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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Mary Henkel Judson
      In 1897, Francis P. Church, an editorial writer at the New York Sun, wrote what is probably the most famous editorial ever written. "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is reprinted each year in this space, and on this Christmas 2008, it follows with our warmest wishes for a wonderful Christmas.
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House speaker drama goes on
Dave McNeely
      As the Texas House of Representatives prepares to come into session in mid- January, with a race to be its leader heavily under way, heed these words: "Big problems face the new session. Money will be needed to solve many of them.
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A look back in history - 1987
Steve Martaindale
      I was talking with a fellow the other day - a guy about my age (50s) - about college classes he's been taking and the fact the classes are full of students who have little connection with relatively recent history.
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Letters to the Editor
      Views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the writers and not those of the South Jetty. Smoke-free center, please Before entering the Civic Center to decorate for the Holiday Forest, I could smell the cigarette smoke.
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