mother Minnie made ends meet as a seamstress and milliner. The youngest of five children, the family eventually settled in Houston where Gale took dance and ice skating lessons, developed a strong interest in acting and performed in high school dramatics. (IMDB)
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Looks like they want to have fun this season!
Wow, I guess I heard something completely opposite what John heard.
When Lyon said "it happens" I took it to mean that businesses sometimes have to layoff, do paycuts or even close. Some businesses in Victoria didn't have to do any of those at all. All of those things happen in the course of being in business. I would have to say that's why Lyon is pushing for more economic development. More jobs to replace those are lost. He had to correct Rangel who thinks VEDC needs to bring in more retail businesses. Lyon reminded her that VEDC recruits industry not chain food restaurants. And Rangel says that the city should help local businesses hire more people. How does this work? If your business is suffering already, why would you hire more people if your sales are down? Me thinks Rangel has no business sense.
Rangel is not in business. Never has been. She's never been in a supervisory position. She's never done a budget based on long term financial objectives a city might have to do.
She's says she is independent but why did current city councilman Phil Guittard sit in the debate in support of her the whole time? He doesn't work for the Advocate. Why was he there? How can you be independent when a current councilman is directing you?
I don't know, do you?
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