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Craddick may be punching bag
Dave McNeely
      Rep. Jim Pitts, a former ally of Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, has the best name for how Craddick thinks of his position: "a divine speakership." Craddick, speaker since 2003, staved off an effort to remove him at the end of the regular session in May, with an argument that sounded like it ca...
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Plan now for second ferry landing
Mary Henkel Judson
      As the city begins to look at possible uses for the 67 acres it owns along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, a potential site for a secondary ferry landing should be explored. Certainly there are environmental and economic considerations involved in such a project.
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Life in Antarctica frozen in my mind
Steve Martaindale
      The frequency of my flashbacks has proven surprising to me, as has the wide array of triggers. Maybe it happens when I'm lacing up my hiking boots, putting on my sunglasses, putting toothpaste on a dry toothbrush.
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Sharing water with jaws
Cactus Pryor
      We had left Port Aransas several years ago and flown directly to Martha's Vineyard. We were guests of the lady who owned the radio station for which I work, Lady Bird Johnson. The house she had leased each summer for a number of years overlooked a large beautiful bay. The area was suffering from ...
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Letters to the Editor
      The Bible tells me so Mary Judson (Spinoff, Aug. 2) makes a simple statement that can truly help all of mankind. This simple statement comes directly from the Bible, Matthew (7:12): "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.
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