Voters, officeholders need two ‘07 qualities
      E ACH YEAR presents new challenges in business and governing entities. 2007 will bring more than the normal change and accompanying challenges in Jasper County government. There will be a dearth of experience on commissioners court with the retirement of the county judge and two commissioners, ...
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Circuit Riders help H.E.R.O.
By JOANIE KOCHANEK
      I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Circuit Riders Christian Motorcycle Ministry, who recently held a rally to collect donations of clothing, bedding, personal care items, canned goods, adult diapers and other needed items for the H.E.R.O. Volunteer Program.
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Letters to editor criteria outlined
      Letters to the editor of The Jasper Newsboy must meet the following criteria:  Should be of general or specific interest to the readership of The Jasper Newsboy  Should be limited to about 300 words  Must contain a valid signature, a valid mailing address and valid day and evening telephone n...
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Law enforcement issues will intensify in 2007
Willis Webb
      L AW ENFORCEMENT issues in Jasper County figure to intensify in 2007. The biggest public concern is what is considered lack of law enforcement presence, particularly in the eyes of residents in the northernmost and southernmost reaches of the county.
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Hussein is a real swinger
Mack Hall
      P erhaps the best joke ever made by a condemned prisoner is credited to St. Thomas More. Sick and feeble after months in prison, he stumbled and fell on the steps to the scaffold, and reportedly said "See me safely up, captain; as for my coming down,
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Education tops governor’s goals for 80th Legislature
Ed Sterling
      A USTIN — Aides for Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick addressed a small group of newspaper editorial writers and publishers in a small forum Dec. 7 in Austin.
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