Our Viewpoint Editorials
Congress needs to back out of baseball
      This week, our federal lawmakers will take up an issue that is weighing heavy on their minds and on some of the general public's minds. This issue has gripped Washington, D.C. and has created factions on either side of the coin. This issue has some lawmakers calling for federal intervention to he...
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In Jasper County
Volunteers answer the call...
      BULLDOZERS WERE PUT TO USE in battling a blaze in Jasper County last Friday, Feb. 8.The fire broke out on the afternoon and firefighters battled it until early evening before getting it under control
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Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
A mugging in South Park
Mack Hall
      Last week we learned that 21 percent of Lamar University students are working their way through school; the other 79 percent voted to spend someone else's money for a football team. The increase of eight dollars per credit hour works out to $120 extra each semester for a student taking a typical ...
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Your Viewpoint Letters to the Editor
      Thanks for support By WAYLON BALUSEK Jasper On Jan. 7, 2008 our son had an automobile accident. Within minutes of the accident friends and family were at the scene with us to pray with us and assist us in anyway they could.
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Capital Highlights A summary of the week's significant events in Austin
Senate committes question TxDOT over finances
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - Higher-ups at the Texas Department of Transportation sat in front of two state Senate committees for about three hours and tried to answer questions about how the agency got to where it is, in a financial sinkhole.
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