Boycott This Event!!

  LP&L customers,most everybody,should start "boycotting" events in city buildings. This weekend,Friday,Saturday and Sunday,has a three day event. Encourage everyone to start "The City of Lubbock Boycott" by not attending the above event at the Civic Center.

           Boycott City Hosted Events!!

The "faces" of greed at LP&L

        West Texas Free Press EXCLUSIVE!!

  The people pictured are the "groupies" appointed by Lubbock City Council that are puppeteers for Gary Zheng,LP&L CEO. Mr.McDonald(Carroll) is former LP&L CEO. Mr.Carpenter is a former Lubbock City Councilman. Mr.Isom and Mr.McDougal are developers. Mr.McDonald(Dwight) and Mr.Abeyta are lawyers. Ms.Blake is an investment counselor. Mr.Kring is president of PYCO. Mr.Musselman owns Ranch House restaurant.

      These are the "defenders" of the monopoly!!
  NOTE
 Those "mugshots" are public record at City of Lubbock website. There has been NO CRIMINAL CHARGES even though at least one member has asked for "outside legal counsel".

  I Wonder Why??

Rich restaurant owner on LP&L board NAMED!!

          WT Free Press EXCLUSIVE!! 
  Here's his land holdings according to LCAD. He operates the Ranch House at 1520 Ave.H. His land holdings total over $700,000 including a $438,000 home at 4616-7th St. right off Quaker Ave. behind Pinkie's at 6th and Quaker.

R119392 MUSSELMAN ROBERT & SHAREN 1520 BUDDY HOLLY AVE LUBBOCK, TX 79401 $109,725
R119418 MUSSELMAN ROBERT & SHAREN 1512 BUDDY HOLLY AVE LUBBOCK, TX 79401 $32,146
R122983 MUSSELMAN ROBERT & SHAREN 1608 BUDDY HOLLY AVE LUBBOCK, TX 79401 $28,156
R29020 MUSSELMAN ROBERT & SHAREN 3705 24TH ST LUBBOCK, TX 79410 $76,679
P315520 MUSSELMAN, ROBERT W 4616 7TH ST LUBBOCK, TX 79416 $1,000
R68987 MUSSELMAN, ROBERT WAYNE 4616 7TH ST LUBBOCK, TX 79416 $438,325
P84536 RANCHOUSE RESTUARANT 1520 AVE H LUBBOCK $34,098

  Mr.Musselman will be the "stuffed shirt" doing crossword puzzles at the counter or sitting at the cash register. This editor ceased doing business at the Ranch House last year after learning Mr.Musselman was on the LP&L board.

BOYCOTT the RANCH HOUSE!!

Shame On Ketner&Tepper!!

  As the LP&L "misery index" rises the Democrat and Republican county chairs remain silent. Kenny Ketner will surface tomorrow at a "protest" against the picture ID statute while his counterpart,Carl Tepper(R) remains unaccounted for. The LP&L "misery index" effects all citizens,democrats,republicans,etc. while Ketner lolls around at the Texas Tech library on his $35,000 yearly salary and Carl Tepper lounges around at his McDougal Properties office when not taking it easy at his $160,000 mansion on 61st St.

  Shame on Ketner(D) and Tepper(R)!

Budget Cuts at LP&L Are In Order

  LP&L is long overdue a major budget cut. All LP&L workers being paid $60,000 yearly should receive a 2.5% yearly pay reduction for the next 4 years. This would reduce them a modest 10% over 4 years. No new positions outside of "essential personel" should be added to LP&L budget. An immediate hiring freeze should be enacted for the entire LP&L system with retiring or leaving employees' duties being reassigned to other workers.

  LP&L must be downsized ASAP!!

Media Blows Another Story

  The so-called "kidnapping" of an Amarillo teen has now become a "fabrication". Both law enforcement and media have again been "sucked in" with a SWAT team now looking foolish. This is another over reaction that shows how foolish Lubbock media and law enforcement can be. This editor was "illegally arrested" at a city council meeting last year after Lubbock's SWAT team issued an "illegal criminal trespass" order. LPD later over reacted and I was arrested. Media and Lubbock law enforcement need to get their heads "out of their asses" ASAP!

  Another Phony News Story and Police Report!!

Things People Will Have To Do Less Of To Pay For LP&L "greed"

Spend less on gasoline,drive around less.
Buy fewer Texas Tech football&basketball tickets,listen to the games on the radio.
Eat out less,cook at home.
Quit going to theatres,watch TV on satellite and DVD.
Cancel vacations and stay at home.

The above five will be a start as LP&L customers begin to adjust their spending habits.

Corporate Debt And Lubbock Water,Power&Light

  City of Lubbock is over $1.5 BILLION in debt. That's principal&interest combined. It's thought that the electricity&water projects at LP&L are $500 million in debt alone. The last two LP&L budgets have shown that more debt was taken out than retired. Debt is not voted on by the people in most cases,the format is called "Certificates of Obligation". Due to the expansion of the city limits both north&south LP&L has had to borrow more money than revenue from bills will generate. LP&L is paying on a $500 MILLION mortgage. The sinking of lines in many areas and replacement of water&sewer lines also involves "more debt". LP&L has two choices,go deeper in debt and gouge both rates and get property and sales tax subsidies OR "be sold to the private sector". The latter would take a vote in an election.
  Running an ever expanding business is neither cheap or easy.

Protesters With A Good Cause

  This editor delivered 3 bags of food,two from McDonalds and one from Dollar General to the 30 or so protesters in front of LP&L headquarters.  I support Freedom Of Speech and Freedom To Assemble&Associate. Lubbock government has "run amuck" and more protests are needed to remind the "powers that be" that the many will refuse to cower at the feet of the few.