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The old watering hole It is a commonly known fact the Boise Citys secondary backup well is down, and has been for a long time; even before the Crystal Hotel burned on 10-2112 The citys public water works

department proclaimed that the secondary back-up wells shaft had twisted off and broke just the day before the Crystal fire. How convenient, to say the least, thereby covering their butts with oh lets say the state fire marshal. Perhaps if the fire marshal were to be informed, Boise City might and perhaps should even now be forced to pay a fine because of the citys lack of preparedness prior to the Crystal fire and for the continuing negligence shown by not having the secondary well repaired after the fire. Do any of we townspeople want our local leaders and authorities (on all levels) to step up and accept accountability, discipline and responsibility for the citys far from ample, insufficient, inadequate fire protection capabilities in case of other fires? Homeowners? Shop owners? Proprietors? Concerned citizens? Our citys water supply could not keep up with the demand; thereby water had to also be trucked in by tankers from Keyes. Jeffery David Hobbs tives have tested carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, the technology doesnt make financial sense. CCS has never been used at a power plant over a prolonged period to demonstrate its viability or cost. In a 2012 Congressional Budget Office report, engineers estimate it would increase the cost of producing electricity from coal-based plants by 75 percent. Eventually that cost would be passed on to electric rate payers like you and me. We all face tough choices in trying to live on a budget. What can you do as a member of TCEC? Stand with me as we contact the EPA and tell them to remember consumers as they issue regulations. Raise your voice through the Cooperative Action Network at www.action.coop, or fill out the paper form inserted in your February electric bill and return it to our office with your payment. TCEC members are a small part of the larger 42 million cooperative members nationwide, together we can make a difference. Jack L. Perkins, CEO TCEC

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E P A regulations could spell higher rates By Jack Perkins I am concerned about the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) recent proposals and their potential impact on the rates you pay for electricity. I hope all TCEC members will stand with me and submit comments to the EPA today during the 60-day comment period. I am disappointedbut not surprisedthe Administration officially abandoned an all-ofthe-above energy strategy for a new, all-but-one approach which effectively removes coal from the nations fuel mix in the future. We need to balance energy needs with environmental concerns. The proposed policy sets stringent limits on carbon dioxide emissions from future coal or natural gas plants. Trouble is, the new standards are impossible to meet with existing technology. For several years coopera-

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Boise City Public Schools Hosts Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust Representatives Site Visit to View Technology Updates from $65,000 Grant Representatives from the Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust (OETT) visited Boise City Public Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, to participate in a site visit to see the 2013 OETT grant in action. The $65,000 grant provides technology and professional development to Boise City Public Schools students and teachers. The OETT grant will provide the technology to expand the 1:1 ratio of netbooks per student into 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and will be used to further digital citenzenship projects, student newscasts, Google tools for education, Google apps, interactive whiteboards and other educational tools. Boise City Public Schools joins 187 other schools in Oklahoma and their combined 75,000 students that have received the OETT grants since 2003. In addition, more than 5,500 teachers have received professional development training to assist with the new technology. OETT was established 12 years ago as a result of an agree-

Last week I filed 18 bills in the House of Representatives. I can only author eight bills at a time, but the other bills can be activated at different times during the session. I have already found authors for three of the other bills resulting in 11 bills that can be heard once session begins. I can either continue to find authors for the rest of the bills or amend them into existing bills. If a bill is not heard, I can also move that bill into the inactive file and activate another bill. I am confident that at the end of the day, all of these bills will be heard. I filed six bills dealing with education. I also have two bills from last session that can still continue along the process. Two of the new bills deal with eliminating the mandate for Common Core and forcing the State Department of Education to adhere to the Administrative Procedures Act \ when establishing standards. Another of these bills reduces the number of End of Instruction tests a student must take after passing four tests. It also allows the student to count passing an alternative test for the EOI in lieu of taking the test before the EOI is taken. The Reading Sufficiency Act requires all third graders to a pass a reading test before being passed into the fourth grade. One of my bills makes allowances for those with special needs. It also forces test results to come back quicker after summer remediation. Another bill requires the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to adhere to the Administrative Procedures Act. This makes the rules they pass subject to legislative approval before they can become effective. A final education bill requires the information associated with a teachers evaluation to be confidential. This information is not just based on the teachers ability, but also it is based on the test scores of their students. Two of the bills are still alive from last session. One deals with alternative certification for counselors in counties with low population levels. The other bill allows teachers to teach weaknesses to scientific theories without fear of reprisal. It has an educational integrity protection by making sure that these weaknesses highlighted must occur in a peer reviewed scientific publication. Next week I will highlight some of the other bills that I have filed. I will also be coauthor on several bills that have been filed. Remember, the website okhouse.gov has a list of all the bills filed and the language within those bills. If you have any questions, call me at the House of Representatives at 405-5577384. YOUNG MEN, WOMEN, CLASSROOMS ARE IMPORTANT In February, we are once again being called to the polls to make a decision about a school bond. This bond, of just over one and one-half million dollars is for classrooms; and according to an article released on Tuesday by FFA Sponsor Cassie Graham, apparently mainly for agricultural courses.This looks and sounds important, something that we need to mark yes on the ballot. However, I know little else about this project. I had heard that unlike the proposed gym of a few years ago, this building will be on school property. This is a good thing. But due to holidays, time constraints, other interviews and Ms. Graham and Dr. Harris being gone last Friday, I learned Wednesday it will be built due east of the auditorium on the parking lot. Ms. Graham has grown the FFA program at BCHS; that is apparent with each project she takes the young men and women through and their presence at the annual stock show. In a rural community such as ours, FFA and 4-H are important. We need and want to give them every opportunity. But we needed to know sooner and much better about what this bond could do for them. It could have, should have, been handled better and more quickly. The students and voters deserve it.

