May 13, 2010 RSS feed / News

CORRECTION

Edom Service Station is one of two sponsors for the May 15 Cruise Night in Edom. It was incorrectly identified by The Staetsman in Jeff Gottesman’s May 6 column. More...

QUICK HITS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Chandler Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled noon luncheons at El Presidente in Brownsboro today and at Los Dos Potrillos in Chandler on May 27. More...

Congress suddenly gets fiscally smart

Congress has done something fiscally responsible, and it’s not very often I can say that. More...

Pro-life: Examining matters of the heart

In a polite post on his “Contentions” Web site, former Bush White House aide Pete Wehner takes issue with James Davison Hunter’s new book. More...

More than 200 people attend annual Master Gardener Conference

More than 200 people attended the 10th-annual Henderson County Master Gardener Conference and Plant Sale, during which senior horticulturist Steve Huddleston of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden gave a talk on “planting to attract butterflies and More...

PETS OF THE WEEK

HUMANE SOCIETY OF EAST TEXAS

Minglou the cat is 2 years old. She is a short-haired kitty. Minglou likes other cats, and dogs as well as kids. She is litter-box trained and is friendly and playful. Cats make wonderful apartment pets and are low maintenance. More...

John H. Reagan Camp to host grave-marker dedication ceremony

The John H. Reagan Camp No. 2156 of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans in Palestine is scheduled to host on May 22 a Confederate grave-marker dedication ceremony at Foster Cemetery near Poynor. More...

FOREST GROVE MUSIC SHOW

For our third Saturday music show in May, we are presenting Them Texas Boys from Longview. From bluegrass to Texas Swing, this group can do it all. They even have some original songs. More...

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May 17-21 Meals on Wheels MON — Chicken fried steak/gravy, scalloped potatoes, Capri blend vegetables, wheat bread, mixed fruit cup TUE — Hot dogs/chili, macaroni & cheese, fried squash, hot dog buns, Mandarin oranges WED &mdas More...

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Obama lectures us on manners, politics

Americans were again instructed on their political manners by their Moralizer in Chief. More...

Record number of black candidates seek GOP nods

With a record number of black candidates seeking Republican nominations in upcoming congressional races, the GOP may finally make progress in facing the most serious menace to its survival: the lack of support from any significant segment of the non More...

CHECKLIST CHARLIE

Life lessons learned in my car

Like so many moms, a lot of life happens in my car The Lade boys helped my husband pry my fingernails off my old SUV and park a brand new “James Bond car for moms” in my driveway last Christmas. More...