Cook of the Week
by Nathan Straus
      Kristin Lindburg likes to tell other people about her cooking skills. In fact, when she's on the job at Brookshire's, she leaves copies of her recipes out so shoppers can take a look. A junior business management student at Tyler Junior College, Lindburg is the Chandler Brookshire's deli manager....
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Bennett seeking re-election
      Henderson County District Attorney Donna Bennett has announced that she will seek another term in the March 4, 2008 Republican Primary. Bennett has been District Attorney since her victory in the 1994 general election.
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Here's To You, America
      The following individuals are proudly serving the United States of America in the Armed Forces. The Chandler, Brownsboro, Moore Station, Murchison and Lake Palestine communities are proud of you! For those who are serving overseas, we await your safe return.
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Agriview:
Cold Spells, droughts
By: Rick Hirsch County Extension Agent
      A couple of cold spells have taken their toll on many ornamental landscape plants throughout East Texas this winter and you can be sure that more are on the way. It is often difficult to assess exactly how extensive winter damage is on a given plant. Leaves may brown and darken only to leaf anew ...
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Crafters begin "Mission Possible Quilts"
      Crafters begin the New Year with the "Mission Possible Quilt." The instructions for the quilt will be every month from January through June and crafters will be able to complete a quilt start-to-finish. Hopefully, they will enter them in the Quilt Show in October.
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Down memory lane
A brief look back into the events that took place in 1976
by Bette Jones
      WEDNESDAY, March 24, 1976 Gold Rush Days Held A large crowd enjoyed the day at East Texas Savings and Loan Association in Chandler last Friday as the company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with Gold Rush activities. Approximately 1500 person were served.
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The delicious slimy feel of frogs' eggs *
by Charles C. Hall, Ed.D.
      "Each man has his day, and the time of life is brief, and never comes again." -Virgil's The Aeneid You may or may not, have heard the quaint expression, "...the unexamined life is not worth living." Some wit added, ".. but some lives are not worth examining.
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The Circuit Rider
      Last time, I was telling you about a trip to Tennessee and North Carolina. On Tuesday morning, I was limping pretty bad, but that didn't affect my riding. I did have a little problem changing gears, but after breakfast, we rode over to Murphy, NC.
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Checklist Charlie
Weakness can be a powerful ally
      New Year's brings to mind a thousand things I seem destined to fail at. I used to be enthusiastic about New Year's resolutions. That was back in the days when I was young and naive; back when I actually thought self-discipline and plain ole stubbornness were enough. Heaven knows I have more than ...
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