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Letters for May 14
Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Nothing to brag Few would deny it is an unusual presidential election year. Here are some items not often discussed. We have four lawyers (if you count both Obamas and both Clintons) running. The most recent poll I could find rating lawyers ...  full story
Letter for May 10
Published Sunday, May 11, 2008
Thanks for the Big Event, especially for Raul Martinez, Xiao Qui and Marcus Sidhantha for coming to my home.  They were three of the nicest young men I have ever met. They not only trimmed large branches off six large trees, but mowed wet g ...  full story
Letters for May 10
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008
Cold, hard reality Robert C. Borden's (Eagle, May 6) juxtaposition of two diametrically opposed events, the extermination of "undesirables" by the Nazis and the process of determining who should get priority treatment during a mass casualty ...  full story
Letters for May 9
Published Friday, May 09, 2008
The wrong emphasis I was appalled Tuesday morning when I pulled The Eagle out of the plastic wrapper and looked at the front page. Top and center in big bold letters was the headline "Aggieland could see Castro on Thursday." Down in th ...  full story
Letters for May 8
Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Salute our flag Is any one else bothered by Barack Obama not saluting the flag of our country? I had heard that he did not salute the flag. Then I saw something on television that showed a very large crowd. The Star-spangled Banner was pla ...  full story
Letters for May 7
Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Arts Council responds The Arts Council of Brazos Valley is saddened to see that politics appear to have no boundaries. What we do know, however, is that the arts are for everyone without respect to his or her political affiliation or agenda. ...  full story
Letters for May 6
Published Tuesday, May 06, 2008
CS must grow As a lifelong resident of Bryan-College Station and a student at Texas A&M , I am concerned with the beliefs of certain candidates for College Station City Council. The idea of limiting growth seems to be focused on a tiny p ...  full story
Letters for May 4
Published Sunday, May 04, 2008
A delicious thanks On behalf of Congregation Beth Shalom we want to express our gratitude to the Bryan-College Station community for their generous support of our second annual "Deli on the Brazos," a New York-style deli boxed lunch fundrais ...  full story
Letters for May 5
Published Saturday, May 03, 2008
Seniors need freeze The estimated first year's cost of a College Station senior tax freeze is $67,000 out of an expected city income of $226 million -- 0.0003 percent, which is minuscule. Using population and property tax projections, ...  full story
Letters for May 3
Published Saturday, May 03, 2008
Diverse community Hearne Mayor Milton Johnson talks about making city government more racially diverse. If Johnson's hand-picked slate of candidates wins, Hearne's six-member city council would be composed of five African Americans and one C ...  full story
Letters for May 2
Published Thursday, May 01, 2008
No consensus Chris Scotti describes himself as a "consensus builder" on the College Station City Council. That is an ironic self-description, since his sole mission of late has evidently been to seed confusion and misinformation. At a ...  full story
Letters for May 1
Published Wednesday, April 30, 2008
School board team Having worked closely with our schools for most of the 24 years we have lived in Bryan, I feel compelled to offer my strong support to David Stasny in his candidacy for school board. Through his position on the b ...  full story
Letters for April 30
Published Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Growth is inevitable I've been following the upcoming city council elections in College Station since I live in a neighborhood that is about three-fourths college students. Additionally, our little East side neighborhood on Rock Prairie Road ...  full story
Letters for April 29
Published Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Vote for bonds The Bryan school district has a very important bond election coming up for a vote on May 10. In order to provide the children of the community the best possible future for their education we hope that the citizens of Bryan wil ...  full story
Letters for April 28
Published Monday, April 28, 2008
A soldier's thanks I'm an American soldier serving in Iraq. This letter is to thank the American people, specifically those in Clay for your support of the military. I was born and raised in Clay. I attended Snook High School and gradu ...  full story
Letters for April 26
Published Friday, April 25, 2008
Recommendations The Eagle's recommendations in the College Station City Council races and the College Station senior tax freeze proposal will appear on the Opinion's page on Sunday. Monday's Opinions page will feature The Eagle's recomm ...  full story
Election letter deadline is May 2
Published Friday, April 25, 2008
All letters concerning the May 10 city and school elections must reach The Eagle by 5 p.m. May 2. All political letters will run by Wednesday, May 7. No more than one letter per writer will be printed each 30 days. Letters should be no more than ...  full story
