Letters
Citizens should verify the facts, costs of jail
      A letter published Aug. 28 ("'Emotional' costs delay jail") stated that "emotional empowerment" was costing all of us taxpayers money.
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To our teachers
      I read this recently in The Leakey Star and thought the people of Lampasas might enjoy it, too. * After being interviewed by the school administration, the teaching prospect said, "Let me see if I've got this right: You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive b...
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Dispatchers prepare for the challenges of life
      It will be business as usual on Sept. 11 at America's public safety communication centers. There may be a moment of silence, some words spoken on the radio, or a flag on the wall to remind everyone of the people who died and of the bravery that we witnessed one September day.
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Government-forced healthcare would threaten freedom
      According to a recent news report, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said his universal healthcare proposal would require that Americans go to the doctor for preventive care. "It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that everybody get preventive care," he told a crowd sittin...
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