By AG Gregg Abbott The holiday season is always a special time of year. It is also a time when busy people may become more vulnerable to theft and other holiday crime. Be aware that criminals sometimes pose as couriers delivering gifts. Be careful about answering your door to strangers, and use a peephole …
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Dec 21
Give beyond Christmas
By Commissioner Todd Staples Christmas always makes me count my blessings and I hope it does the same for you. This time of year, we should all be reminded that giving is more than just wrapping presents for friends and family. Giving is something we can offer our fellow Texans in the form of …
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Dec 21
Recyle your Christmas tree
Rather than send trees to the landfill after the holiday, the City of Longview encourages residents to give their real Christmas trees new purpose as compost or fish habitats. Residents may drop off Christmas trees at three locations from Monday, December 26 through Friday, January 8. The drop-off locations are McWhorter Park, 1000 Toler Road; …
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Dec 20
At peace with Christmas
What you call credit card debt is what some other person calls a job. By Donald Kaul It’s now officially too late to do your Christmas shopping early. That’s OK. Doing your Christmas shopping late counts too. Remember, it’s not the thought behind the gift that counts; it’s what you spend on it. Oh, I …
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Dec 20
The three R’s of Christmas
By Tom Flannery The cost of everything is going up these days, and that includes the cost to purchase everything in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song. As calculated annually by PNC Wealth Management, that would now run you $24,263 (up from $23,439 last year). And what would you get for all that money? Certainly …
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Dec 08
ArtWalk to feature 24 artists
Downtown Tyler will be a beehive of Christmas season activities Thursday, and chief among them will be the quarterly ArtWalk hosted by the Downtown Tyler Arts Coalition. Twenty-four artists from a variety of disciplines will exhibit their art at several downtown buildings and venues. The ArtWalk and other events are all set for 4-8 p.m. …
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Dec 08
Limited edition ornament sales begin
The 2011 edition of limited-run, collectible Christmas ornaments has arrived in Downtown Tyler. Each year, Tyler Main Street (a department of the City of Tyler dedicated to downtown revitalization) issues a new ornament depicting an historic downtown Tyler building. This year’s ornament features Liberty Hall in its early days at Liberty Theater. The 2011 edition …
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Dec 08
True Holiday Spirit
By Bryan Golden Among other things, the holidays are a time of giving and receiving gifts. The question most often asked of people is, “what did you get?” Much less frequently asked is, “what did you give?” Invariably, the inquiries concern material gifts. Purchasing a gift can certainly be thoughtful and a wonderful gesture, especially …
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