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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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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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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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U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, May 21, 2009.   REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesAP - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress, pledging it would make preventive care cost-free and close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. "This proposal adds almost a decade of solvency to Medicare," Obama said in a visit to a senior center.


Mon Mar 15 15:03:25 -0500 2010

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Michael D. Furlong. Furlong, a Defense Department official, is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S. official said Monday, March 15, 2010. (AP Photo/US Air Force)AP - A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S. official said Monday.


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