Letters for April 25
Published Friday, April 25, 2008
I am baffled by the proposed senior tax freeze on the May College Station ballot. The cause sounds worthy, that the tax freeze will help the seniors who cannot afford increases in home appraisals and property taxes. A closer look at the numbers, how ...  full story
Letters for April 24
Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Election myths This election season there are even more myths floating around concerning the candidates than usual. Myth No. 1 is that there are three "bought and paid for" candidates. Looking at the campaign finance reports reveals al ...  full story
Letters for April 23
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Plan a unique city Early voting in the College Station City Council election begins on Monday and I am compelled to write in support of John Crompton, Dennis Maloney and Lawrence Stewart, all exceptional men of quality and vision. These ...  full story
Letters for April 22
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Terminal myopia When one looks at the programs of College Station City Council candidate John Crompton and his cronies, the only proper description of their policies is terminal myopia. One can say that Crompton has cost the city millions in ...  full story
Letters for April 21
Published Monday, April 21, 2008
Most experienced I've known David Stasny for many years and I personally know he's an honest, hard-working person. I've seen the business and family sacrifices he makes and countless hours he spends to be the best school board member possibl ...  full story
Letters for April 20
Published Sunday, April 20, 2008
Should be grateful Karen Sparks (Eagle, April 19) cites the Republican president Theodore Roosevelt that the United States has room for only one language: English. But there were Republican presidents before TR who were much wiser in their l ...  full story
Letters for April 19
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008
Only one language Am I the only person who thinks English should be the official language of the United States? Am I the only person who is tired of seeing the Spanish translation written on almost everything, including groceries, billboards ...  full story
Letters for April 18
Published Friday, April 18, 2008
True equality I totally agree with Bob Presley (Eagle, April 17) in that the actions of those in the Yearning for Zion compound were "reprehensible." The words appalling, loathsome, and detestable, would have made for a far better understan ...  full story
Letters for April 17
Published Thursday, April 17, 2008
Not surprising Men at the Yearning for Zion compound near Eldorado used force to marry and impregnate dozens of girls aged 16 and younger (Eagle, April 10). This behavior is reprehensible, but I'm sure the men thought they were doing the Lor ...  full story
Letters for April 16
Published Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Clear, steady voice I am asking residents of College Station to vote for Dennis Maloney for Place 3 on the city council in the upcoming election. Maloney has years of "boots on the ground" experience in helping the citizens of College S ...  full story
Letters for April 13
Published Saturday, April 12, 2008
The anti-electors We are like the Romans who thought they had a republic for almost 300 years, when they really had a two-party dictatorship. We are allowed to vote for a presidential candidate in a party primary election. Immediately after ...  full story
Letters for April 11
Published Friday, April 11, 2008
Ignore the letter Last week, I had a resident of Brazos County come into my office with a letter from National Deed Service Inc., located in Illinois. The letter stated that property owners should have an official or certified copy of their ...  full story
Letters for April 9
Published Wednesday, April 09, 2008
A better comparisonBefore Tony Gonzales compares apples to apples (Eagle, March 31), maybe he needs to spend some more time in the produce isle. The Tomball school district, a district comparable to the College Station school district both in t ...  full story
Letters for April 8
Published Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Promote the good I am writing in response to The Eagle's front-page article on Chilifest this past weekend. I am appalled at the negative tone and lack of fair coverage that this annual event received in the article. Chilifest is a gr ...  full story
Letters for April 6
Published Sunday, April 06, 2008
Limited supplies The Brazos County Voter Registration Department has received multiple requests over the past four months from various political parties, groups and candidates who wish to include voter registration applications in voter dri ...  full story
Letters for April 4
Published Thursday, April 03, 2008
Pass the salt, please Under the advice of Zbigniew Brzezinski to President Jimmy Carter, our national response seemed to be creative hand-wringing to the taking of U.S. embassy hostages in Iran, the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Unio ...  full story
Letters for April 2
