TALES...YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL

Howdy again! For the next three weeks (partly, as always, to fill up space and time), we thought that we would take another look back at some of the highlights that you may have missed here on this forum from the calendar year just past--and at some of the things that touched our hearts, warmed our spirits, made us angry, and more--all within the year that was 2001. Without any further ado, let's get to it!

Among other things, this reporter had, shall we say, a brief comment or two on a major media controversy that went on in his hometown. Here's a taste of what was said about it:

I saw an interesting picture recently in the newspaper here in Plainview about the Chamber of Commerce Banquet that is held annually in my hometown of Lockney. It usually pictures the awards of "Man of the Year," "Woman of the Year," "Citizen of the Year" and things like that. An event like this really wouldn't be considered anything more than nice, non-controversial local news that would be a real yawner for folks outside the vicinity of Floyd County, TX--at least not until this past year.

That's when something interesting happened in Lockney that might finally give the old hometown its justly-deserved Andy Warhol 15 minutes of fame (albeit in a negative way)-something called Tannahill v. Lockney ISD. You would NOT believe who the winners of the "Citizen of the Year" Award from the Chamber of Commerce were this year. Of all people, it was Superintendent Raymond Lusk and the trustees of the Lockney ISD School Board. Normally, such a board might never be considered for a major award like this. Of course, that was before Tannahill v. Lockney ISD came down the pike.

It's even weird or strange in the first place that I have to write about and put my two cents in on an issue that has basically made national news--especially when it deals with an issue that wouldn't have been thought about in my own hometown during my own school years there. But before I go in-depth into my views and thoughts on all that transpired during this case, which I have kept close tabs on for a while, let me talk about things and set a few records straight by various sources from someone who has lived there and known a number of the people firsthand.

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