Mis-dialed phone call becomes 'odds-on favorite' anecdote
JERRY AULDS
      Whoopee and yippy-ki-yi-yay! The multi-state Powerball lottery, with its $100 and $200 million dollar payoffs, at odds of 123,000,000 to 1 is supposedly Texas-bound. If so, El Campo's Kenny Mach might just as well keep his gambling stash tucked away in his jeans pocket, 'cause ole Kenny's long-sh...
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TEXAS STRAIGHT TALK
Spending bill created via panic, threats
U.S. REP RON PAUL
      One Christmas tradition Congress could do without is the broken process of passing the annual Omnibus Spending Bill, which we recently did right before the holiday recess. Every December Congress fights and argues over spending and never seems to be able to pass the necessary appropriations until...
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Childhood obesity must be curbed
JOHN CORNYN U.S. SENATOR
      Our health care system, in Texas and nationally, leads the world in many respects. Most citizens are now well served, with excellent choices for their care, and we should make certain the access they enjoy is preserved. But too many Texas families are uninsured and not receiving sound, preventive...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BFIbrush collection lacking in reliability
      Editor, the Leader-News: How do you get BFIto pick up your tree limbs and brush? I have had limbs piled up for seven weeks now. I have called several times, but the limbs are still there. They claim to pick up brush and limbs on Wednesday; however, they do not say which Wednesday of which month o...
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