Published Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Sickened, horrified I was absolutely sickened and horrified by comments made by defense attorney Stephen Gustitis (Eagle, March 27), regarding his client Walter Williams, the former Texas A&M student who admittedly played a pivotal role ...  full story
Letters for March 31
Published Monday, March 31, 2008
The hand that feeds Perhaps College Station residents are willing to commute an hour and a half to work every day to subsidize a new pay increase for teachers. The Conroe school district is three times the size of the College Stat ...  full story
Letters for March 29
Published Saturday, March 29, 2008
Anti-protest protesters got their fair coverage This is in response to the letter from Jim Wilson (Eagle, March 23). Of course there was only one sentence in The Eagle's coverage from the pro-war contingent -- there were only four or five pe ...  full story
Letters for March 30
Published Friday, March 28, 2008
Ogden is wrong What in the world is Steve Ogden thinking? We have always thought that Sen. Ogden had his constituents' best interest at heart, but he has proven us wrong this week. To even consider tapping state pension funds to build r ...  full story
Letters for March 28
Published Friday, March 28, 2008
Keep ordinance as is With all due respect to College Station City Councilman John Crompton and his supporters, I believe changing the ordinance restricting the number of non-related people living in one residence is shortsighted and economic ...  full story
Letters for March 27
Published Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thanks, supporters On March 6, United Way of the Brazos Valley held another successful annual recognition luncheon. We want to again thank the hundreds of people who attended, many of whom were recognized for a major contribution, financial ...  full story
Letters for March 25
Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Attend the meeting On Thursday, the College Station City Council will consider the number of unrelated individuals who may reside in a single dwelling. I urge all permanent residents of College Station to attend. We have one councilman ...  full story
Letters for March 23
Published Sunday, March 23, 2008
Honoring veterans Honoring the memory of James W. "Wilbur" Bird and thousands of other officers and men who served in the 36th (Texas) Infantry Division in World War II is the goal of this letter. The division was a National Guard unit. My h ...  full story
Letters for March 21
Published Friday, March 21, 2008
Please define 'fairly' Superintendent Eddie Coulson thinks that College Station school employees are paid fairly, huh? Let's see: According to the College Station school district Web site, the annual salary for a first-year teacher with a b ...  full story
Letters for March 20
Published Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Weather doesn't cause accidents Rain doesn't cause accidents -- lousy driving habits do. When it rains, you should slow down, leave more room to maneuver, pay closer attention and hang up the phone. I have been driving for more than 40 ...  full story
Letters for March 19
Published Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Build Iraqi bases How long should we stay in Iraq? For our interests in the region and for the protection of the Iraqi people from different enemies, I agree with John McCain that we should stay in Iraq and build permanent bases in the two m ...  full story
Letters for March 18
Published Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Protest this war This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War -- a war based on lies, hubris and misguided principles that has cost America dearly and has made us less, rather than more, safe. At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, I will join ...  full story
Letters for March 17
Published Monday, March 17, 2008
A tale of 2 houses Recent letters and articles have addressed the problem of students living in neighborhoods in both Bryan and College Station. There are two four-bedroom houses in my older, well-kept neighborhood. The first house was ...  full story
Letters for March 16
Published Sunday, March 16, 2008
A good lesson Although we have not found our beloved black and white Dalmatian mix, Dubhbain -- rhymes with Rueben -- we have found something unexpected and remarkable: our community. We cannot express our appreciation for the support ...  full story
Letters for March 15
Published Friday, March 14, 2008
Wrong question Are you pro-war or anti-war? I would like to suggest that is the wrong question. I am pro-United States of America, and therefore I am pro-Constitution of the United States of America. I believe we should protect our Constitutio ...  full story
Letters for March 15
Published Friday, March 14, 2008
Wrong question Are you pro-war or anti-war? I would like to suggest that is the wrong question. I am pro-United States of America, and therefore I am pro-Constitution of the United States of America. I believe we should protect our Constitutio ...  full story
Letters for March 14
Published Thursday, March 13, 2008
Destroy way of life The proposed Trans-Texas Corridor is an abomination that will cut through the countryside and force people from their country homes, farms and ranches (some that have been in families for generations) and destroy wildern ...  full story
