Daily Archives: November 21, 2006

Letters To The Editor


To The Editor:


The Marine guarding a checkpoint obeys orders and shoots a vehicle because it didn

Please Be Kind


Please Be Kind

Don


Don

The Virtues of Compromise


The Virtues of Compromise


Okay Democrats. You won. Big time. I will admit to being somewhat pleased about this, even though I have about as much use for party politics as I do string cheese. I was in the “Anyone but the Fascists” camp, right along with the large majority of America. So clap yourselves on the back. Throw a victory party. Pop the top on an expensive beer. You deserve it.


But for the Love of Future Elections, do not make the same mistakes as your counterparts.


Let

How To End The War In Iraq


How To End The War In Iraq


How to end the war in Iraq

Texas Revolution Had Its Tories, Too


Texas Revolution Had Its Tories, Too


Before the General Council adjourned on Nov. 14, 1835, the delegates voted in favor of the arrest of a repentant rebel on a charge of treason.


In April of that year, John A. Williams called upon the colonists to show proper respect for the laws of Mexico. He was living proof that the Texas Revolution, like the struggle for American independence 60 years earlier, had its Tories, too.


Williams had not always been such a law-abiding citizen. In 1826 he enthusiastically endorsed the Fredonian plot to turn eastern Texas into a separate republic. Only at the last minute did he heed the advice of Stephen F. Austin and abandon the doomed adventure.


Having learned his lesson, Williams labored long and hard to get back in the Mexicans

The Republicans Really Won


The Republicans Really Won


Democrats stop celebrating, and Republicans don

Defenders of Habeas Corpus, Thank You!


Defenders of Habeas Corpus, Thank You!


In a huge blow to our nation

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It

English… As A Second Language


English…
As A Second Language


If it was a fad, it lasted more than 80 years.


It is the “cop code,”….10-4 and all that jazz.


The Associated Press reported last week that the Virginia State Police will be dropping the old-fashioned “10-codes” and switching to plain English upon the suggestion of Homeland Security Department personnel who want communications improved so that different agencies can work together better. Their charge is that many departments have developed their own codes, which can cause confusion among various agencies answering an emergency.


More and more local law enforcement agencies are expected to begin following suit in order to simplify the learning curve for dispatchers while giving federal officers common irrefutable terminology so that they don

Annual Norwegian Country Christmas Tour Set Dec. 1, 2


CLIFTON

DPS Says Hire State-Licensed Locksmiths


AUSTIN

CIA Admits To Two Interrogation Memos


WASHINGTON

TxDOT Releases Events Calendar


AUSTIN

The Nutcracker Coming To Waco


WACO

Caroling, Live Nativity Planned In Valley Mills


VALLEY MILLS

Arthritis Foundation Slates Jingle Bell Run/Walk In Waco


WACO

Homestead Heritage To Host Craft, Children


WACO

Use Electric Space Heaters Correctly, Safely


FORT WORTH

Houstonian Wins 40th Terlingua International Chili Championship


AUSTIN

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