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'Bucks-in-love' don't look before crossing the road
OVERTON – In November, when it comes to avoiding deer collisions, it’s not the one you see crossing the road that’s likely to get you, according to a wildlife expert. “It’...
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Reminiscing
EDITOR’S NOTE : Today’s column was written by guest columnist Millie Jean Coppedge, former Ore City resident. THE “MONSTER” PERMANENT WAVE MACHINE Saturday mornings at our house in the ...
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A YOUNG Millie Jean Coppedge shows off her curls after having a permanent wave with the “monster machine.” Reminiscing
EDITOR’S NOTE : Today’s column was written by guest columnist Millie Jean Coppedge, former Ore City resident. THE “MONSTER” PERMANENT WAVE MACHINE Saturday mornings at our house in the ...
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Are you one of the 15,000 veterans in Gregg and Upshur counties
As Memorial Day and Fourth of July has passed and Veterans Day approaches, I have much to recall and yet much to ponder. Though I am not a lifelong resident of this wonderful state of Texas, I hav...
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Are you one of the 15,000 veterans in Gregg and Upshur counties
As Memorial Day and Fourth of July has passed and Veterans Day approaches, I have much to recall and yet much to ponder. Though I am not a lifelong resident of this wonderful state of Texas, I hav...
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Airshow to highlight WWII Pacific veterans
A number of veterans will be honored at the Airshow at the Gilmer Airport today. They include Tom Kouba, Gerald Payne, Earl Fielden, Bill Dean, Everett Dean, Ruth Vick and Clyde Shelton. Kouba was...
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Airshow to highlight WWII Pacific veterans
by JIM EITEL
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A number of veterans will be honored at the Airshow at the Gilmer Airport today. They include Tom Kouba, Gerald Payne, Earl Fielden, Bill Dean, Everett Dean, Ruth Vick and Clyde Shelton. Kouba wa...
In the winner's circle
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BBB Alert: Senior Citizens Nationwide Report Losing Thousands of Dollars to Telephone Scam
by MELISSA ISHAM
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Scammers pose as grandchildren to dupe unsuspecting grandparents Better Business Bureau is warning senior citizens to be aware of an emerging telephone scam that is preying on grandparents natio...
BBB Alert: Senior Citizens Nationwide Report Losing Thousands of Dollars to Telephone Scam
by MELISSA ISHAM
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Scammers pose as grandchildren to dupe unsuspecting grandparents Better Business Bureau is warning senior citizens to be aware of an emerging telephone scam that is preying on grandparents natio...
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First-time voters not always young
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It’s not just young people who may be first-time voters this year. This election has created enough interest that one Upshur County woman who is 81 voted for the first time in her life. Maudina M...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.


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FILE - Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin, is shown in his office in Providence, R.I,  in this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo.  Rep. Patrick Kennedy says Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has barred him from receiving communion because of his support of abortion rights. The Providence Journal reported on its Web site Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. Under church rules, Tobin can prevent Kennedy from receiving communion within his diocese, which covers Rhode Island. It's unclear whether bishops outside Rhode Island will take the same path. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)AP - Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.


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