Letters for March 13
Published Thursday, March 13, 2008
Pay workers moreHow can A&M administrators accept the enormous salaries they receive when they require university working staff to work for wages below the poverty level? We constantly hear that the salaries for professors, administrators a ...  full story
Letters for March 12
Published Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Best place to live Recently, when I went grocery shopping at H-E-B, I was in a hurry. The next morning I realized that I had lost my wallet containing my driver's license, credit cards and some cash. Since I had only made one stop, I re ...  full story
Letters for March 10
Published Monday, March 10, 2008
Made election work County Clerk Karen McQueen acted for the county to make the election possible, but the Democratic and Republican parties conducted their own primaries. Karen deserves great praise -- she worked hard and fairly to help both ...  full story
Letters for March 8
Published Saturday, March 08, 2008
Disenfranchisement I have been an election worker for Brazos County the past two elections. Our county officials handle the elections with professionalism and integrity. It has become obvious to me, however, that the voters w ...  full story
Letters for March 7
Published Thursday, March 06, 2008
Fire Turgeon now Bill Byrne should go ahead and fire Mark Turgeon now. Don't wait for us to get beaten in the first round of the NIT. BARRY HART, '56 Richmond Acutely vulnerable I support Ann Sifers' suggestion (Eagle, March 4) that ...  full story
Letters for March 6
Published Thursday, March 06, 2008
Vote in English I am sorry, but I am appalled by the notion that we have to provide bilingual poll workers for elections. If people are really interested in voting, then the least they should do is learn English. When my grandfather c ...  full story
Letters for March 5
Published Wednesday, March 05, 2008
A petulant child I once taught a course about common fallacies. One of those fallacies is an expert speaking outside his field of expertise. That brings me to the column by Leon Fleisher (Eagle, Feb. 16), an accomplished pianist and conduct ...  full story
Letters for March 4
Published Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Bryan problem, too I read College Station Mayor Ben White's column (Eagle, Feb. 18). He is right in regard to motorists running red lights. This problem is not unique to College Station, however. I live in Bryan and four separate tim ...  full story
Letters for March 3
Published Monday, March 03, 2008
We need to turn around An appeal for an inmate on Death Row was filed with the Supreme Court, claiming that death by injection is cruel. I believe the inmate such be give the option of death by injection or by the method that was used on his ...  full story
Letters for March 2
Published Sunday, March 02, 2008
Hopeful about future The city of Bryan started an initiative in January called the Neighborhood Enforcement Team that is tailored to reconnect with the good citizens of Bryan in hopes of retaining them. I was visited recently by one of the o ...  full story
Letters for March 1
Published Saturday, March 01, 2008
True conservative I was saddened to hear of the passing of conservative author William F. Buckley Jr. Although more moderate in my political outlook today, I still remember watching his PBS TV program, Firing Line, in the 1980s on a regular ...  full story
Letters for February 28
Published Thursday, February 28, 2008
Political letters Today is the last day that letters about Tuesday's party primaries will run. The Eagle continues to accept letters about other topics. Will take a stance I have been a member of law enforcement in th ...  full story
Letters for February 27
Published Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Postpone decision On Feb. 19, I asked Lance Simms, College Station assistant planning and development director, for a copy of the three-year annexation plan for the city of College Station. He told me, without explanation, "There is no plan. ...  full story
Letters for February 26
Published Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Deadline passed The deadline for submitting letters about the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries has passed. Political letters that met the requirements for publication will run by Thursday. The Eagle will continue to accept le ...  full story
Letters for February 24
Published Sunday, February 24, 2008
Deadline is Monday for election letters All letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries must reach The Eagle by noon on Monday. All election letters will run by Thursday. The Eagle does not run l ...  full story
Letters for February 23
Published Saturday, February 23, 2008
Monday deadline for election letters Noon on Monday is the last time that The Eagle will accept letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries. All election letters will run by Thursday.In addition to normal ...  full story
Letters for February 25
Published Friday, February 22, 2008
Monday deadline for election letters All letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries must reach The Eagle by noon on Monday. All election letters will run by Thursday. The Eagle does not run letters from ca ...  full story
