| Recent Columns |
| Wrights provided great lesson in what is truly important |
| By Joe Duty | Published Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
"Sometimes you have to lose everything you've got to get what you want."
Those words spoken by Sandra Wright rang through my head the entire time I was covering the Wrights' story. Doug and Sandra Wright lost their house of 22 years and all their possessions in a massive fire in Paradise on Jan. 29, 2008. |
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| Wise County can't afford to be on this list |
| By Kevin Burns | Published Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| On Dec. 10, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will consider an agenda item to add Wise County to the nine other Metroplex counties currently on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) nonattainment list for air-quality standards. This action, if approved, could cause enormous economic harm to Wise County, its residents and its current and prospective employers. |
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| Jim Mattox, two-fisted attorney general, dies |
| By Dave McNeely | Published Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| Jim Mattox, a two-fisted populist, relished fighting for the little guy. As Texas attorney general in the 1980s, he called himself "the people's lawyer." In Congress before that, and in the Texas House of Representatives before that, he never seemed to play it safe. |
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| Parents say the darndest things |
| By Willis Webb | Published Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| Memorable statements using some of our unique Texas language can be funny, descriptive and even ridiculous. Such utterings may have altered your life, as they have mine, in some meaningful way. Some of those offered here are obviously from another era. |
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| Giving thanks for liberty's bounty |
| By Michael Quinn Sullivan | Published Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| We think we know the story of Thanksgiving - that the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, faced a harsh winter, famine and disease. Then with the help of friendly natives learned how to survive. It's nice for bedtime stories and feel-good paintings, but it ignores the most important lessons of our early history. |
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| Wise and Otherwise |
| By Roy J. Eaton | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
It's a phrase so old, it's trite.
Yet, as we begin the holiday season this year, it's more important than ever.
Shop Wise County First! |
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| Hold the evergreen, we've got Thanksgiving to celebrate |
| By Travis Measley | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
| It's time! Time to deck the halls and silence the night and fah-la-la-la-lah until you are blue in the face. Hark! What is that coming toward my ear? It's Christmas time! Bust out the Charlie Brown soundtrack, the hot apple cider and the hideous Christmas sweaters. It's Christmas time! |
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| Speaker's race: Hardball at its hardest |
| By Dave McNeely | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
| Most Texans probably don't know, or care, who is speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. But the speaker is one of the three most powerful positions in state government - along with the lieutenant governor, who presides over the Texas Senate, and the governor. |
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| Recent Letters to the Editor |
| A shared stadium is the answer |
| By Joe Lambert | Published Sunday, November 30, 2008 |
| There is a group of community supporters attempting to raise sufficient funds to replace the real grass of the Decatur High School football field with artificial turf. This would bring significant improvements to the playing surface, but at a cost of $800,000 to $1 million. The cost could be recovered over eight to 10 years of reduced maintenance costs. |
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| Headline was misleading |
| By Jane Carroll | Published Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| I sent a letter to the editor last week bragging about the newly formed Citizens' Police Academy. I spent some time putting my words together to try and make my point. When the letter was printed, my headline was not used. The headline instead read "Citizens on patrol." |
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| Turf is not needed |
| By Richard Schroder | Published Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| If economic times were not so bad, the artificial turf (for Decatur High School) idea would be humorous. |
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| Turf makes no sense |
| By Darrell Laird | Published Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
| Real or fake? Now that's a million dollar question. |
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| Citizens on patrol |
| By Danny and Jane Carroll | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
| We have just completed the first Citizens Police Academy offered by the city of Decatur. The program is designed to open lines of communication between the community and the police department. |
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| Photo captured Panther Pride |
| By Georgia Headley | Published Sunday, November 23, 2008 |
| Pictures have the power to capture a moment of a memory and to create an image that can stand alone by replacing the words necessary to convey its importance. |
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| BATTLE PLAN - County Judge Bill McElhaney has called a special meeting of Wise County Commissioners for Thursday afternoon to discuss how to oppose the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's planned addition of Wise County to the nine-county Metroplex "non-attainment" zone for air quality. Judge McElhaney said he will also invite the county's mayors, economic development corporation chairmen, city managers and industry representatives to the meeting set for 1:30 p.m. at the Wise County Law Enforcement Center. |
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| It could only be explained as pandemonium Friday morning as Wal-Mart associates unveiled their special Black Friday items at 5 a.m. Shoppers grab as many boxes as they can carry. |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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| Most Valuable Player: Janie Foreman |
| Dragons take two in Slidell |
| Lady Dragons open in style |
| Eagles swim team soars in Fort Worth |
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