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June 8, 2006  RSS feed
Air strike claims terrorist al-Zarqawi
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most-wanted terrorist in Iraq who waged a bloody campaign of beheadings and suicide bombings, was killed when U.S. warplanes dropped 500-pound bombs on his isolated safehouse, officials said Thursday. His death was a long-sought victory in the war in Iraq More...
From street thug to slaughtering sheik
By PATRICK QUINN

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Abu Musab alZarqawi rose from the life of a street thug in Jordan to become the symbol of "holy war" in Iraq, masterminding the bloodiest suicide bombings of the insurgency, beheading hostages and helping push Iraq into a spiral of sectarian violence with vicious attacks against S More...

HOW'D HE DO THAT?

Summer Fun is in full swing at the Kilgore Public Library and events are planned for all of June and More...

 News
• Locals earn college honors
RUSTON, La. - Eric Collins of Kilgore was named an honor student at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. He was named to the President's List, which signifies achievement of at least a 3.8 grade point average on a minimum of nine semester hours completed on the 100-level or higher and with no gr More...
• East Texas standoff ends with officer and suspect dead
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 Lifestyles
• DAILY DIGEST
SATURDAY KILGORE BAPTIST CHURCH will hold their Annual Men's Day on Sunday, June 10, at 3 p.m. Special guest will be the Rev. Marvin Taylor and the Shady Grove Baptist Church of Tyler. Kilgore Baptist is located at 1310 S. Commerce St. The public is invited to attend. More...
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 Advice & Entertainment
• DEAR ABBY
Woman who sleepwalks has mom's suicide on her mind
DEAR ABBY: I am a 37year-old married woman with a problem. My mother committed suicide when I was 18, and I have never dealt with my loss. The day after she died, my father bagged up all of her possessions and gave them to charity. I tried talking to him about her, but he told me she was "gone" and More...
• YOUR HEALTH
• HOROSCOPE
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 Sports
• article has image D'backs draft Whitmer
Well, the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball organization has given former Kilgore High School player Casey Whitmer something to think about. More...
• Rangers get by KC again, 4-2
• article has image Game 1 tonight
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 Obituaries
• article has image BETI MONK
Services for Beti Monk, 72, of Kilgore were two p.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Wayne McKay officiating. Mrs. Monk went to be with her Lord Saturday, June 3, 2006 at her home surrounded by her family. More...
• FLORINE PETERSEN
• CHARLES A. RINGLER
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