More Letters for February 22
Published Friday, February 22, 2008
An embarrassment Brazos County Attorney Jim Kuboviak has a reputation for being a likable guy, so it is regrettable that he is slinging mud at Shane Phelps, the Republican primary opponent of his designated successor, Rod Anderson. Likable o ...  full story
Letters for February 22
Published Friday, February 22, 2008
Letters deadline Noon on Monday is the last time that The Eagle will accept letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries. All election letters will run by Thursday. In addition to normal rules gov ...  full story
Letters for February 21
Published Thursday, February 21, 2008
Trial experience I am writing in support of Shane Phelps for county attorney for two reasons. The first is his experience. Shane Phelps has more than 20 years experience in prosecution. Not only has he evaluated cases at the intake le ...  full story
Letters for February 20
Published Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Noon on Monday is the last time that The Eagle will accept letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries. All election letters will run by Feb. 28. In addition to normal rules governing letters to the editor, T ...  full story
Letters for February 20
Published Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Political letters Noon on Monday is the last time that The Eagle will accept letters to the editor concerning the March 4 Republican and Democratic primaries. All election letters will run by Feb. 28. In addition to normal rules governing lett ...  full story
Letters for February 19
Published Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The clear choice Shane Phelps is clearly the best choice to serve Brazos County as our next county attorney. He has both the management skills and trial skills required by the job. He has supervised and trained other attorneys for more ...  full story
Letters for February 18
Published Monday, February 18, 2008
Cares for people I began working in the county attorneys' office in 1986 as the token senior citizen. As a retired teacher (and not knowing much else) I felt ill at ease and a little apprehensive. Rod Anderson soon came to my rescue and mad ...  full story
Letters for February 16
Published Saturday, February 16, 2008
Who was here first? I just wanted to comment on College Station's most recent annexation proposal. I am one of those residents who lives just outside of the city limits. Fortunately, my property is not being considered for annexati ...  full story
Letters for February 15
Published Friday, February 15, 2008
Gimmee shelter Since the Texas A&M mascot Reveille VII will be retiring at the end of this school year, Reveille VIII should be chosen from the Brazos Valley Animal Shelter. A&M could provide a home for one of the many canines ...  full story
Letters for February 14
Published Thursday, February 14, 2008
A cruel hoax Shane Phelps is the best candidate for county attorney. I have heard an increasing number of comments that driving while intoxicated charges are being reduced by the County Attorney's Office to obstruction of a highway. Th ...  full story
Letters for February 13
Published Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Share the love It seems that the majority of men have no idea or understanding of what wives or girlfriends feel for a man who remembers them on special occasions such as Valentine's Day. Some men ridicule the day and say it is nonsense ...  full story
Letters for February 12
Published Tuesday, February 12, 2008
A great prosecutor Since January 2005, I have been a colleague of Shane Phelps at the District Attorney's Office. Moving to this community to begin my career as a young lawyer was an easy decision after my interview with Shane. From da ...  full story
Letters for February 9
Published Saturday, February 09, 2008
What's in a name? AgriLife? Sounds like a low-fat margarine. In the world of the absurd, we are into buzz words instead of descriptive substance in naming schools of Texas A&M. What's next? How about EngiTech for the College of Eng ...  full story
Letters for February 8
Published Friday, February 08, 2008
There is a basic principle of management which states that managers should surround themselves with people who are the best at what they do. I have done just that with Rod Anderson and the entire staff of the County Attorney's Office. Rod has worked ...  full story
Letters for February 7
Published Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Feeding the hungry Thank you for printing the story "Food banks are straining to feed hungry Americans" (Eagle, Jan. 28). The steep decline in government surpluses described in the article has been felt here in the Brazos Valley as well. ...  full story
Letters for February 6
Published Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Here goes the Bryan City Council on it's second retreat in six months. College Station City Council does the same thing. Twice a year now these "representatives" take more than $10,000 of the taxpayers' money and spend it in another city, staying in ...  full story
Letters for February 5
