Our Viewpoint
Time to welcome home our newest neighbor
      This Monday, March 12 at noon, a new industry will make its presence felt in Jasper County. Tiger Truck is expected to announce its purchase of the former LP saw mill on U.S. Highway 63 East near Jasper to expand its current facilities. The event will be held at the Lone Star Youth Community Cent...
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Guest Commentary
Jesus and the Iceberg
Mack Hall
      James Cameron, the cinema director who has made the world a better place with computer-generated shots of computer-generated humans screaming as they fall into computer-generated spinning propellers, now blesses us with a documentary purporting to prove that Jesus, Mrs. Jesus, and all the little Je...
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Your Viewpoint
Letters to the Editor
      Time to stop dumping dogs By RALPH BEARD Jasper I am writing to protest the widespread practice of "dog dumping" in Jasper and Newton counties. There are several alternatives for disposing of unwanted dogs. Some newspapers publish "free dog" ads at no charge to the owner for as long as it ...
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Capital Highlights
Perry names special master to investigate Youth Commission
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - Rather than place the troubled Texas Youth Commission in conservatorship at the urging of the lieutenant governor and a committee of lawmakers, Gov. Rick Perry appointed Jay Kimbrough as special master to get the agency back in line. Kimbrough's job will be to investigate sexual abuse...
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