Rules apply to everyone
      I am the mother of a student at Hanna Springs. Recently, the school sent a Badger football student attendance form home with my child. For those who don't know, this is a list of rules the third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students have to follow while at the football game.
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Classics gathering
      We have been gathering with our classics in the back parking lot of Storm's Drive-in for more than a year and a half now. The turnout has been awesome. There are a lot of people coming from out of town. This is, as far as I know, the first continuous classic gathering in Lampasas. Well, except fo...
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Trick or treat
To the Courtyard Square committee:
      I am very upset in your choice to take tradition away from my family. I remember going to the square trick or treating when I was little with my sister. And my sister and I have continued that by taking our children to the square to trick or treat, as well.
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Wireless access
      The Federal Communications Commission is considering proposals that would limit the growth of wireless telecom access in rural communities all over the country. Any restrictions on wireless expansion are restrictions on rural businesses.
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Santa's Village
      In December of 2006, the city of Lampasas implemented a new Christmas program called "Santa's Village and Trail of Lights" which generated a tremendous amount of interest and support from the community.
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Bad humors in the body politic
      The messenger has brought news. Honest, factual news. Many were horrified by the content. This is not news; it was blasphemy, they cried. A servant had been found guilty of less than honorable conduct and deed. Not by the messenger, but by the servant's very own peers who were elected to oversee ...
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Who is judging; we have compassion
      I have been reading the articles written defending Dr. Patteson. Why do I keep seeing the words "Stop judging?" Who is judging? I don't know Dr. Patteson, only things I've heard about him through the 20 years I've lived here. All I've heard from his patients is what a great doctor he is and how m...
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Doctor should hold his head high
      I am so glad to hear someone put into writing what I have said for quite some time. Stop judging other people you don't personally know. We all do not know the circumstances of other people. Sometimes good people make bad choices, but that doesn't make them bad people. Unfortunately, the public c...
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We're all human, make mistakes
      It really saddens me to see a man judged by what he has done. Dr. Patteson may be a doctor, but he is still just a human like you and I are. He has hurts and feelings just like we do, and he is entitled to mistakes like we are.
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