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Was TEA boss squeezed out?
Dave McNeely
      Dr. Shirley Neeley, the former superintendent of schools in Galena Park who Gov. Rick Perry named the Texas Commissioner of Education in early 2004, left that job July 1, after learning in mid-June that Perry wouldn't re-appoint her.
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Sports-challenged, but still cheering
Mary Henkel Judson
      I'm gonna fess up here. I was a high school cheerleader from 1968-1971, and I didn't know what a first down was until 1976 when I had to edit sports stories. "First and 10, do it again! First and 10, do it again!" It rhymed, it got the crowd going and, hey, we won.
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Maybe it's time to find Sasquatch
Steve Martaindale
      On March 11, 1967, the ivory-billed woodpecker made its debut as an endangered species, which was optimistic since there was no solid evidence that any still existed. In the 40 years that have passed, little has changed.
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I'll spell it out for you
Cactus Pryor
      I live in Austin, Texas. I also live in Port Aransas. I remember that because I pay taxes to both places. I make my living in Austin. And I have my best living in Port Aransas when I get there. Everybody seems to want to live in Austin. We've got eight new employees at the radio station I am with in Austin. They all came from California.
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Letters to the Editor
Protect night sky
      As the city works towards the improvement of Roberts Point, one suggestion I would like to make is for the city to work toward protecting the night sky. As a child in the 50's, we would vacation in Port Aransas every summer, and I still remember sitting outside our tourist court staring at the stars.
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