Senate candidate Noriega would be smart to debate
DAVE MCNEELY
      There's sort of a rule in the gamesmanship of politics: if you are the frontrunner, you don't want to accept debate challenges from your lesserknown opponents. The usual reason for refusing to debate is the presumption that all the joint appearance do is allow your opponents some exposure on an e...
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Sweet-talking bride finds out new hubby 'Dud'
SLIM RANDLES
      It was the cold outside that bound us together better inside the Mule Barn truck stop. The coffee warmed our innards and innards and the laughter at the philosophy counter heated our souls to very comfortable. It was Doc who noticed it first. He's trained to be observant, of course.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
      Locals won't benefit from TTC Editor, the Leader-News: Please everybody, it is time to wake up to what the Trans-Texas Corridor is going to do to our county and to our state! TxDOT is going to use our tax money to buy the land to build a super-highway to move imported goods through the state f...
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Modernizing aviation route to future
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
      Just over 100 years ago, the Wright Brothers helped usher in the age of modern aviation as we know it. Since then, commercial aviation has allowed us to live in a more connected world. One of the great innovators and "connectors" of our time, Bill Gates, noted, "The Wright Brothers created the sin...
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