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Today's Opinions

  • DENNIS THE FILM MENACE: 'ParaNorman' promises family fun with some scares

     While animated films were dominated by large Disney fares such asBrave or Wreck-It-Ralph, one smaller film stole the show as a smartly written, fun flick that flew under the radar due to the perceived dark subject matter.

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  • LETTERS FROM THE NEST: The most important meal

    By CHRISTIE ELKINS 

    As a child, I enjoyed many a breakfast with my grandparents. 

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  • BETH'S BYTES: Ode to Summer

     My 23 years have always been marked by summers. 

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  • LETTERS FROM THE NEST: Summers and stickball

    Once upon a time—before the Internet, hand-held games, cell phones, cell phones with the Internet or cell phones with the Internet and games—there was this magical world right at our fingertips.
    Not a virtual existence, but rather a real life experience.
    That world is what we referred to as summer.

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  • LETTER: Likes the new look of The Press

     To the editor: 

     I read the LaFollette Press! 

    Several weeks ago I was standing at a checkout at a busy convenience store along our four-lane in town. I glanced to my right and sitting on the newspaper rack, I noticed the store had started to carry an international or fancy national paper.

    Much to my surprise, upon closer inspection, I found that the paper was our local LaFollette Press. The look and lay out were attractive and well presented. 

    I bought a copy and read it cover to cover. 

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  • Likes the new look of The Press

     To the editor: 

     I read the LaFollette Press! 

    Several weeks ago I was standing at a checkout at a busy convenience store along our four-lane in town. I glanced to my right and sitting on the newspaper rack, I noticed the store had started to carry an international or fancy national paper.

    Much to my surprise, upon closer inspection, I found that the paper was our local LaFollette Press. The look and lay out were attractive and well presented. 

    I bought a copy and read it cover to cover. 

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  • LETTER: New flag flying high in Jacksboro

     To the editor: 

    I’d like to express appreciation to Tom Hatmaker, LaFollette Tree Service for his help. This past week he removed and replaced a damaged and badly soiled U.S. flag at the Shell service station on the four-lane in Jacksboro, just west of LaFollette’s city limits. For some time the flag had been dangling by a single connection on a really tall flag pole in front of the station. In a recent conversation with the business owners, they remarked that they had no idea of who to contact to remove the flag.  

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  • 'Blessed are the merciful'

     Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7). Perhaps the merciful are shown mercy because there are no more wonderful gifts for sinners to receive. 

    Mercy is its own reward. 

    The poor in spirit will receive the kingdom of heaven. 

    The mourners will receive comfort. 

    The meek will inherit the earth. 

    They that hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled. 

    What do the merciful get? 

    Mercy.

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