To the Editor:
The lower front page of your November 26, 2015 edition read as follows “BOA approves Sanctuary deal” or should it have read, “The Rabbits finally swallowed the Dangling Carrot,” except one.
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Unwilling to sell our village short for Sanctuary deal
One must emerge from behind the veil to discuss openly reasons for decisions
By Preston-Dankert
Village of Salado Alderman
There is a point when one must emerge from behind an iron veil and discuss openly the reasons that decisions are made, or not made, and the repercussions that those decisions have on our village.
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Many questions remained unanswered about Sanctuary deal
To the Editor:
At the Nov. 19 Village Workshop, our elected officials and Village attorney left the large meeting area and moved into the far North room with shut doors to meet in Executive Session for more than two hours.
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Salado gets Scrooged
To the Editor:
If true, as media reported, it is indeed a rare occurrence when art reflects reality in such a perfect fashion! Salado’s infamous ‘reverend-mayor’ is portraying “Scrooge” in a local rendition of ‘A Christmas Carol.’
How to Ensure People Get End-of-Life Healthcare They Want
Advanced directives give people choice
By Dr. David R. Grube
My mom paid a painful price for not completing an advance directive about her preferences for end-of-life medical care. She was an intelligent and organized woman who had everything in her and my dad’s life planned out and written down. She even drafted her own obituary. Ironically, she never discussed her end-of-life care goals with my father or her physician son (me), preferring to talk about “more pleasant subjects.”
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The Facts and just the facts please
To the Editor:
I’m weary of the mayor sermonizing and cheerleading in his segment in the Salado Village Voice. What bothers me is the incessant underlying message that the mayor is trying to keep the Salado flock on the correct path — albeit and arguably his path — using questionable methods.
First Baptist Church celebrates 150 years
By Charlene Ochsner Carson
First Baptist Church
The year was 1864. President Abraham Lincoln was steering the country through the third year of the Civil War.
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‘Blue Watch’ Families bid Farewell to deploying Soldiers
by Staff Sgt. Gregory Sanders, 504th BFSB Public Affairs
FORT HOOD, Texas – Family and friends bid farewell to nearly 125 Soldiers assigned to 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, during a ceremony at West Fort Hood Gym Thursday morning, Sept. 19, marking the start of a scheduled nine month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Fort Hood impact (2)
Texas Comptroller: Economic Impact of Fort Hood More Than $25 Billion in Fiscal 2011
(AUSTIN) — The Fort Hood Army post had an economic impact of $25.3 billion in Texas during fiscal 2011, according to a new analysis released today by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs.
Thanksgiving meals
Methodist Church members provide Thanksgiving meals to highway travelers over holiday
The Salado United Methodist hosted its third annual Thanksgiving Feast on the southbound IH-35 rest stop area south of Salado.
Over 100 church members helped serve a full Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings to the traveling motorists.