Our Viewpoint
Council turns back on businesses' wishes
      Elected officials are put in office to serve their public. They are put in place because the majority of the voting population believed they were the right person to serve in public office. There is a certain amount of trust that goes into these positions. Trusts that these "public servants" can,...
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In Jasper County
Just classic...
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Guest Commentary
Thanksgiving causes global warming
Mack Hall
      Long, long ago the Mayflower was sunk by an iceberg and the Pilgrims stepped ashore with the Really, Really Revised New Interglobal Standard Golly-Gee- Wow Bible in, Like, Y'know, Today's English to be greeted by Brandon Chingachgook and Tiffany Pocahontas walking across the land bridge from Asia ...
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Your Viewpoint
Letters to the Editor
      Council disregards Jasper's citizens By SHERI BEARD Jasper I have never in all my life witnessed such a blatant disregard for the citizens of our community as I did the night of Nov. 13. I was one of several that attended an orchestration of a fiasco they called "The City Council Meeting.
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Capital Highlights
Highway department releases Trans-Texas corridor impact study
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration on Nov. 13 released a 1,072-page "draft environmental impact statement" for the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor/ Interstate 69 project.
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