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Seagulls circled aimlessly overhead as the six-year-old girl pushed her tiny bicycle down the sidewalk. The concrete incline was way too steep to think about mounting the bike with training wheels and peddling. So she pushed. More ... July 4th signifies America's independence - the birthday of the nation, if you will. It always signified something else for me, though. Independence Day is two days before my grandfather's birthday and three days before mine. More ... A recent caller from Bowie County had an intriguing question recently: "Does East Texas have a town named Twin Groceries?" The answer is yes and no. Around 1850, John Arthur helped settle the town of Saltillo on the Old Jefferson wagon road 16 miles east of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County. He named it after a town in Mexico. More ... F olks along El Camino Real are probably getting tired of me talking about how hot it is, but for the past few weeks, that has been the subject on everyone's mind. The subject will change this week when everyone gets their water and electric bills. I figure there is going to be some wailing and heavy-duty mourning around here. More ... |
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