BRING OUT THE CLOWNS
CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD
      Bring out the clowns They are not carnival clowns and they are not party clowns, although they do lift the spirits. These clowns, known by many within the Kilgore/Longview area, are called "Clowns on the Rock" — ministering clowns found everywhere from hospitals in East Texas to broken villages in Mexico, and more recently at Alley Fest in Longview.
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Declare your financial Independence Day
WILBUR F. YATES FINANCIAL FOCUS
      As a nation, we celebrate Independence Day this week with fireworks, picnics and parades. And as citizens, it's good to reflect on the many freedoms we enjoy in this country. But as individuals, we define freedom in many different ways — and one of the most important of these could be financial freedom.
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EAST TEXAS DRILLING REPORT
      DEVELOPMENTAL Rusk County The Grissom Heirs - AWell No.3 will be drilled ten miles southwest from Henderson in a Wildcat Field. Davis Oil & Gas, LLC will drill this well to a depth of 13,200-feet in the Brown, J F Survey, A-117.
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