Progressive thinking keeps region moving forward
      Led by the progressive thinking of the Jasper Higher Education board, the youth of this region may have another option to consider upon graduating high school. The board, which is led by Karen Kipp, is in the process of applying for an Economic Development Administration grant that would fund Phas...
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Is Lent just all about talking all about Lent?
Mack Hall
      When I first encountered Lent, about fifty years ago, the first thing I ever heard about it was that it is not about giving up things. Every Lent for the past fifty years have heard the same preachment: Lent is not about giving up things. Given this record, was there ever, in the history of Christ...
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Perry cites growing economy in state of State address
Ed Sterling
      A USTIN - Gov. Rick Perry on Feb. 6 delivered the State of the State address to the state Legislature, exclaiming "Texas is perched at the forefront of a new era of prosperity." Perry said the economy is growing, tax collections are on the rise, frivolous lawsuits are down and so are the costs...
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