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08/29/2007 10:14 9097840555 PARISWORKFDRCECENTER PAGE 04/04 VVWW.IHEPARI: Rota ry FROM p., "POlitical ju\'enUes." "k, the Sunnis and Kurds " come \n8Itther and as they get stronger they will got more dean," Harper ~aid of Iraqi politics. The soldier did not speak of tl'QQp withdrawal oth<:r than to say he belil!Wll u.s. [orca will. be there ror some time to come. Harper 5J?<Ilce about the prot'C5sionalism ciemonstrat- ed by U.s. forces and the resp<<t shown Americans by most Iraqis. "We set the standard," Holland said. "E~ those that don't" like us, respe~t us," Harper expressed pride in his oountry and in the mili- tary. "Nem in my Iik was J mOre prond to be an American," Harper .said o( serving in Baghdad. "There is no comparison to the United States forces and everybody else. "When you talk about the ICYtI of detail, it is amazi~g, it is moclting," Ruper empha- sj~d. "It is amuing how good we are;" "We are ~e for oil, but not {or tb.. purposes the media spins it;' Harper Mid. 'Oil means cash llow and energy and if countries do JlOt ha"" the ability to ha"" energy cnrything shuts down." "The media spins it. but it is about securing our way of life; Harper said. The captain expressed optimism the Iraqis ...1Il come together politically but termed leaders there as Commissioner --t:ivu~ (W -- FROM ....1 mation declaring tbe month of November 2007 to be "Hire a Veteran Month" and to encourage all city and county busi- nessea to provide employ- ment opportuni1ies to those who have served in the anned forces. She told COmmiuioners the Texas VeteUDa Commission and Tm:;8S Workforce Development Board will plan and sponsor the largest job expo Paris has CVtt held. "1b make this Illtpo suc- cessful, [ IU that }'tIu tab: awneuhip and partnership with the city- and colJlmuni. ty to make the first Veter focused Job Fair the best and make this Veterans Day )J.\ November a day for all to remember," Diclc;son said. Commissione~ voted to dedare November as "Hire a Veteran Month' uperv. e p1'C:!enr a et- ter he had. sent Texas Department of Transpor- tatiem regarding a request for $Z15,021 in county fu.uds for right-of-way pur- chases for US 271 SQuth and US 82 &.5t proJects. In the letter, Snpervilk afked TxDOT to allow the county to make incremental payments over three years for the projects. "I asked they allow us to pay $75,000 the flrst year, $75,000 the second and the remllinder in the third year," 5uperviIle said. CommissiOners received a report flOm COUll.t)' Treasurer Shitley Fults that shows the count}' i. in good .hllpe as it moves into the final month of this fiscal year. There are more than $8 million in available funds, she reported. "How thankful we shonld be as a countv for tbe fund balances we 'have now," she said. KSome other counties have to wait for funds to come in to pay bills." "Thank you for the pro. grams you and for you SuperviUe 5i Commiss action in en that it had been, witb th start of the 12-day sick time Oct. I - the beginning 0 the new budget year. The side time had been lowered because of alleged abuse by at least one county employee. ":Because one may have abused the sick time, I don't think we .hould punbh the rest fOr that," Commissione Lonnie Layton said. "It was a busiuen deci- sion and had IlOthing to do with One perion: Fullard aid ~ Susan DicIcson' of Paris /' Workforce Center uked l;orrunissioDers to declare, along with the City of Parls, a joint city-county proda- J Now! 1 1 Here are a few fuel-saVing tips from Ford... +- On All Roads lead To Paris PARIS FORD · 3411 N.E. LOOP 288 . 800-583-5578 Shop Onlne: www.lJ8ri$fOl.dl8u8.com Illes: M-Uem-7jli1l SlitIIitf-8bm