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Ten financial steps to take before and after your wedding dayGetting married is a major decision that comes with a financial to-do list that’s arguably more important than choosing a venue or a cake. Talking openly about money can help set you and your partner up for a stronger future.

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Paxton hopes to unify Republicans after runoff Attorney General Ken Paxton and his allies began working to repair fissures among GOP voters after he routed incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the March 26 runoff, The Dallas Morning News reported.

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“Appreciative words are the most powerful force on earth”.--George W. CraneMay 1958During the last several months of 1957 and by the end of spring 1958 Main Street and Downtown Hereford had taken on “The New Look!

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Tool Pusher/Tooth Puller...It’s no longer likely that many sons and daughters will enter their parents’ professions.There are exceptions, of course.

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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTSBy Gary BordersEarly voting in runoffs ends Friday Early voting in both the Democratic and Republican runoff races ends Friday, May 22, with the election on Tuesday, May 26.On the GOP side, the statewide runoffs are: U.S.

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Let’s say you dream of spending your retirement mornings on a warm beach, coffee in hand, waves rolling in. To get there, you had a simple plan: save $1 million and buy the beach house you always wanted.But when retirement arrives, reality hits.

TALES OF DEAF SMITH COUNTY

“Do your little bit of kindness where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that over whelm the world”Desmond TutuMay 1958Hereford Rural School Board of Trustees elected to call for another bond election in an attempt to meet space requirements that they felt would be needed and for...

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A Visionary No More…Persons claiming to have the same mental faculties and physical capabilities that they had a half-century ago prob- ably fib about other things, too.

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Four estate planning myths that could cost your familyConsider this scenario: A teacher of 30 years and mother of three passes away at age 58. She leaves behind a modest home, a retirement account and cherished family heirlooms – but no estate plan.

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Top lawmakers back lifting camp safety law Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broad- band fiber optics in order to le gally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov.