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Early Childhood Education
Editor: “Kindergarten was the beginning of the ruination of Germany” That’s what my grandmother Ripps said when the subject arose about school or day care for kids younger than 6. This daughter of ...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Some respect, please
Editor: The Loma Alta Cemetery is making a plea to the public not to abuse cemetery trash bins for their own personal use. Trash bins are for cemetery use only. People caught abusing the trash bi...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another successful tournament
Editor: We had another successful George W. Dumont Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. The weather was great, the cooks did a great job on the food, friends, hole sponsors, local wonderful Karnes...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many people deserve thanks for help in effort to halt construction of injection well
Editor: As Karnes County begins to grow due to the blessings of the Eagle Ford Shale boom, many opportunities and obstacles lie ahead—many of you may already be aware of the injection well that was...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Are you listening?
Editor: Re: The letter “Save our earth, please!” in honor of Earth Day in the April 24 edition of The Karnes Countywide Newspaper, submitted by the students at It’s A Small World Nursery School. ...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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U.S. Senate and House members owe refunds to taxpayers
Editor: Recently, as usual, congress did not set the tax rates for year 2012 until January 2, 2013. Therefore many taxpayers who have refunds did not have necessary forms eg. 1040 to file a timely...
Apr 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Help with Badger Relays much appreciated
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: I would like to thank the following people for volunteering their time and effort this past Saturday at the KC Badger Relays. With your help, we are able to run a smooth and efficient trac...
James T. Barnes Benefit: Thank you!
Mar 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: We want to thank those involved with the amazing benefit event held Saturday, March 23 for James T. Barnes. All the encouragement as we journey through James’ treatments, means so much to u...
Local government becoming contact sport
Mar 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: What a nice transition from the school board meetings’ agenda, not to mention fiascos, to the Commissioners Court, the county attorney’s office, and the Justice of the Peace? Are you kiddi...
Thank you for coming to our rescue
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: On Feb. 15 at 6:55 a.m. my bus was hit by a gray Ford-150 after it, for some unexplained reason, crossed over the line, colliding with an 18 wheeler first, then hitting my bus, a 2006 Blueb...
Loma Alta Cemetery Association: a non-profit association
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: On Nov. 26, 2012 at the CCD building at Our Lady of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, a new Loma Alta Cemetery Association was formed and an election for officers was held: President: Stormy ...
Respect and cooperation needed in Karnes County politics
Mar 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Editor: The letter to the editor of February 27, 2013 brought up political issues which were dealt with by the voting citizens of Karnes County in the last elections. Those issues are settled. We...
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Graduating cadets stand in formation as they arrive for graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York
Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday...
Sat May 25 13:45:49 UTC 2013
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Two killed as heavy rains flood San Antonio streets
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Two women were killed on Saturday as drenching rains in Sa...
Sat May 25 20:24:20 UTC 2013
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Two freight trains that collided at a rail intersection, collapsing an overpass in Missouri are pictured in this photo courtesy of KFVS12
Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass
By Tim Bross ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Mi...
Sat May 25 22:45:14 UTC 2013
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On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’
From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands ...
Fri May 24 13:55:25 UTC 2013
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