U. S. Senate
James Inhofe 453 Russell Senate OB Washington, D.C,. 20510-3602 202-224-4721 fax- 202-228-0380 Jim_Inhofe@inhofe.senate.gov Tom Coburn 172 Russell Senate OB Washington, D.C. 20510-3602 202-224-5754 fax- 202-224-6008 coburn.senate.gov

U.S.House of Representatives
Frank Lucas 438 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515-3606 202-225-5565 fax- 2023-225-8698

Oklahoma Governor
Mary Fallin
Rm 212 State Capital Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105 405-521-2342 fax-405-521-3353 www.state.ok.us/~governor www.state.ok.us/-gfov

Lt. Governor Todd Lamb

Rm 211 State Capital Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105 405-521-2161 fax-405-521-3353 www.state.ok.us/~ltgov/

Okla. Senate-49
Bryce Marlatt
Rm 427 State Capital Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105 405-521-5626 marlatt@oksenate.gov

Okla. House- 61
Gus Blackwell
Rm 305A Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105 405-557-7384 Fax- 405-962-7660 gusblackwell@okhouse.gov

Attorney General
Drew Edmonson
Rm 112-state capital Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105

ARMED FORCES MEMBERS WITH A CONNECTION TO CIMARRON COUNTY SERVING IN THE WAR ON TERROR:
ARMY
Major Shawn Plowman Major Corbin Copeland Capt. Jennifer Smith W.O. Laura Plowman TSgt. Aaron Roberts Sgt. Bradley Maddy SSgt Justin Keith Smith SSgt Ryan Hines Sgt. Larry Don Scott Sgt. Pete Teintende, Jr. Sgt. Eric Rosas Sgt. Micah Nelson Spec. Tyler Stafford PFC Jeremy Moore PFC Cervado Rosas PFC Aaron Green Pvt. Mathew Smith Pvt. Coty Cooper Pvt. Justin Henry

NAVY
Cmdr Susanne Blankenbaker Lt. John Ross Jackson Lt. William Barth Lt. Stephanie Barth Lt. J.G. Peggy LeGrand HM1 William D. Parker, Jr POFC Matt Miller MMSC Travis Miller CPO Wil Sappenfield E4 Orie Dunn

ment between then Attorney General Drew Edmondson and AT&T Oklahoma during the companys transition to a modern form of regulation. As part of the agreement, AT&T contributed $30 million to establish the trust. Trustees of OETT are Phil Berkenbile appointed by the Oklahoma State Board of Career & Technology Education, Steven Crawford appointed by the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, Robert Franklin appointed by the Oklahoma State Senate Education Committee, Lela Odom appointed by the Oklahoma Education Association, Scott Parks appointed by the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Bob Stafford appointed by AT&T, and John A. Wright appointed by the Oklahoma State House of Representatives Committee on Education. OETT is administered by Communities Foundation of Oklahoma and the OK-ACTS Phase II Grants-to-School professional development team is administered through the University of Oklahomas K20 Center. For additional information on OETT, visit www.oett.org.

AIR FORCE
Maj Cornell Penn MSgt Ryon Miller TSgt Ace Miller TSgt Kelly Miller SSgt Heather Miller SSgt Matthew Strasner SSgt Blaine Goodwin SSgt Reuben Bocock SSgt James L. Thompson SrA. Kristie Bocock SrA. Nicklas Webster SSGT Tavis Scheller Amn Jose Rodriguez A1FC Alicia David A2C Amber Ottinger

MARINES
Col. Chris French Capt. Zeb Barth 2nd Lt. Scott Weibling Mstr Gny Sgt. Todd Boydstun Sgt Roger Hoplin II Sgt.Matthew Nelson Sgt. Ramiro Serna Cpl Reed Gore Cpl. Ty Pruitt LCpl Destery Apple LCpl Matthew Daniel LCpl. Nathan Conner

PFC Logan A. Jenkins

SERVING IN THE NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES Sgt. Troy Price Pvt. Derrek Nye Spec. John Grice
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