OPINION
     
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Texas politics
This one not all DeLay's fault
Dave MCNEELY
     Texas faces a large loss of clout in Congress, due to congressional redistricting in 2003. But think twice before heaping all the blame on former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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A Texas voice
Advice on how to stay alive (?)
Steve MARTAINDALE
     You just can't be too specific when spelling out safety guidelines for the office ... or can you?
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Sage observations
Multi-lingual Port Aransans
Cactus PRYOR
     Go to Port Aransas this time of the year, and if you hear somebody using words like "howdy," "What's up?" "Are y'all havin' any fun?" "How's your mom and daddy?" And you think is that the voice of a puredee Texan here in Port Aransas. Yep that's one of them thangs, li'l buddy.
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Spinoff
Festival a hit in more ways than one
Mary HENKEL JUDSON
     What a great day! The first ever Old Town Festival was
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
     Remembering Shirley On Nov. 3, a very good friend and mentor passed away. Shirley Whiteside always thought of me as one of her own, and I was listed as a daughter in her obituary. However, I was not truly related to her and Hershel. That did not stop us from enjoying a close relationship.
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