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I few weeks ago I ran into Carol Foster and Rozanne Law in Centerville. Carol had bought a loaf of my bread a few weeks earlier and had attempted to make a batch using her Kitchen Aid mixer and dough hook. The result was not what she had hoped and she asked if I would watch her make bread and see why her’s did not turn out like mine. More ... In their short but fascinating book, Extraterrestrials: A Field Guide for Earthlings, science writer Terence Dickinson and artist Adolf Schaller offer some educated conjectures about living beings elsewhere in the cosmos. More ... On weekend nights at Lovelady, a small town south of Crockett in Houston County, it’s not unusual to hear country music wafting through the rafters of an old school gymnasium. About eighteen years ago, Norma Dell Jones, the valedictorian of Lovelady High School in 1952, learned that the old gym she knew so well was likely to be torn down. More ... In a rite of passage hundreds of years old, Texas families from Harlingen to Amarillo are hugging their children as they head back to school. This past summer, many parents nostalgically helped their kids complete their required summer reading. Many of us fondly remember discovering Huckleberry Finn and The Hardy Boys while sprawled on the grass on a hot August day. More ... “Government Jobs Have Grown Since Recession’s Start” was the headline of a recent story in The New York Times. The article cited a report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government which stated that “state and local governments have expanded their payrolls and added 110,000 jobs” since the beginning of the recession in December 2007. More ... August proved that thousands of voices uniting as one are an effective communication tool. This past month democracy has been on display here in the 6th District and across the country as people packed town halls, wrote letters, and jammed phone lines to express their thoughts on the future of the nation’s health care system. More ... 8/27/09 Jerry Grimes responded to Lundy Lane in Jewett for the report of an unwanted person. Jack Tomlinson responded to Leona for the report of loose livestock. Jack Tomlinson responded to Leona for the report of loose livestock. Sharon Williams responded to Centerville to take an information report. Jack Tomlinson responded to Flynn for the report of loose livestock. More ... Sheriff’s Report Number 453- Dep. Harrison to pickup disabled, right lane of traffic, IH-45. Deputies Aldrich and McGowan jail lady on Hot Checkin’ Warrant. Get another from same area, Warrant for Dangerous Drugs. Mexia EMS to breathing problems, dizzy, FCR-930. Caller reports from ER, man assaulted by brother at Mother’s house, FPD advised. More ... |
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