| Recent Letters to the Editor |
| Mind your manners in stores |
| By Sherry Pewitt | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| With the holidays quickly approaching we need to get back to the basics, which is manners. |
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| Programs make day even more special |
| By Jim Donovan | Published Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| Remember when Veterans Day (Nov. 11) was called "Armistice Day" or "Remembrance Day?" Well, I will remember this past Veterans Day for years to come no matter what you call it because it was truly "a day to remember." |
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| GOP consuming itself |
| By Ken Hughes | Published Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
| It isn't unusual for wild animals caught in a trap to chew through a leg to escape, in effect handicapping itself for life. The late great Republican Party, of which I was once a proud and practicing member, has became hooked on the horns of a dilemma and has found itself in a trap of its own making. |
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| Eagles get A for effort |
| By Natalie Alling | Published Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
Dear Decatur Eagle varsity football team,
Thank you for the privilege of watching a group of young men that know and execute the meaning of teamwork. |
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| Sacrifice great regardless of war |
| By Manshadow Waylett | Published Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
| Many thanks to Mandy and Joe Duty for the fine article they put together in tribute to our veterans. One correction Mandy, from the time one raises his "hand" (not hat) to take the oath of allegiance, he never knows what will happen. |
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| Thanks for donations |
| By Patty Johnston | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| Fly Without Wings Equine Center wishes to thank all 4-H clubs, businesses, restaurants, private donors and volunteers, including Sherry Cross Peters and children and Marilyn Cross, for all the donations of food for the auction, money and time at the recent fundraiser. |
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| The socialists are coming |
| By Duane Pichler | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| I think Willis Webb's recent editorial on disrespect and incivility toward the president has completely missed the boat. Or is it intended misdirection on his part? Instead of addressing the symptom, he should more accurately address the cause. |
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| Thanks for the warning |
| By Chanda Tiroff | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| I would like to thank the men that stopped at my house, 3900 block of Old Decatur Road, on Nov. 2, to warn me that my house was on fire. |
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| Granger should reconsider vote |
| By Jamie Flack | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| An unprecedented victory for our great country occurred Nov. 7. A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. |
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| Is Hughes a neocon? |
| By Jerry Hopkins | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| The Messenger has been running diatribe from a Mr. Hughes, who keeps referring to anyone who has a different political opinion than his as a neocon. He rants about the Bush administration being dishonest and causing all the problems. He says anyone who supported President Bush is a neocon. |
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| Thanks for road work |
| By Rose Stuber | Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
| I would like to thank the Alvord Precinct 2 barn employees and Commissioner Kevin Burns for the recent road maintenance on County Road 2485. |
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| DISD needs right priorities |
| By Dan August | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
| I hope the defeat of the school bond in Decatur this week doesn't leave the impression that somehow voters don't want to do what's best for the kids in our schools. To the contrary, I think this result speaks volumes for what I know I think and I believe others do, too. I "get it" that the district can use 100 percent of the funds from the issuance of bonds toward actual projects, but my problem is what we're being asked to spend that money toward. |
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| Get back to basics |
| By Jane Carroll | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
| Election results for DISD bond proposition, 544 for, 883 against, should be considered a re-sounding "no confidence" vote. |
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| Something stinks |
| By Robert Johnson | Published Sunday, November 8, 2009 |
| Once again we learn that gas well operators refuse to do the "right thing." Last week it was reported that the town of DISH has some serious air quality issues due to gas well activity. The cancer causing toxins that were discovered were above what is considered safe levels. |
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| Team deserved more coverage |
| By Dixie Parks | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| Just a few things about the Decatur horse judging team. These girls, along with Mr. Allsup have worked together for two years. He has spent endless hours with them. |
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| Charity is obligation of people, not government |
| By Eddie R. Dunlap | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| It is better to remain quiet and have people thought you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Such a quote must be foreign to Ken Hughes after his rant in the Oct. 29 issue of the Wise County Messenger. |
