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The Washington Post has opened the race war in the 2008 presidential campaign with a story Sunday contending that polling results indicate 30 percent of Americans admit to having racially prejudiced feelings and casts that as a potentially serious problem for Democrat Barack Obama. More ... Emma Lee Smith was pleased to learn that her great niece, Susan Walker, and her family had their picture taken on the White House lawn in May. We are talking about the presidential White House in Washington, D.C. Susan is married to Benjamin Walker and he is the great-great grandson of our 23rd president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. More ... Arrests: Carlos Valenzuela - No Drivers License; Male - Emergency Peace Officers Warrant; Carlos Grandos - No Drivers License and No Liability Insurance; John D. More ... The wet course at Crown Colony Country Club kept Hilda Mitchell from playing golf after our big rain. She decided to come to Curves to exercise. Karla Yates and girls Amy and Abby met me at Cheddar's for lunch last week for our birthday celebration. The girls and I have May birthdays. More ... Randy tells me how frustrating it is to wait forever for this paper to arrive in Tennessee. I have been learning frustration by not getting a paper now for too many weeks. Finally I resorted to having him send his to me after he reads them. About the closest the papers are to me is either Diboll or Highway 94 and I don't frequent those areas so I'm having to be resourceful. More ... AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has appointed four to the Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors. The board sets policy, provides oversight and employs a general manager for the Angelina and Neches River Authority, which oversees water resources in 17 counties surrounding the Neches River Basin. More ... Registered nurse Jana Raines, nurse manager, left, thanks her nursing assistants for their hard work and dedication: (left to right) patient care technician Theresa Free and certified nursing assistants Melissa Hollingsworth and Bertha Reggie. More ... Angelina College released its Spring 2008 Dean_s List, honoring 259 students for their academic achievements. To qualify, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average with no grade lower than a C while taking at least 12 credit hours. More ... With Earth Day recently behind us, many people have stepped up their efforts to go green. And there are a number of things you can do, including planting a tree and recycling your plastic, glass and paper. But what's even better than recycling your paper is not having any paper to begin with. More ... For many, fireworks are an exciting part of Fourth of July celebrations. But the colorful fun they provide can easily turn into a dangerous situation if proper and safe use is not followed. "It only takes a spark to start a wildfire," said Tom Spencer, fire risk assessment coordinator for Texas Forest Service. More ... Pilot Club officers for 2008-09 are, seated, Hellen Schmidt, president; standing, from left, Nina Neyland, director; Geneva Ard, president-elect; Billie Lamb, first vice president; Barbara Nash, recording secretary; Charlotte Weeks, director; Johnnye Devereaux, corresponding secretary; Sue Beaty, treasurer; and Billie Willmon, More ... LIVINGSTON - Sam Houston Electric Cooperative has added access to the Touchstone Energy® Kids Zone from the Co-op Web site at www.samhouston. net. The Touchstone Energy Kids site features games and activities designed to provide a fun way for kids to learn about electricity, energy safety and energy conservation. More ... Angelina College officials have announced the appointments of Joe Deason and Winifred Ferguson Adams to key positions within the campus administration. Deason has been chosen as a member of the Board of Trustees, succeeding the retired Joe Byrd. More ... Tom McDermott, a storyteller, singer and author from Fort Worth, was the entertainment for the T.L.L. Temple Library's Summer Reading Program last week. More ... Anna Christine Kenley of Diboll, a senior child and family studies major, has been named to the spring 2008 dean's list at Baylor University. To be named to the dean's list, a student must be an undergraduate with a minimum gradepoint average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. More ... Luis C. Perez was the winner of the $100 Wal- Mart gift card given away by Fenley's Compro- Tax and More during a recent promotion. More ... Animated stories, balloon animals and much more are in store for the participants of story time at Lufkin Mall. Chick-fil-A's mascot, Cow, will animate children's favorite stories and turn them into exciting adventures for the entire family. Story time begins at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday in July. More ... COLLEGE STATION - Texas 4-H honored the volunteer service of Cecilia Flournoy with a Salute to Excellence Award during its annual Roundup last week on the Texas A&M University campus. Flournoy was praised for her leadership over more than 16 years as the Diboll 4-H club manager in Angelina County. She has been a "benchmark" for other leaders to emulate. More ... GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The story made headlines almost immediately: High school girls in this New England fishing town had made a pact to get pregnant. Now the account is under fire. The city's mayor on Monday disputed the pact theory originally stated by the high school principal. More ... |
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