Our Viewpoint Editorials
City needs to step up, help with skate park
      For the last two months, Jasper's city council has placed an item on their agenda to prohibit skateboards and similar devices on city sidewalks. Since skateboards are already illegal on city streets, this would literally outlaw the popular device from the city of Jasper.
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In Jasper County
World of creation...
      JASPER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL students Jacob Clark and Dion Beard put the finishing touches on their model of the earth for science.The solar system 5-mile scale model will be viewed by bus tours from Azalea Festival, March 15.
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Guest Commentary One person's viewpoint
The superior species
Mack Hall
      That whacky - of charity, let us call him Stultus Cibus - Stultus Cibus is at it again, swimming naked with the alligators in Florida. Oh, sure, some writers say he was swimming nude with the alligators, but if you've seen a picture of that ugly ol' boy you will understand that he was nekkid.
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Your Viewpoint Letters to the Editor
      Polish the Jewel By CHRIS LANIER Jasper As a businessperson and as someone who grew up in Jasper, I'd like to offer an observation to my fellow Jasperites as it relates to the "buzz" of alcohol sales within the city limits.
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Capital Highlights A summary of the week's significant events in Austin
March 4 Texas primaries draw record voters
Ed Sterling Texas Press Association
      A USTIN - More than 4.2 million people voted in the March 4 Texas primaries. This was a recordbreaking turnout, far surpassing the previous record of 2.7 million in 1988. The Republican primary, with its one person, one vote, no-caucus method, quickly yielded a winner: U.S. Sen. John McCain of...
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