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| Residents help stop purse snatcher |
| By Angela Fincher | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| Jim and Stefanie Nation of Wise County are to be commended for being good Samaritans and quick thinkers. They witnessed a young male grab a woman's purse in the Target parking lot in Watauga. |
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| President not under influence of Antichrist |
| By Ella Jay Neal-Tubbs | Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
| I read the letter from Ted Shaw with outrage, even though I also wanted to laugh. It was one of the most ridiculous and insulting things I've seen in my 89 years. |
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| Board declares certain youth ineligible |
| By Cindy Barksdale | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| On Monday night, Aug. 10, a decision was made by the Wise County Youth Fair Board to exclude children of divorced families by not allowing them to participate in the Wise County Youth Fair. The children targeted were ones that live with one parent in Wise County and live and go to school with a parent in another county. The parents have joint custody. Families of these divorced children do live in Wise County, own businesses in Wise County, work in Wise County and pay taxes in Wise County. In addition, they support a wide variety of businesses in Wise County. |
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| Thanks for the learning experience |
| By Terri L. Johnson | Published Sunday, November 1, 2009 |
| Hats off to the teachers and staff at Decatur Intermediate. Your sixth grade science day at Black Creek Lake was amazing. |
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| Thanks for support |
| By Adam North | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| The Greenwood-Slidell Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who attended and donated to our fish fry. |
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| Projects funded by previous bond |
| By Tad Billmire | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| I have been following the comments about the DISD bond election on the Liberally Lean from the Land of Dairy Queen blog. A couple of the comments jumped out at me in regard to the idea that a lot of these proposed projects in this new bond were funded previously in the bond that passed in 2003 that also funded the new high school. |
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| Vote to keep Texas beaches open |
| By Paulette Layfield | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| We own property on the Bolivar Peninsula in what used to be Gilchrist. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson made a comment, after Hurricane Ike, about Gilchrist, that just flew all over me. I fired off a letter to a bunch of newspapers admonishing the commissioner for his lack of regard for the people of Gilchrist. |
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| America tired of Republican rants |
| By Ken Hughes | Published Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
| The Republican National Committee's master Michael Steel, in a memorable bovine/iron horse analogy remarked to the neocon noisemaker fix-network that the health care reform train was leaving the station with President Obama at the wheel, and Obama had better look out as "he is a cow on the tracks." One can only wonder why Steel classified himself as a cow rather than a bull, but I won't argue. |
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| Spirit of the Antichrist influencing leaders |
| By Ted H. Shaw | Published Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| I have come to the conclusion that America is losing its way fast not only due to the current administration, but also because of many liberal elected Congressmen and appointed Supreme Court Justices, including the latest liberal Supreme Court Justice. We Americans who care should get involved and do it quickly. |
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| Leave parking spaces for patrons |
| By Anne Sollee | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| I am so aggravated at all of the courthouse employees and attorneys who office on the downtown historic square. And I am not the only one. |
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| Thanks for food donations |
| By Christie Rhine | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| We would like to thank everyone for donations to the food drive. |
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| Thanks for supporting fall fest |
| By Bobbie Ashley | Published Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| The Greenwood Extension Education Club would like to say "thank you" for the very interesting article on our club and festival. During the festival, I had many nice compliments regarding it. |
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| NEW BOUNDARIES - The Decatur School Board last night approved new elementary attendance boundaries to take effect with the opening of the district's third elementary next fall. Generally, areas on the west side of the district are zoned into Rann Elementary, areas on the east side of the district are zoned into Carson Elementary and southern areas of the district including much of the downtown area of Decatur are zoned into Young Elementary. See Sunday's Messenger for a detailed map of the new boundaries. |
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| Chico student athletes Malori Moss, Malanie Gates and Shelby Collins express their emotions at the news that trustees approved a resignation agreement with Pete Hart. |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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| Sutton picks kindness over clock |
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