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Let’s Talk About… Sewer system, bills

Last week, when many of us were preparing our Thanksgiving dinners and cleaning up afterwards, the question was not WHETHER we put grease into the sewer system, the question was, HOW MUCH? We all did it to some extent, and we all pay for it…

State sales tax revenue near $3 billion in November

AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Tuesday said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in November, 6.3 percent less than in November 2019.

Food assistance deadline Dec. 11

WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.

Guest column: Not my grandfather’s house anymore

I never thought about the house my dad’s parents built quite like I am thinking about it now, Thanksgiving 2020.Time has lurched forward without our noticing it and suddenly things have changed.

Letters

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FSA: $7-plus billion paid in food assistance

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb some of the increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Letters

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Live music abounds this weekend

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Live music abounds in Hamilton this weekend.

Military, tip and prayers

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Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Please let veterans know how thankful and proud we are of them and thank them for their service. I have five Veterans in my family that I am proud of. Only two are still here to thank.

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