TOURING EAST TEXAS OIL HISTORY
     The East Texas Oil Museum receives visitors from all over the world. Wednesday, Jeremy Vechinski, from Milwaukee, Wis., stopped by while on a 3,900-mile motorcycle trip. Vechinski said he planned what he thought would be interesting stops along the way and he was not disappointed by the oil museum. He said he was leaving Kilgore on Wednesday, headed for Paris and Beaumont before heading back to Wisconsin. Vechinski is an avid motorcyclist touring on his 1998 BMW 1100 RT.
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PETS OF THE WEEK
     "Mouse" is an active young cat who has declawed front paws (requiring an inside-only home), but that doesn't keep playing with anything that moves. "Shorty" is a4-month-old male Chihuahua/ Corgi mix who is playful and active. Shorty was turned over to the shelter because of children's allergies. To adopt come by the Humane Society of Northeast Texas at 303 Enterprise Street in Longview, phone 903-297-2170, or log onto www.hsntx.org.
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Texas briefs
      Texas court rejects appeal in dismemberment case AUSTIN (AP) — The state's highest criminal appeals court has rejected a petition from a former University of Texas student convicted of killing a 21-year-old woman whose body was found in a bathtub with her head and hands cut off.
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Wood as a power source may be making comeback
By JAY LINDSAY Associated Press Writer
      RUSSELL, Mass. (AP) — The push for more power from renewable fuels has renewed interest in one of the oldest energy sources: wood. While airwaves have been permeated by advertisements for solar and wind power, last year wood generated more net electricity in the U.S. than those two up-and-comers combined.
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