Daily Archives: December 18, 2006

Give Texas A Chance


Give Texas A Chance



 


Whistler: I want peace on earth and goodwill toward men.


Bernard Abbott: We

In Praise Of Wishy-Washiness


In Praise Of Wishy-Washiness


Recently, the headline of the Los Angeles Times read, “Bush Refuses To Be Swayed By Findings.” At first glance, I wasn

Erasmos, Not Juan, The Seguin To Remember


Erasmos, Not Juan, The Seguin To Remember


Erasmos Seguin took his seat in the Mexican constitutional assembly on Dec. 11, 1823, as the lone deputy from the province of Texas.


Stephen F. Austin could not have made a better friend in 1821 than the patriarch of the Seguin clan. Sent by the governor to welcome Moses Austin back to Texas, Erasmos met instead the young foreigner who hoped to pick up where his dead dad had left off.


The first official to acknowledge Stephen

Letters To The Editor


Dear Editor,


So, state lawmaker Rep. Edmund Kuempel wants to help hunters who are legally blind by allowing them to use laser sights to target animals.


What

O, The Compassion Of The Season


O, The Compassion Of The Season


So this is Christmas


And what have you done


Another year over


And a new one just begun


And so this is Christmas


I hope you have fun


The near and the dear ones


The old and the young*


As the season of Peace and Goodwill toward All Men on Earth encompasses us, it

Merry Christmas From Juvy Hall


Merry Christmas From Juvy Hall


This column began about three decades ago. I began working on it in 1985.


I

EDITORIAL


Away In A Menagerie


Mary and Joseph

Suzanne Swift Receives 30-Day Confinement


FORT LEWIS, Wash.

Holiday Travelers Should Slow Down, Buckle Up, Drive Sober


AUSTIN

Physicians Urge Kids To Wear Bike Helmets


CRAWFORD

Meetings Set For Central Texas Bio Fuel Program


BELTON

Congressman Edwards


WASHINGTON D.C.

African Children


LAGUNA PARK

Undocumented Immigrants Add $17.7 Billion To Economy


AUSTIN

Disaster Aid Still Needed Due To Drought


CRAWFORD

DSHS Offering Rabies Vaccine


CRAWFORD

Texans Oppose


AUSTIN

Democrat


WASHINGTON

Chileans Mourn, Celebrate President Pinochet


NEW YORK

Federal Judge Rejects Gitmo Habeas Petition


WASHINGTON, D.C.

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