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He did? Thanks, I need to look at the results again; about 15 mins ago it was almost 50:50 (again). Anyway, I'm sure not going to miss the daily stack of postcards and fliers in my mailbox. Wow, I don't recall ever seeing anything like it. As far as Phelan, the runoff was his wake-up call I think. Of course this just means that he gets to run in the November election. Reportedly (per the Beaumont News, and perhaps Houston news as well), Democrats were cross-voting in the primary, in favor of Phelan. It ain't the first time. (I had to post this twice; what a drag. BTW I went and looked, and indeed, the race has been called in favor of DP.)

He did? Thanks, I need to look at the results again; about 15 mins ago it was almost 50:50 (again). Anyway, I'm sure not going to miss the daily stack of postcards and fliers in my mailbox. Wow, I don't recall ever seeing anything like it. As far as Phelan, the runoff was his wake-up call I think. Of course this just means that he gets to run in the November election. Reportedly (per the Beaumont News, and perhaps Houston news as well), Democrats were cross-voting in the primary, in favor of Phelan. It ain't the first time. Edit: Sorry I quoted the wrong post somehow. I intended to quote Aggies we are. (see below)

The '46 - '47 PNG teams lost 1 game in 2 seasons. The loss was to a Lake Charles LA team, and there was no way they were going to win that one, per my father in law, who played on those teams. He said that at the end of a qtr, if PNG had the ball, the refs would give Lake Charles possession. My father in law says that Coach McCollum was so angry that he called a practice for the next morning (on a Saturday). Anyway back then Regional was as far as they (PNG at least) could go; there was no state playoff, as bamatex says.

I may be able and interested to watch this one. PNG spring game also charges $5, btw, reportedly it's really a donation of some sort, I don't really know, but it's ok.

I saw the same thing at PNG home games.

That's a mystery, but the reason may have been because he couldn't beat Nederland. I recall the local news articles back in the 60s and 70s, when Watson was PNG HC, read "always the bridesmaid, never the bride". Speaking of which, the next MCM should be interesting.

I was driving on the 210 loop in Lake Charles early last August, before 2-a-days began for SETX high schools, and noticed the Lagrange HS team suited up in full pads on their field. And this was on a Sunday afternoon.

Yep, that's what I heard last Thursday out at Babe Z.. Congrats, and best of luck to Mr. Rich, and to the Nederland Bulldogs.

Exactly right. PN Elementary, Ridgewood Elem, Woodcrest, Van Buren Elem, Old Groves Elem, all torn down now. Brand new or almost new elementary and middle schools in both Groves and PN. And when a couple of the new buildings weren't quite ready for the first day of school last fall, the sh*t hit the fan, if I recall right.

A non sequitur: When I left SETX in the 80s it seemed like lots of PNG folks were moving to Nederland. When I returned in the 2000s it seemed like folks were moving from Nederland to PNG. The two towns are like an amalgamated area, except for the school districts, and especially athletics.

Ha! I didn't say "school official", I said, (in quotes), "official". I wish I could say more, but anyway ... you'd be surprised, actually, who you see on the golf course some mornings.

I just now googled Splendora. It's in between Patton Village and Midline, south of Cleveland, in case anyone else besides me was wondering. It boasts a small restaurant called Puebloritaville that looks interesting. Looking at photos of the stadium there, the home side looks big enough to accommodate the PNG crowd, all they'll need to do is switch sides, for a decent payday for them.

Fair enough comment, but the question was "will they make the playoffs". The 4th spot in that new district could be up for grabs, more so than last year's district with PNG, FBM, Texas City and Nederland in the mix, as well as Dayton although Dayton ended up being a let-down somewhat.

This is what I heard yesterday, out at Babe Z. Golf Course, from a Nederland "official".

Galena Park moved to 5AD1 ?! Where is Austin LBJ? (Is that them in 4AD1, listed as Austin Johnson?) Will Santa Fe make the playoffs next season? (FBM - Randle - Texas City - ?) No more LH vs PNG semi-finals.

I saw this just this morning, after I had bought some shares of Chesapeake Energy. The stock price dropped some but then recovered later. Per an article in Barron's, the pause in permitting won't affect any projects that were going to come on line before 2027, and in fact could help local LNG players such as Cheniere. "Some analysts think that a plant delay could help some of the existing players in the industry. One of those is Cheniere Energy, which built the first U.S. LNG export facility and whose market share was threatened by an influx of competitors. “Current projects and operations are also not impacted, which means regulation could have the impact of slowing competitor supply growth in a period where Cheniere’s marketing arm could benefit from wider margins,” wrote Citi analyst Spiro Dounis." [Hidden Content]

