A candidate forum for state-wide candidates drew a handful of hopefuls who answered questions and took an opportunity for a meet and greet in Tyler.
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Abner Schoenwetter, a Miami seafood importer, spent six years in prison, paid tens of thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees, and is at risk of losing his home.
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This is what's wrong with the federal government.
Case and point, the post office in Lufkin, Texas. They're doing a survey to see about out-sourcing mail to Tyler.
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He knows that limited government means just that - limits on government's involvement in our lives. The usual tendency of lawmakers is to, well, make laws - more and more of them, encompassing wider and wider swaths of American life. Many carry criminal penalties, with fewer of them requiring "criminal intent" in order for a person to be guilty.
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The Republican "Pledge to America" is a step in the right direction, but we should never settle for simply better. We always should demand much better. A return to excellence would be nice, wouldn't it?
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By ASHLEY ALDRICH The U.S. Postal Service is losing $21 million a day. Now, they are looking at ways to cut back on money by doing 90-day studies across the nation. If they feel they need to cut back on money in East Texas after the study is done, they have an idea for outgoing mail from Lufkin. One spokesman says, "Lufkin mail will be delivered to Tyler, then it will be processed at automated sorters at Tyler and transported back to Lufkin." The Lufkin Processing and Distribution Site could clo...
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