Our Viewpoint
Battle for Tiger Truck has only just begun
      Jasper's true fighting spirit is being tested this week as city and county officials are working hard in wake of Tiger Truck's announcement to close action on its proposed Jasper plant. There was a collective "groan" in Jasper last week when it was reported that Tiger Truck was pulling its propos...
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In Jasper County
Fighting a new battle....
      GIANT SALVINIA or salvinia molesta have covered the public boat ramp on the Tyler County side of Steinhagen Lake causing the Texas Parks and Wildlife to close the ramp until the plant is killed off.
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Guest Commentary
Chariots afire
Mack Hall
      An unknown functionary at the Vatican has published a fifty-page book on how to drive in a Christian fashion.
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Capital Highlights
Lawmakers ask attorney general about speaker's powers
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - The 80th Texas Legislature was a contentious fivemonth gathering that may have seemed to end quietly on May 28. Speaker Tom Craddick, RMidland, had come out on top of a parliamentary battle to stay in office.
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