Memorial service will be held Sunday for Hurst on one-year anniversary of his shooting death
By CHRIS BARBEE news@journal-spectator.com
      A year ago - March 17, 2007 - the telephone rang. "I heard a game warden was killed last night. Have you heard anything?
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Information on Internet predators 'scary' for parents
Dawson program warns parents to place computers in 'high traffic' areas and to monitor children's usage
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      In a different kind of art reflecting life, Gabrielle Gomez, 11, once again asked her mother Lisa Gomez about hooking the family computer up to the Internet following Tuesday's presentation on Internet Predators at the Dawson School Gym.
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     Staff Photo by Benjamin Sharp An 'Egg-cellent' picture Journal-Spectator advertising representative Holly Terry hangs a handcolored picture of an Easter egg in the newspaper's front window. The paper is hosting an Easter coloring contest for youngsters ages pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade. All entries...
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Bats trapped at Eastgate
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      While a plan might look good on paper, sometimes real life interferes - which is what happened when more than 100 bats were trapped to the outside wall of the local Sears outlet Friday morning.
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