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Texas straw poll roundly ignored
Dave McNeely
      The Texas Republican Party's straw poll in Fort Worth recently cleared up several things. First, to the question of "Who is Duncan Hunter?" the answer is, "Winner of the Texas Republican straw poll," with 41 percent.
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It's the little stuff that drives me nuts
Steve Martaindale
      Look at this; here it goes again. Seems like every other slice of pizza I try to pick up is glued to another piece. "Here you go, buddy, I'll grab this second piece and we'll rip 'em apart." Say it's not me, Bubba.
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More traffic calls for more planning
Mary Henkel Judson
      Just as the city must plan for a second ferry landing to accommodate the additional traffic that will follow the developments under construction and on the drawing board, the city also must plan for accommodating the vehicles that will come with that development.
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Deadline a prickly subject for Cactus
Cactus Pryor
      Even before I reached my teens, I was aiming my cap guns at the bad guys who were trying to shoot Tom Mix, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard -- my heroes. I knew that the good guys always beat the bad guys, but the teen years brought reality via the news reels in all the theatres, the morning and evening newspapers, the radio and, for some, the television.
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Letters to the Editor
      Poor service We own a condo at the Pelican Condominium, and I am on the board of directors. I have filed a protest on the property tax increase. However, I have contacted the appraisal district about not getting a response or call on my protest.
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