Handmade gift showcases artist's vision of world
JERRY AULDS
      The afterglow of the Season of Gifts lingers even as once-gaily-decorated Christmas trees, along with crushed boxes and crumpled festive wrapping paper rest beneath a landfill's compacted soil.
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Online Poll
      Results of Last Week's Question Do you still believe in Santa Claus? This Week's Poll Question Is your New Year's resolution: 1. To lose weight, 2. To save money, 3. To give up a vice, 4. To volunteer more, or 5. Already broken?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Family grateful for community support
      Editor, the Leader-News: Words alone cannot begin to express our family's gratitude for the outpouring of love for our son, Garett, in response to his recent injury. The many, many prayers, visits, acts of kindness and expressions of love toward him and our family are so overwhelming that we will...
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CAPITOL COMMENTS
Time of essence in intelligence community's fight against terrorism
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
      On Dec. 11, 2007, Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Mike McConnell made an arresting plea in the editorial pages of the New York Times: "Help Me Spy on Al-Qaeda." In an urgent op-ed, he implored Congress to provide the resources America's intelligence officials need to safeguard our count...
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Political Cartoon
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TEXAS STRAIGHT TALK
Foreign entanglements ties that strangle America
U.S. REP RON PAUL
      Last week I highlighted the irony of sending nearly $1 billion overseas in military earmarks as we close down bases here at home to save money. Our government's flawed foreign policy troubles me this week especially. Benazir Bhutto's assasination was a great tragedy. Pakistan is now more than ever...
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