As a resident on Jade Avenue, in Port Acres, I wish to thank the Mayor, City Council, Port Arthur Police Department, and a very special thank you to Council Member at Large, Deloris Prince, for the job well done for the safety of the residents on Jade Avenue, and the school children going to and from Dowling Elementary. Thank you so very much for the extra patrolling done to slow traffic, and a big thank you for the stop signs at 59th and Jade, and 63rd and Jade.
I understand there have been complaints filed over the installment of the stop signs, and I sure wish these complainers lived on Jade. My comments to anyone unhappy with the stop signs on Jade Avenue, just kept on driving until you get to West Port Arthur Road, and use that route to travel. Speed limit is 40 mph, and only 1 stop sign.
I have lived here on Jade Avenue since September of 1969. Over the years, I have seen the traffic increase, and the speeding being a big problem. Trying to get out of your driveway takes a lot of caution and patience. Going to your mail box, you had better wait for traffic to pass, because no one slows down for pedestrians.
I realize this is 2006, but Port Acres is still a residential area, and we hope to keep it that way. You can get city mode of traffic on West Port Arthur Road. Since the stop signs have. been installed, traffic is slowing at 63rd, and I am noticing fewer big trucks. And yes, I do realize there are dump truck drivers living in Port Acres, and I have no problem you driving to and from work each day. I just had a problem with using Jade as a cut across from Texas 73 to FM 365, and vice versa.
Anyone wishing to discuss their disapproval over the stop signs can contact me, if they just need to talk about it. Listed in the phone book, Broussard, on Jade Avenue.
In closing, I wish to give a very special thank you to Debbie Violet for her efforts in securing the safety for the residents of Jade Avenue.
Connie Broussard
Port Arthur
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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?
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