Published Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Save for payback day I advise taxpayers to put the government's cash-back scam money in the bank for payback day. It will be added to our $20,000 national debt share that we each owe. The $150 billion scam (plus handling and delivery) was d ...  full story
Letters for February 6
Published Monday, February 04, 2008
(Eagle, Jan. 31) has chosen to influence our vote by pretending there are only two Republican candidates for president. It works, because, for many voters, if they believe that only two contenders have a chance of winning, they will not waste ...  full story
Letters for February 3
Published Sunday, February 03, 2008
No to annexation In regard to the annexation College Station is considering, I would like to ask the city council to listen to the potential future constituents. We do not want to live in the city and many of us voiced the reasons at the two ...  full story
Letters for Feberuary 1
Published Friday, February 01, 2008
Incompatible with God The fruits of Charles Darwin's ideas are well-documented and pervasive throughout the history of the past 150 years. Darwin espoused his views on the racial hierarchy of humankind in The Descent of Man, with whites on t ...  full story
Letters for January 31
Published Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Department thanks The Bryan Fire Department would like to thank the residents of the Brazos Valley for their overwhelming support in our effort to help one of our own. On Friday, a chili luncheon and blood drive was held at our Fire Station ...  full story
Letters for January 30
Published Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Only in America Litmus tests for politicians are usually pointless. They involve issues about which people are more passionate than rational: abortion, stem-cell research, gun control, capital punishment, prayer in schools. The answer is bas ...  full story
Letters for January 26
Published Saturday, January 26, 2008
Celebrate Darwin One hundred years ago Feb. 12, the person who did not invent nor discover the theory of biological evolution was born in Shrewsbury, England. And around that date next month, folks the world over will celebrate the ...  full story
Letters for January 25
Published Thursday, January 24, 2008
Fond memories Richard Cook (Eagle, Jan. 24) refers to the possibility of Hillary Clinton's election as a "tag-team presidency." I wonder how Cook and other Republican die-hards refer to the two Bush administrations. While I personally favor a ...  full story
Letters for January 24
Published Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Special Valentines It is that time of year and folks are out buying Valentines for their loved ones and other special people in their lives. Please take the time to write a few cards to our troops overseas. American Legion Post 159 of B ...  full story
Letters for January 23
Published Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Voting reasons Bob Presley (Eagle, Jan. 20) urged readers to elect a Democrat in November. However, perhaps his assertion that the Bush presidency is "the most incompetent, immoral, and corrupt in history" tells all that is needed to evaluat ...  full story
Letters for January 19
Published Saturday, January 19, 2008
Local input is good Many thanks to The Eagle for its coverage of federal projects important to Texas A&M and the Brazos Valley economy. Critics (Eagle, Jan. 8) should remember that the Founding Fathers wisely wrote Article I of the Const ...  full story
Letters for January 20
Published Friday, January 18, 2008
The bigger shock The only shock bigger than watching the Aggie basketball team collapse against Texas Tech on Wednesday night was reading Coach Turgeon's remarks about it in the paper the next morning. Talk about foul. MARK MORRIS Colle ...  full story
Letters for January 18
Published Friday, January 18, 2008
Cultural gift to BCS I spent a fabulous, Saturday afternoon in a virtual visit to the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, watching Verdi's Macbeth live in high definition at the Hollywood USA theater in College Station. I even got backstag ...  full story
Letters for January 17
Published Thursday, January 17, 2008
So many questions Every one of us wants change and all of the presidential candidates are embracing "change." I know voters are smart enough not to be taken in by a catchy phrase without asking, "What does that mean?" We have a right to know ...  full story
Letters for January 16
Published Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Our responsibility Within this year, you will have the opportunity to cast your vote in one of the most important elections of our lifetime. Not only will you have the right to vote, it is your responsibility to vote. But firs ...  full story
Letters for January 10
Published Wednesday, January 09, 2008
What took so long? Hillary touts her 35 years of experience, yet has just now "found her voice?" JOHN HYDE Bryan ...  full story
Letters for January 9
Published Tuesday, January 08, 2008
A great Christmas Still Creek Boys and Girls Ranch would like to thank the community for the food, clothing, toys and monetary funds received that benefited our children. Our boys and girls had a wonderful Christmas and we are so g ...  full story
 

 
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