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Bob Bowman’s East Texas
During the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) designed and constructed dozens of state parks throughout Texas.
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Just Ask Janet
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I think what I love about it the most is that it is the least commercial holiday and that it is uniquely American.
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Town names with a twist
When it came to naming their towns, East Texans were not shy about their selections. Consider these examples.
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Just ask Janet
This year’s survey netted feedback from Jacksonville, Rusk and Troup.
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Just ask Janet
I hope you’ve had a chance to look over our pages honoring the victims and survivors of breast cancer. Everyone here at the paper has been pleasantly surprised by the community’s response and participation.
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Just ask Janet
This year, for the first time, the Marine Corps League is collecting toys in Cherokee County for needy children. All toys collected will remain in Cherokee County and go to Cherokee County children.
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Where to look in the Bible when we are in danger
When we are in danger, read Psalm 91. Verses 9-13 tell us some of the ways the Lord protects us, “If you say, ‘The LORD is my refuge, and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command His angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.” -
Just ask Janet
This time last year I ran a survey in the paper asking you what you like and don’t like about the Jacksonville Daily Progress.
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Just Ask Janet
Tuesday is my one year anniversary here at the paper and I had intended to write this week’s column about that. But the weather is so pretty outside that I think for just this one week, I will say to you all, read your paper and absorb and enjoy it, then go outside and enjoy the cooler temperatures and the beautiful fall weather.
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Bob Bowman’s East Texas
When settlers from the U.S. poured into Texas following its independence and later statehood, they started slapping names on the places where they put down roots.
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