FROM THE TOP
LELAND ACKER chreporter@mediactr.com
      The more I think about it, the more I have to believe that I must be related to John Leland in some form or fashion. Surely my grandparents' genealogical research has not steered our family tree through Leland's family, but there are so many similarities.
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SCENE IN PASSING
MARIE WHITEHEAD herald@mediactr.com
      Where has the summer gone? Well, it's not actually gone, but it's close to that time. Have you had a vacation yet? Have you started your list of things to do in preparation for Fall? If you have small school people in your family, you've already started. Nothing like a "head start," no pun intende...
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HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL
CHRIS DAVIS elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
      We haven't had a good dose of stifling hot East Texas weather all summer. Folks along El Camino Real are in a pleasant state of shock over our mild and wet summer weather. If global warming means cooler East Texas summers, then I might be all for it.
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