Jasper’s giving legacy magnified in holidays
      J ASPER COULD and should be known as “a giving community.” That's a designation the area has long earned and deserved. People at every economic and social level in this city are involved year round in helping those at least in temporary need or who are simply less fortunate than most.
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Other doors close, but the stable door is open
Mack Hall
      Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty. -- Charles Dickens in The Pickwick Papers O NE CANNOT TRAVEL a mile along the road (over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's FEMA trailer?
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Focus on what’s important to all
By CHESTER R. JOURDAN, JR.
      As my family and I prepare to move on to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in Columbus, Ohio, we will forever cherish the friendships and memories we've made in Southeast Texas. The elected officials, planning commission staff, community leaders and citizens of Southeast Texas will always b...
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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...
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Coal plant supporters raise voice as session nears
Ed Sterling
      A USTIN - The public relations war over a proposal to build 19 new coal-fired plants is getting hotter with the next state legislative session around the corner. The Texas Association of Business stumped at the Capitol Dec. 15 in favor of the plants and a mix of other power-generation options,...
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Jasper ‘rang his chimes’ more than 15 years
Willis Webb
      O N JUNE 5, 1991, my first column appeared in The Jasper Newsboy. The headline read: “Just who is this Webb guy anyway?” In that first column on the first opinion page in The Newsboy in a number of years, I attempted to let readers know what “rings my chimes.
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