Burgled brick solid anchor for Nightingale memories
JERRY AULDS
      The question challenged a balky memory. "How come you've been hauling those two solitary bricks around in the back of your pickup for umpteen weeks?" asked the nosy service station guy while spilling five bucks worth of liquid gold down the side of my semiclean S-10.
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      This Week's Poll Question How much per year do you donate, in cash or services, to local charities and fundraisers? Less than $100 $100 to $500 $500 to $1,000 More than $1,000 Look to Saturday's Viewpoint page for results of this online poll.
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CAPITOL COMMENTS
Emergency preparation critical for recovery
SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
      As the first wave of wildfires of 2008 ignited across our state last month, many Texans were once again reminded of the frequency with which natural disasters strike our terrain. All over Texas, our citizens have endured floods, droughts, severe storms, and wildfires. You'd be hard-pressed to find...
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Texas frontier forts first line of historical defense
JOHN CORNYN U.S. SENATOR
      I often say that "Texas defends America." That's a shorthand reference to our state's proud, ongoing contributions to the U.S. military and our national defense. But in the years after Texas joined the Union in 1845, the equation was usually reversed.
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