Our Viewpoint Editorials
JISD opens another line of communication
      A new line in the battle of communication will be unveiled Monday, Dec. 10 by the Jasper Independent School District. The district will implement its School Messenger program during a test run on the students in the district. The system will allow the district to contact both students and employe...
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In Jasper County
Congressional gifts...
      U.S. CONGRESSMAN KEVIN BRADY, right, presents gifts to Jasper Police officer Wanda Brister for the Jasper Police Association's Toys for Tots program.
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Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
'The credit belongs to the Man...'
Mack Hall
      People of faith have long made pilgrimages to holy places: Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostella, Mariazell, Canterbury, and Kyle Field.
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Capital Highlights A summary of the week's significant events in Austin
Lawmakers receive study assignments for '09 session
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - Speaker Tom Craddick on Nov. 28 and 29 released lists of legislative interim charges for House committees to study and report on before the 81st Legislature convenes on Jan. 13, 2009.
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Your Viewpoint Letters to the Editor
      Wake up people before it's too late By ED HOLMES Brookeland Civic Center in Jasper, is the most idiotic idea I have ever heard. What is Jasper going to do with a Civic Center, hold a bass weigh in for Bob Sealy? Has anybody taken time to look at the shape this country is in and the direct...
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