Our Viewpoint Editorials
Holmes had vision for area's youth
      Ernie Holmes cared about the young people in Southeast Texas. He was troubled by the fact that the drug culture had taken over the lives of many of the young in this area. He wanted to show the young that there was more to life than just drugs.
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Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
Chariots of Plastic
Mack Hall
      Seventy-something years after Germany invented The People's Car, India has reinvented it. The Tata Group (I'm not sure what a group of Tatas is, or even a single Tata) has built the prototype of a five-seater sedan, the Nano, which will cost $2,500, about the price of a couple of cups of de-fatin...
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Your Viewpoint Letters to the Editor
      Bottom line? By LEROY KIPP Jasper If I understand correctly, according to some people, all of life is about the financial bottom line. As a Jasper resident, pastor of a church and father and grandfather, I am convinced that there is more to life than that.
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Capital Highlights A summary of the week's significant events in Austin
Inspectors told to focus on metal bridge component
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - Last summer, the Interstate 35 West Mississippi River bridge collapse in Minneapolis woke people up. Inspection crews fanned out across each state and assessed the condition of bridges under their care. The Texas Department of Transportation ran bridge safety inspections and declare...
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