Benchmark moments seal bonds that shape our city
JERRY AULDS
      Certain days and their events are etched by fire in our minds. Philadelphia boy Sol Staller recalls with singular clarity a crackling voice on the radio announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. "I was a civilian working in Washington and the announcer was telling us to report to our duty stations.
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Annexation choice financially clear
MAYOR PHILLIP SPENRATH
      Annexation is one of the strategic economic components addressed in El Campo's 2020 Comprehensive Plan that was adopted seven years ago. In June of 2007, annexation and the many facets of this economic tool were brought to council as an agenda item to be explored.
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Oil, gas protectionism wrong
KENNETH DIERSCHKE PRESIDENT TEXAS FARM BUREAU
      Texas is an oil and gas state. When that industry is successful, the state's economy flourishes. Sometimes, however, the oil and gas industry can trend toward a unique brand of protectionism, striving to close the door of development of renewable, sustainable and "home-grown" sources of energy.
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