Christian fraternities offer a different path
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer
      TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — It's 11 a.m. Saturday, and whiskey is flowing at the big houses on fraternity row at the University of Alabama. Guys in ties and baseball caps are laughing and dancing with sorority girls in bright dresses as a band blares away just around the corner.
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DAILY DIGEST
      MONDAY TOPS (TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) meets Mondays 5:30-6:30 at St. Luke's UMC. For information call Linda Myhand 903-934- 6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-258- 3463. Come join a group well known for losing and loving it.
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TCA pushes national designation for Neches
      BEAUMONT (AP) - A state conservation group is pushing for the Neches River to receive a special federal designation that would shield the East Texas waterway from dam or channel projects. The Texas Conservation Alliance launched an initiative to have the Neches recognized as a National Scenic River.
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Western governors to Obama: Act quickly on energy
By BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press Writer
      SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The governors of the nation's largest energy-producing states are encouraging President-elect Barack Obama to quickly adopt a national energy policy that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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PETS OF THE WEEK
     "Bishop" knows two things: how to sit and how to steal your heart! This very sweet adult male Chihuahua mix wandered away from his Longview home and hasn't been reclaimed. "Gayle" is a sweet female gray tabby, brought to the shelter as a stray from Longview. She's still young enough to enjoy the usual kitten games of hide and seek, chase the laser light, and king of the couch, but also enjoys acting like a royal princess eager to be waited on hand and foot. Bring some feline and canine fun into your life by adopting these two from the Humane Society of Northeast Texas, 903-297-2170; www.hsntx.org; 303 Enterprise Street in Longview.
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Gregg County grand jury indicts forty people
      LONGVIEW — Two Kilgore residents are among the 40 persons indicted by members of the Grand Jury of the 124th District Court, which met Nov. 19-20. Michael Lee Stephenson, 43, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and theft over $1,500. Debra Mendoza, 42, was indicated for forgery.
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