Our Viewpoint
Real battle against drugs starts at home
      Two groups are taking strong steps in delivering a clear message on illegal drug usage in our community and for that they should be commended. The Jasper Police Department has stepped up their fight against those selling these illegal drugs in the community by serving more than 20 warrants in the...
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Your Viewpoint
Letters to the Editor
      'Good ole boys, gone bad' By WINCY WALKER Jasper If capable, I'd write a country/western song, "Good Ole Boys Gone Bad." I laughed when reading about Ky Griffin's concern that David Schultz would be a body snatcher if given the job of death investigator for the county.
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In Jasper County
Celebrating....
      KIARA FOWLER is hugged by Nicole Standly after Fowler was named Miss Juneteenth 2007 during ceremonies Thursday, June 14.
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Guest Commentary
So you want to B a cowboy?
Mack Hall
      For Father's Day the daughterperson gave me a tin box containing 12 of John Wayne's B westerns from the 1930s. 4Made on budgets of hundreds of dollars, these Depression-era yarns feature repetitive plots and plot devices, hokey dialogue, flimsy sets out back, and cheesy acting, and yet they remain...
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Capital Highlights
Governor completes task of signing, vetoing bills
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - By June 15, two days before the veto deadline, Gov. Rick Perry had signed HB 1, the state's twoyear budget for 2008-2009, vetoed 53 bills and signed thousands of others. Perry used the line-item veto to remove what he considers "pork" from the budget, but HB 1 still totals out at mor...
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