Thursday, November 13, 2008

Notice of Drinking Water


I found this while on the city of Chico website. I consider this serious. Anything that cause cancer is serious and how does it effect small children. Was this in the Chico Texan paper or did I just miss it. Reads as follows......


The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the City of Chico water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for URANIUM. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for URANIUM at 30 micrograms per liter, and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for URANIUM indicates a level of 38 micrograms per liter (yearly average). This is not an emergency. Some people who drink water containing uranium in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer and kidney toxicity. You do not need to use an alternate water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you. We are working to correct the problem. We are currently mixing the water with water from other wells that are not registering as high in uranium. We are also looking into putting in water filtering system. The City’s engineers are looking into the best way to solve this problem. Additionally, we have asked for assistance from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. For further information contact: Chico City Hall113 W. Decatur StreetP.O. Box 37Chico, Texas 76431(940) 644-2435Ask for Ed Cowley or Don Austin between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Public Water System ID # 2490004 Entry Point 004





Friday, November 7, 2008

Cheers And Jeers




If there is someone or something you want to Cheer or Jeer for do it here........

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The DA investigating charges of sex with underage Chico students



I saw this in the newspaper and was shocked.
What in the world is going on?
The article didn't provide much information about this.
Four or five Chico high school athletes having sex with four or five underage female Chico students.
Can't these older boys find girls there own age?
Don't they know that this is against the law.
It does not speak well of these boys and it must be embarrassing to their families.
These boys being older should not prey on young girls and these girls should have a little more smarts then that.
I'm glad that some parent is standing up and making these boy accountable.
The girls will always have that label attached to them. It doesn't matter that it is 2008, girls will always have label attached to them for this behavior and the boys will get high fives, a double standard.
Girls must learn that even though the behavior is the same, girls are held to a higher standard and will be look down on even though the boys are looked up to.

What do you think?

The Chico Texan Newspaper


What is up with our local newspaper?

Why are there very few stories about Chico in this newspaper?
I find more news about Chico in the Wise County Messenger.

Isn't the purpose of a local newspaper to report local news.
I've noticed several people writing letters to the editor about this.
Why is Alvord sports in our newspaper?
Don't we have enough sports news to write about?
There needs to be more about J.V. football games in the paper. They barley cover it or not at all.
What do you think?
I'm a little tried of it.