You know more about it than I do. It's an interesting case. Out of curiosity I read through the OSHA report dated 2022-04-19, and I think there's several folks that should be charged with negligence. But still, IMO, Baldwin was handed a gun, and he pointed it at people and pulled the trigger without first checking out the gun. Apparently it wasn't the first time. From the report: 19. On October 21, 2021, Dave Halls handed the 0.45 caliber Colt revolver, loaded with what he assumed were dummy rounds, to Alec Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin aimed the revolver toward Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza and a projectile was fired, striking Ms. Hutchins and Mr. Souza. And ... g. Bulletin #1: Page 2, “1. Refrain from pointing a firearm at anyone… If it is absolutely necessary to do so on camera, consult the Property Master / or Armorer or other safety representative, such as the First A.D. / Stage Manager. Remember that any object at which you point a firearm could be destroyed.” (State of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health and Safety Bureau 525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 3 Santa Fe NM 87505 Phone: (505) 476-8700 Fax: (505) 476-8734 Page 9 of 11) Failure to implement: Lane Luper stated that many camera shots had the firearms pointed and firing at the camera. Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza were injured when a firearm was pointed in their direction, with Hutchins’ injury resulting in death. Rust management representative Dave Halls was present prior to and at the time the firearm discharged a live round, severely injuring two crew members. As Rust’s top-level management safety official, Mr. Halls did not consult with the Property Master or Armorer during or after the firearm was loaded, handed to the actor, and pointed toward crew members in order to determine that pointing the firearm at persons was “absolutely necessary.” h. Bulletin #1: Page 2, “11…firearms are to be loaded just before they are used in a scene.”

1. I don't believe a new AD/HFC will readily change that type of existing culture that you're talking about, re student involvement across the board, etc. I hope I'm wrong, maybe the new guy will know all about these things. It could be that he'll just do the best he can with the current HS enrollment, but really focus on the youngsters from middle school on down, I don't know. 2. After watching 16 live football games and halftimes this season I can say that (IMO) student involvement at ALL of the other high schools that PNG played was pretty low. I wondered at every game what the deal was, with purported enrollments, why the other bands and drill teams, etc, were so small. Is it lack of money? Lack of tradition? What else? The only other band and drill team that came remotely close I think was Dayton. 3. After watching a few of this season's playoff games (PNG), my older sisters and brother, who graduated in the 50s and 60s, remarked that everything was still the same, even the last names. The only "new thing" to them, (and to me), was the tomahawk chop thing. That's a lot of long time tradition. There are many schools that have merged over and over, changed mascots, colors, songs, and there's no tradition. 4. Hopefully the new AD will have the secret, and Nederland athletics and other related activities will come back.

I was just thinking out loud, actually. But relative to him being charged with negligence, I think the DA has a good case against him, and Baldwin is grasping at straws. The fact is, he was the final link in the chain, and it was his responsibility to check the gun before firing it. Never take anyone's word for it, no he-said- she-said, it was his negligence that caused the death, in my way of thinking.

When I was a kid, or maybe a young teen, a friend of my dad's was at our house showing him a new shotgun. When I came in and was handed the gun for a look-see, I asked if the gun was loaded, and my dad replied, "I'm not going to tell you". When I broke open the gun and checked for myself, (it wasn't loaded, btw), he proceeded to tell me to never ask if a gun is loaded, always check it for yourself. I've never forgotten that lesson.

The article seems to blame Boeing, rather than Delta's maintenance, for issues with a 20-year old airplane. Anyway, yes, I agree that the airline industry is, and has been for the past several years, experiencing problems much more frequently than in the past. It's pretty scary.

Interesting, and clever, but I'll be very surprised if the proposed bill passes as written. Apparently the bill states that the assessed value is a 90-day offer. I didn't read it through, so I don't know what happens after that. I'm over 65 so my rate is now frozen, but not my home's value. And the value increased by 10% each year for 3 years after I turned 65. The most that they can raise the value per year (in Texas) is 10%, if I understand it right. Last year the value was dropped, essentially, due to the legislation that they passed in Austin last year.

It was. Very very very conservative game for PNG, both offense and defense. By-and-large just run up the middle all game long, until they broke one for a 30-yd TD in OT. WOS defense line finally got wore down, basically.

+1 on all of that, and it's no secret what went on at PNG when Faircloth was let go, it was in the papers, or at PA News IIRC. There were meetings, and at one of the meetings the QB (last season's starting QB) spoke up for Faircloth. A photo of this was in the local papers, so not secret. Several varsity and JV boys either quit football, or else sat out last season with nagging injuries. After last season's success I know of at least 3 players that came back, and all 3 had/have PNG connections, and all 3 were made starters this season. NOTE: I'm not taking anything from the boys, they are all 3 good athletes, and were productive, although 1 ended up injured for most of the season. There may be more that I'm not aware of, but anyway, that's how it is with coaching changes along with immediate success.

Very very true, dat. And the coaches very well know it, including CJ. That's why certain players play. It just so happens that the team this year, and somewhat last year, was good enough to cover for them.