Thank you Port Arthur! The family and I wish to express our sincere appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy and well wishes during the recent illness and passing of Donna Worthington.
Donna was a true friend to so many Port Arthurian — former and current. Her interest varied from education, athletics, church, Mardi Gras and the Port Arthur High School Graduate Museum.
So many employees of PAISD felt she would listen to their concerns. Athletics was an important part of Donna's life. She not only coached girl's sports, she was also interested and involved in boy's sports as well. She was genuinely interested and enjoyed football because of the excitement and the school spirit and traditions that she was involved in during her school years.
When the enrollment of PAISD begin to drop and consolidation of the high schools was evident, she began to organize and plan the birth of the Port Arthur High School Graduate Museum, including the current high schools, as well as, the high schools that had already closed. She wanted to preserve the memorabilia, traditions and spirit of all the high schools of Port Arthur. She was named the curator of the museum at that time.
Her love for Thomas Jefferson High School, as well as the other high schools, was at the heart of her interest. Donna's dedication and devotion to St. James Church will be missed by the members of the Saturday 4 p.m. Mass. She was an active member and devoted to visiting shut-ins.
Second to Christmas, Donna's favorite time of the year was Mardi Gras, enjoying all the various activities, events and opening up the Graduate Museum so home town and out of town guest could travel down memory lane. We will all miss Donna's friendly smile, her sincere concerns and love for her family and friends, that contagious laugh and that twinkle in her blue eyes. We all are aware of her dedication to Port Arthur and she will continue to be a part of our lives by watching over all of us.
A special and gracious 'Thank You' to the media and the news papers for their kindness and thoughtfulness shown.
Memorials may be made in her honor to the Port Arthur High School Graduate Museum at PO Box 1217, Port Arthur, Texas 77641.
Sue Baker
Port Arthur
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To the friends of Donna Worthington
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Should Obama get credit or blame?
In a long Saturday Nov. 12 feature column, the writer suggested that President Obama "could only take credit or blame for those things that are the result of his ideas." He then listed twelve items for consideration in making that assessment. An only slightly edited version of those twelve items will make them more useful for that purpose and that version follows. (1) President Obama inherited Bush's Great Recession....which had actually been created, not by Bush, but by a failed seventy year experiment in socialism. (2) He stabilized the banking system....using borrowed money. (3) He extended unemployment benefits....using borrowed money. (4) He reduced taxes....using borrowed money. (5) He signed a health-care law....funded by borrowed money. (6) A nuclear arms treaty was signed with the Soviet Union....which had been defeated by Ronald Reagan twenty years ago. (7) Job loss steadily decreased and eventually has resulted in job gains....among government workers and funded by borrowed money. (8) Obama saved the three American auto companies....using borrowed money. (9) He passed a stimulus plan....using borrowed money. (10) Several Al Qaeda leaders were killed....by our remarkable military teams trained during the Bush Administration. (11) The President is trying to solve the nation's short and long-term economic problems....using borrowed money. (12) President Obama has been willing to compromise....in order to raise taxes or borrow more money.
Based on the writer's list, does President Obama deserve credit or blame?
Ramon Hill
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