By Barbara Coombs Lee and Kim Callinan

During a CNN presidential town hall on Feb. 3, an 81-year-old man from Concord, NH, with phase IV colon cancer, Jim Kinhan, asked Hillary Clinton what she could do to “help advance the respectful conversation that is needed around this personal choice that people may make, as we age and deal with health issues or be the caregivers of those people, to help enhance and — their end of life with dignity.”

Jim Kinhan is not alone.

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House Sparrow

Many animals are habitat specialists, and as such, their range is often limited to small areas that support that a particular habitat. Other animals are habitat generalists, meaning that they can thrive in multiple habitats, and as such, their range is often larger than the habitat specialists. There are a few animals however, that take the term habitat generalists so literally that their natural range is huge, and one such animal is the world’s most widespread songbird, the House Sparrow.

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Drillers have been practicing and memorizing since early September 2015.  They must memorize 25 bible verses, 10 key passages and all 66 Books of the Bible.  During drill competition, they have 10 seconds to locate a Key Passage, Book of the Bible or to recall and recite 1 of the 25 verses.  There are 3 levels of competition: church, Association and State.  14 of the drillers advanced to State level competition which was held in Houston on April 9.

By Edwin Feulner

Heritage Foundation Founder

President Obama opened the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House this year by saying it was a bittersweet moment: it would be his last time hosting it.

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Dear Editor:

Since we are given lemons maybe Salado should make lemonade. The Chamber of Commerce could advertise free demolition derby events with occasional pyrotechnics.  Maybe that would attract a few tourists.

C. B. Harrison

Salado TX

By Tim Brown, Bell County Commissioner, Precinct Two

Anti-government, anti-tax sentiment is all the rage these days.  It has come to dominate political dialogue and, to an increasing extent, policy.

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