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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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The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base.


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FILE - In this Oct. 29,2009, file photo Crystal Chiu places a placard on the podium on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to a news conference about health care. House Democratic leaders struggled Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.


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