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City Beat 11-05-09
by By BOB WRIGHT Editor
(Posted 11/5/2009 11:46 am)
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PSALM 112:1 - PRAISE YE the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments.
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FIRST AMENDMENT QUOTE: “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy” - Walter CRONKITE, former anchor, CBS News, 1980.
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Last week, the Mexia Fightin’ Cat defense had some sort of wager going with their coach/coordinator Chris KING, who wanted five good stops (like on third-and-crucial, and on fourth downs). More such stops would have meant Coach King would have to shave his head. Sure enough, the Fightin’ Cats went beyond five. They turned in seven such stops. Chris promptly sprung into action with the barber. Same good old Chris KING under that slick dome...
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Last call to buy those Battle of the River t-shirts, leading into Friday night’s battle between Cats and Goats in Groesbeck. It’s a tradition when these rivals get together, to commemorate the exciting occasion, the t-shirts are trotted out with new rosters and more at $10 each. A limited supply arrived here, so get ‘em on a first-come, first served basis. T-shirts are on sale locally at Remax Premier Properties/Womack Insurance, 205 East Milam...
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Nice to hear from Teresa PRICE, who has just gotten “set up” and ready to execute her new duties as the Limestone County Veterans Service Officer. The retired Naval veteran succeeds Bob RAY, who retired due to health issues. Teresa’s office is in the sub-courthouse Annex, on South McKinney Street, just south of the fire station in Mexia...
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Monday evening, the Mexia City Council again had a called meeting, whipped into executive session to discuss City Manager applications, then took no action on what was discussed in the closed session. Another meeting in the series of called sessions is scheduled for next Monday evening at 5:30. Same location - in the Municipal Courtroom on North Sherman Street...
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Be willing when the next blood drive comes to Mexia. Every two seconds someone in America needs blood...
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Apology to Sandy YOUNG, who writes the Wortham Varsity football games for The Mexia News. Her name was accidentally omitted at the top of the story. Sandy has done a fine job this season, reporting on Bulldog Football. We’ve enjoyed her stories and look forward to several more, since the Bulldogs reportedly are in the playoffs...
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HUMOR CORNER, as well as today’s column closer:
During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password - Mickey MinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofy. When asked why such a big password, she said that it had to be at least 8 characters long...
by By BOB WRIGHT Editor
(Posted 11/5/2009 11:46 am)
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FIRST AMENDMENT QUOTE: “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy” - Walter CRONKITE, former anchor, CBS News, 1980.
—-
Last week, the Mexia Fightin’ Cat defense had some sort of wager going with their coach/coordinator Chris KING, who wanted five good stops (like on third-and-crucial, and on fourth downs). More such stops would have meant Coach King would have to shave his head. Sure enough, the Fightin’ Cats went beyond five. They turned in seven such stops. Chris promptly sprung into action with the barber. Same good old Chris KING under that slick dome...
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Last call to buy those Battle of the River t-shirts, leading into Friday night’s battle between Cats and Goats in Groesbeck. It’s a tradition when these rivals get together, to commemorate the exciting occasion, the t-shirts are trotted out with new rosters and more at $10 each. A limited supply arrived here, so get ‘em on a first-come, first served basis. T-shirts are on sale locally at Remax Premier Properties/Womack Insurance, 205 East Milam...
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Nice to hear from Teresa PRICE, who has just gotten “set up” and ready to execute her new duties as the Limestone County Veterans Service Officer. The retired Naval veteran succeeds Bob RAY, who retired due to health issues. Teresa’s office is in the sub-courthouse Annex, on South McKinney Street, just south of the fire station in Mexia...
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Monday evening, the Mexia City Council again had a called meeting, whipped into executive session to discuss City Manager applications, then took no action on what was discussed in the closed session. Another meeting in the series of called sessions is scheduled for next Monday evening at 5:30. Same location - in the Municipal Courtroom on North Sherman Street...
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Be willing when the next blood drive comes to Mexia. Every two seconds someone in America needs blood...
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Apology to Sandy YOUNG, who writes the Wortham Varsity football games for The Mexia News. Her name was accidentally omitted at the top of the story. Sandy has done a fine job this season, reporting on Bulldog Football. We’ve enjoyed her stories and look forward to several more, since the Bulldogs reportedly are in the playoffs...
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HUMOR CORNER, as well as today’s column closer:
During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password - Mickey MinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofy. When asked why such a big password, she said that it had to be at least 8 characters long...
