AUSTIN (AP) - Texas lawmakers are poised to pounce on illegal immigrants when they start their next session in January, filing a slew of get-tough bills including one designed to challenge the automatic citizenship of babies born in the United States More...
NEW YORK (AP) - Election night 2006 will go into history books as a triumph for Democrats and rebuke to President Bush. It was a watershed evening for the news media, too. More...
DALLAS (AP) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that an elementary school principal segregated students by assigning English-speaking Latino children to classes and programs separate from white children and must correct the inequities by January. More...
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JEANNE PHILLIPS
DEAR ABBY: What has happened to professional courtesy in the workplace? I am a high school teacher, and recently a colleague learned that he was being replaced by another teacher when he read it in the school board minutes! More...
Club Au Courant met November 15 at Country Place Village for their November meeting. The living and dining room was decorated in fall accents and lovely flower arrangements. More...
Funeral services for Vivian Jewel Foster, 77, of Kilgore will be held at 10AM, Saturday, November 25, 2006, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Reverend Frank Bingham and Reverend Brian Williams will officiate. More...
Do You Trust Him? "Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere yougo; he's the one who will keep you on track." Prov. 3:5-6 (Message) More...
Virginia Wallace presents Story of Deborah Christian Women's fellowship met on November 20, 2006, 6:30 p.m. in the church's family room. Hostess was Shauna Gage. Meredith Brown assisted. More...
Kilgore's sales tax revenues continue to grow. The city just received a check for $893,869.10 - maybe the largest sales tax check ever received here - up 24.23 percent from the check for $720,096.51 received this same period last year. More...
The holidays are approaching rapidly, so shopping may be on your mind. Of course, you can find many different types of thoughtful presents that will "make the day" of your loved ones. But why not give a gift that can brighten their entire future? More...
For most of my life, I've lived in apartments. So moving into a house 2 1/2 years ago has taken some getting used to. The differences between the two lifestyles have been well documented More...
LINDA K. BALLARD Many of our local churches have used that song in their Sunday sermons this last week to remind everyone of what we are most thankful of throughout this holiday season. Today, we would like to share a few of those blessings with you: It
hairdo - which was no hair at all due to her treatments in battling cancer. Both were in high spirits of the "latest fashion" and looked forward to the New Year and the completion of those treatments. More...