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4th dead dog is a reminder to drivers to slow down
      As I was getting ready for work on Dec. 17, I heard a loud bang and I knew what it was. Another large dog had gotten hit in front of my house on U.S. Highway 84 west. This makes four large dogs that have gotten hit and killed right here in front of my house in a one-year period. This time is was a female Golden Retriever.
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Government is not the enemy
      Re: the Cherokeean Herald letter to the editor in the Dec. 17 issue: "In defense of Bush's Legacy." It is apparent that the letter's author does not believe a president is responsible for what happens on his watch.
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New learning center needs help getting launched
      I am in the process of trying to establish the Rusk Learning Center in Rusk. This will be a non-profit corporation to provide a free educationally/culturally based pre-school to low socioeconomic children, free specialized tutorials to school aged children,
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Parents deserve thanks
      The Rusk Primary School faculty and staff would like to thank our parent volunteers for allowing us to enjoy our Christmas luncheon. You came and gave your time so that we could enjoy the fellowship of the season. Your children are one of our most precious treasures, and we thank you for sharing them with us.
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Alto's response to water leak dampens Christmas cheer
      On Dec. 5 my husband and I received a bill from the City of Alto for $550.21. Of that amount, $480.13 was for water. We rushed around the house and outside looking for a pool of water. We found none. Then my husband remembered an extra water valve in the front yard.
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Brookshire Bros. employee takes courtesy to a new level
      Too often the news is chocked full of menacing teenagers loafing their way through public. Allow me to tell my experience. It was a drizzly afternoon when I stopped by the local grocery store in Rusk after work to purchase an emergency Lunchable or two.
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