Talk of Lufkin

By Sansmentis

July 20, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

“In theory, it’s a no-brainer.”

What is the advantage here? Does not a public health clinic already exist to meet these needs? How is it a service to the community for a school district to expand its role beyond the educational function which it is specifically mandated to provide? Despite this cheerleading presentation as a godsend, lifesaver, and visionary idea, reasonable objections to this clinic should be honestly examined. First and foremost, it’s a duplication of efforts and services that are already available in the community. Does convenience of location justify such a cosly redundancy? Secondly, those thinking local taxpayers will not be supporting this clinic when the grant expires have simply not been paying attention to how public policy is conducted. The only no-brainer here is eventual taxpayer financing of this project. In theory, as in the land of unlimited resources, all things are possible and desirable. In reality, can we afford this, regardless of how deserving the students and well intentioned its supporters? If you don’t think so, consider my-RARE, an uncool abbreviation for “my reservations about redundant expenditures.”

By Nicole

July 21, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

Are you serious? Have you passed by the clinic and looked down from your perch long enough to see the throngs of people standing outside of the clinic on any given morning? I’m pretty sure that some parents get discouraged standing in that line and walk away. If there is the possibility that a child that would have otherwise not received healthcare is afforded the opportunity to do so, I will gladly put my tax dollars towards it. I would prefer that than spritzing up Crown Colony and its surrounding areas. If you are so concerned about how your precious tax dollars might help in making a sick child feel better, perhaps you should join a sect somewhere that likes to buck the system and not pay taxes.

By Dave

July 21, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

I am sure the LDN will keep all of us informed on the each life saved with the new LMS Clinic. Front page news, on the first life saved, Who will it be?

Get real Lufkin, LMS has the higest teen pregancy rate in the state of Texas. They plan to had out birth control pills, pregancy tests and provide transportation to our new local abortion clinic.

See it for what it is, your local governmnet providing on stop shoping for all your children’s needs, thus elimintating the parents.

Why, we will never know, they should stick to education, since they screwed that up, how they try there hand at medical services.

By Sansmentis

July 21, 2008 11:36 PM | Link to this

“If you are so concerned about how your precious tax dollars might help in making a sick child feel better, perhaps you should join a sect somewhere that likes to buck the system and not pay taxes.”

This hardly qualifies as linear reasoning extrapolated from the points I raised. I never took a position against paying taxes. My objection is to paying additional taxes for the duplication of social services already provided and publicly financed. Is that a reactionary response? I further believe that many more public officials and citizens alike should consider tax dollars as “precious,” and should buck a system that takes them for granted. By your logic, the public should provide healthcare delivery clinics at every nursery, daycare, elementary, middle, and high school in the county. Don’t misunderstand, I think your intent is noble and wonderful. However, it’s obviously impossible from a practical standpoint, and we simply cannot afford it. Use the facilities we already have, and don’t overextend stessed budgets and taxpayers. Contrary to what you infer, that approach does not deny children health care services. No one wants to do that. We simply need to be reasonable about how and where those services are delivered. A public school is not the place, never was, and never should be. Read the enabling acts for the creation of public schools in Texas. They are specific, and focused on educational goals. The last thing we need is to incorporate nanny state programs into public education. They have enough obstacles to overcome as it is.

By Seroiusly.

July 22, 2008 2:00 PM | Link to this

Stick to education…that educators have already screwed up? Seriously?!

If you only knew how many teachers have to parent students because parents aren’t being parents you’d refrain from making such comments.

I have no opinion on the LMS Medical Clinic…but it is nauseating how easy you blame educators for EVERYTHING. You act like Roy Knight drove to your house and ask for your money to fund an abortion. Sheesh. Get a grip.

By Seroiusly.

July 22, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

Stick to education…that educators have already screwed up? Seriously?!

If you only knew how many teachers have to parent students because parents aren’t being parents you’d refrain from making such comments.

I have no opinion on the LMS Medical Clinic…but it is nauseating how easy you blame educators for EVERYTHING. You act like Roy Knight drove to your house and ask for you to fund an abortion. Sheesh. Get a grip.

By livewire

July 24, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

We give everyone free breakfast,free lunches and now free clinic visits.What is next Roy Knight?We are going to paying out the nose for this one.zi think it is time to review his contract.

By greyhound

July 29, 2008 9:58 PM | Link to this

why should we pay for other peoples children’s health care. Don’t they get enough health care at the free clinics, the e.r and angelina health district. I have to pay to take my kids to the doctor. Is planned parenthood going to pass out condoms and birth control pills like candy???