An anniversary present to never forget
Pokin' Fun 'Doc' Blakely
      A radio station in Georgia has a show where they play back recorded telephone conversations. This day the caller was supposedly a family member. It went like this: "Hello, is this Dwayne?" "Yeah, who is this?" "My name is Andrew. You don't know me but I think we may be sort of related and that...
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      Regarding 'selective' justice Letter to the Editor: What kind of backwoods justice system are we running here anyway? I am so sorry that the Mendoza family has lost a loved one but it is so unfortunate for all parties that the trial was held here in Wharton. The truth of the matter is that the...
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Swiss have unique view on purpose of education
A heritage and a hope Peter Johnston
      It took place a little over two weeks ago while attending the wedding of Timothy Gertson and Lindy Hall in College Station. At the reception my wife, daughter and I sat down with Charles and Beth Boettcher from East Bernard, who were joined by their son-in-law, Jeff Hood, from Austin, two of his...
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Rural America should forgive, not forget, Obama's 'slander'
      Last week revealed that leading Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama at a fundraiser on April 6 in San Francisco let his private audience of mostly important and selfimportant Democratic donors know what he thinks about little people in little towns.
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Modernization of Federal Housing Authority needed for more affordable loans
      Falling home prices can be unnerving to all homeowners, even those whose mortgages are not in danger of foreclosure. The fact is that most borrowers have made responsible investments and make their house payments on time, but falling home prices are bringing down asset values, and with it, the ove...
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