FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: How can we request anniversary, birthday, wedding and birth greetings from the president?
A: For an individual 80 or more years young, or for a couple celebrating 50 or more years of marital bliss, request a greeting from the White House at least six weeks in advance. The request must contain the honoree's name (including Mr., Dr., Miss, Mrs., Ms.) and home address, the exact date of the occasion, number of years of marriage or age, and your name and daytime phone number.
For weddings and births of babies, send the request after the event. You can also receive greetings for Eagle Scout Awards, Girl Scout Gold Awards and Bar or Bat Mitzvahs or equivalent occasions.
Fax your request to (202) 395-1232 or snail mail it to The White House, Attn: Greetings Office, Washington, D. C. 20502-0039. You can also try to e-mail a request from a link on the greetings office Web site, www.whitehouse.gov/contact, but the only greeting we got was an error message. Include all relevant names and addresses, exact dates, ages or years of marriage. For weddings give the couple's married names and current address. For babies tell George the birth date and parents' full names and address.
Q: What is the current address where I can write to President George W. Bush?
A: Everybody clip this one out if you're interested: Office of George W. Bush, P.O. Box 259000, Dallas, TX 75225-9000.
Q: Where in Longview can you dispose of old appliances, including computers? What can I do with old cell phones?
A: If computers are in working condition, take them to Habitat ReSTORE at 300 W. Tyler St. in Longview. In Tyler, Cedar Street United Methodist Church will take Pentium IIs and newer, regardless of working status. Take them to 1420 N. Church St. any weekday morning between 8 and noon, or Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4 to 6. Call Pastor Karen Morris at (903) 592-4704 if you have any questions.
Call the city's bulk pick-up service at (903) 237-1250 for large appliances. If they are working, take them to Habitat ReSTORE.
Take cell phones and chargers to the Women's Center at 1415 McCann Road. or to the Marine Corps League at 1512 Alpine Road. Phones can be used by women in distress to call 911 even if there is no phone service connected. The MCL sends the phones to a recycler, who gives them credit for calling cards that are issued to U.S. troops.
Q: What can be done about changing the timing of the light at the intersection of [insert any street names]?
A: Call the traffic division at (903) 237-1068 with your concern, and they will check into it. Most of the lights in Longview are timed as well as they can be, given the necessity to keep traffic moving along the major thoroughfares.
Q: Where can I recycle old phone books?
Q: How do I get on the do not call lists to stop pesky telemarketers?
A: The Texas number is (866) 896-6225, where registration costs a small fee; or, registration is free at www.texasnocall.com. For the free national list, call (888) 382-1222 or go to www.donotcall.gov. Remember, political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors and companies with whom you already have a business relationship do not have to abide by the do not call regulations.
Q: (1) I heard a rumor that [insert any store name] is going into [insert name of new shopping center or closed storefront]. Is that true? (2) Will Longview ever get a [insert popular restaurant name]?
A: Watch the News-Journal business section, especially on Sundays, for the first word on new businesses coming to town. Business Editor Mike Elswick melswick@longview-news.com will hear about it before we do. Experience has shown that businesses are not going to announce a Longview opening until they are ready to do so.
Q: Would you please locate a business that will do what I need done?
A: Answer Line cannot find commercial businesses for readers.
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