Thorough, fair youth sports coverage is a big deal
JERRY AULDS
      Atta-boy girl, you've come a long way baby! Eons ago, Leon Hale, my favorite columnist, wandered into KULP radio hankering for some conversation about our noon sportscast that raved about El Campo Senior League Girls All-Star softball teams stirring victory in the sectional playoffs up in Houston...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
TTC plan a 'travesty'
      Editor, the Leader-News: The Trans-Texas Corridor is something coming straight for us and straight though us. Remember our history? The Runaway Scrape comes to mind, when Santa Anna's Army marched through Texas destroying everything in its wake. It did not destroy the spirit of Texans, did not st...
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ONLINE POLL
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      This Week's Poll Question Should city residents be allowed to vote on the current annexation issue? Look to Saturday's Viewpoint page for results of this online poll.
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CAPITOL COMMENTS
In Texas, bigger isn't better when it comes to personal health
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
      In Texas, we are known for bragging, "Bigger is better." From our pickup trucks, to our linebackers, and to our cuts of beef, our state holds a premium on size. Health, however, is where this trend stops.
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Texas' kids health coverage expands
JOHN CORNYN U.S. SENATOR
      With little fanfare, in late 2007 Congress extended the current State Children's Health Insurance Program for 15 months. The development was good for Texas, and it's worth reviewing how it happened.
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