Newspaper industry must return to basics, adjust to new era
Bryant
      While weekly newspapers have not been hit as hard as larger publications in a brutal economic attack on the print industry, they’ve still suffered significant losses as advertising and circulation revenues have fallen drastically with the increasing popularity of online media and advertisers’ reluctance to spend money.
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EDITORIAL
Trustees made mistake in decision to terminate Caldwell
      The Brownsboro Independent School District made the wrong decision when it elected to effectively end Superintendent Elton Caldwell’s tenure a couple of weeks ago. Nevermind that trustees are allowed by law to hire and fire superintendents almost at will. That’s not the point.
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Health boss: It’s not too late to get vaccinated
H1N1
      People have been asking me if it’s too late to get the H1N1 flu vaccine to do any good. As a doctor, a father and the commissioner of health, this question concerns me. The answer is no, that it is absolutely not too late to get vaccinated.
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CHECKLIST CHARLIE
     All mothers of the bride know that when women think of wedding guest attractions, they are generally thinking of all their kids’ single friends who will be showing up for the big day. Match-making heaven.
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
     The League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County (LWV-TSC) invites the community to a candidate forum on Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.. at the Dr. Jack Davidson Conference Center at the Jim Plyler Instructional Complex in Tyler.
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