Past due library fine causes problems for first grader
JACKIE STAFFORD Rusk
      I want to let you know that my grandson, age seven, is not being allowed to go to public school. We were called by Jan Evans and told that he had a library fine from when he was in kindergarten, and that he would not be allowed back in public school until that fine was paid.
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After 2 home break-ins, neighborhood prowlers make it difficult to sleep
C. BOOTH Rusk
      There have been several break-ins over around the nursing homes on U.S. Highway 84 East and around Bagley Road. Just this past weekend, three homes were burglarized and my family's home has been targeted as well as some of the other neighbors down the street.
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Risky energy projects jeopardize billions in loan repayments
VIRGINIA CRAMER Austin
      The Sierra Club is voicing concern that consumers could be faced with higher electric bills if the federal government continues to approve unsound investments in new coal-fired power plants across the nation. Already burdened with $36 billion in unpaid loans, the U.S.
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