Our Viewpoint Editorials
Forums will give us info for election
      This coming month, forums have been scheduled for candidates up for election in the March primary for Jasper County. The Democrat Club of Jasper County will host two forums in February and March at the District Courtroom and the Buna sub-courtroom. The Kirbyville Lions and the Kirbyville Women's ...
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Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
Mike Huckabee ate Rocky the Flying Squirrel
Mack Hall
      Okay, he really didn't, but he did state while campaigning in Las Vegas that when he was in college he cooked squirrels in his popcorn popper. This naturally leads the American voter to ask two salient questions about why a college student cooked squirrels in a popcorn popper: Was this because of...
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Your Viewpoint Letters to the Editor
      Keep city safe By JAMES and NELDA COKER Jasper In regards to Bro. Leroy Kipp's letter we agree with him one hundred percent. We are also parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. We don't want our families to have to deal with the results from the sale of beer, wine, and other alcoholic ...
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Capital Highlights A summary of the week's significant events in Austin
House committee ponders voter I.D. issues
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - The state House Committee on Elections met Jan. 25 to talk about allegations that there are some folks who pretend to be someone they aren't when they cast a ballot on election day.
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