AN OLD FRIEND, a former newspaper editor gone on to a more honorable profession, and I used to laugh about the odd ways in which East Texans build their businesses. IF you're going to run a business in East Texas and you're going to survive the lean years, Bill Owney used to say you'd best be prepared to diversify.

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