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Yellow Pages publisher halts dividend Idearc, publisher of Yellow Pages phone directories and Superpages.com, will stop paying a dividend, conserving cash as revenue declines this year. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

State Sen. Clint Harden will have an opponent this November in the race for the 7th district. via Clovis News-Journal

The Fleshtones Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar, 1033 Avenue B, 320-2387 Garage-rocking New York band that debuted in 1976 has experienced a resurgence in the past few years. via MySanAntonio.com

U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry is home the next three days, and he wants to talk to you. via MyHighPlains.com

“With its proximity to Austin, San Antonio and Houston, Fayette County is an ideal rural retreat for busy families who want to escape the concrete jungle.”

Chasing an old friend's Ace history in Malta From Mack Palmer of Austin. I went to high school in Oklahoma in 1941 with Claude Weaver III, who quit and went to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. via Austin American-Statesman

“We probably smelled terrible, we probably looked terrible and we probably sounded terrible, but the kids would support us, and they have been doing that for us over the years.”

By Dru Willis Thursday, February 28, 2008 Hawk Nelson frontman Jason Dunn was a high school student in Peterborough, Ontario, when his father Paul, a painter, had a talk with him about one of life's ... via Abilene Reporter-News

The Board of Directors of North Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. has authorized the sponsorship of a speech contest among students attending school in the Cooperative's service area. Two winners of the Government-in-Action Youth Tour contest will be awarded an exciting all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, June 12-20, 2008.

This contest is open to any boy or girl, age 15-19, who attends school (either public, private or home taught) in the North Plains Electric Cooperative service area. Students must be either a sophomore, junior or senior in high school. Schools considered to be in NPEC's service area include Booker, Canadian, Darrouzett, Follett, Gruver, Higgins, Perryton and Spearman. Read more

Dieppe is a synonym for disaster, yet it remains a footnote in most World War II histories. via MySanAntonio.com

“So this is our vacation, our hotel room”

Monday, December 10, 2007; Posted: 5:23 p.m. While some fear they'll miss work or a wrestling match, others fear their dream vacation may remain just that. via KSBI Oklahoma City

Vince Vance & The Valiants will "Rock in the Holidays" Thursday at Midland Center, Main Street at Wall Street downtown. via Midland Reporter-Telegram

A winter weather system is expected to move through the Thanksgiving weekend. If you wake up Wednesday morning and see the sun shining, don't be fooled. via MyHighPlains.com

Major producers can use their future production as collateral for loans. However, smaller companies with riskier portfolios that don't have the production are susceptible to being hit hardest in the ... via MyWestTexas.com

A man wrecks and dies after police say, he took a curve too fast. It happened on Highway 60 south of Canadian. via MyHighPlains.com