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Letter to the editor

Dear Maria: On behalf of the Friends of the Hamilton Public Library, I want to thank everyone whose hard work, generosity and enthusiasm made this yet another successful “Books and

Let’s Talk About... City brush pile

The land for the city brush pile (east of town off Highway 22) was donated in 1923, almost a hundred years ago. For as long as most anyone can remember,

This Week in Texas History

While Texans were fighting the final battle for their independence on Apr. 21, 1836, a survivor of the Goliad Massacre was spending his twenty-first day on the run. Twenty-year-old John

Big bangs and bad bites

At one time or another, you have probably seen news footage of an explosion at a fireworks factory or oil refinery. There are mountains of regulations and frequent inspections to

Military, tip and prayers

Let’s be thankful for our servicemen and women and please call any changes to 784-3357. Please leave a message. God Bless America and God Bless our service men and women

This Week in Texas History

In a joint resolution on Apr. 11, 1882, the Texas legislature praised Lt. John Lapham Bullis for his heroic service “in behalf of the people of the frontier of this

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor, This is in reference to the articles that ran in your paper concerning our precious children that we so sadly lost recently. I personally did not

Going to the dogs (and cats)

There will be three animal-related activities in Hamilton on Saturday, April 23: a shelter adoption event, a low-cost rabies clinic, and screening for no-cost spays and neuters. These events are

State revenue-

The subject of this week’s article is Texas’ state revenue (income) - how much it is and where it comes from. The three sources of revenue are taxes, federal income

scoop

Thank you to my friend and colleague Kym Jeschke for literally coming in and saving the day on Feb. 19, when the stomach bug decided to kick me down big