David is an Industrial  Engineer who works at Texas Eastman. David, his wife Luanne, along with their two kids, John and Sarah, have lived in Daingerfield for 23 years.

I was recently adopted by a cat. Following desperate meowing sounds across the front yard and down the driveway one recent June evening, I saw an emaciated, battle-scarred cat. It was ready to flee at the first sign of danger, but when I crouched down and murmured, "Here kitty, kitty, kitty," it willingly came toward me. I went in the house and opened a can of tuna fish and brought it outside, wondering if the cat would still be there. It was. I set the can down on the driveway and the cat ate in desperate, biting gulps.

After several days of feeding, it appeared the cat was willing to stay and be fed by me. It brought me two lizards and a mouse to let me know my hospitality was accepted and appreciated. I called my vet to find out what the cost would be to have the cat neutered, tested for feline leukemia and AIDS, euthanized if the tests were positive, or given all the necessary shots to be licensed. Over $100.

I remembered seeing ads for low-cost spaying/neutering and immunizations. I hunted around and came up with the Animal Protection League located on Gilmer Road in Longview. I gave them a call (903-753-7387) and explored my options. Bottom line: $60. I made an appointment to bring Kitty-Kat in.

I found out that in addition to spaying/neutering and vaccinating, they also sell Frontline Plus for dogs and Revolution for cats and kittens. AND they have some of the most beautiful animals available for adoption!

Kitty-Kat now greets me every time I step outside, accompanies me to the mailbox, and gets in my way when I am weeding the garden. I am treasured and I know it.

Rev. Lynn Bauman

At the heart of the DaVinci Code is a secret, the ancient secret of Mary Magdalene. This secret may not be the sensational sound bytes we have heard: "Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene," but something deeper still, "Mary Magdalene knew the hidden teachings of Jesus!" In this session we will begin to explore and unravel what these teachings were as told through the words of Mary Magdalene in the recently discovered Gospel that bears her name. Come prepared to delve more deeply into the teachings which have been kept from "official Christianity" for many centuries.

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Published on Monday, June 6, 2005 by the Seattle Times

by Christian Davenport

WASHINGTON — Rarely in the more than 30 years since the draft was abolished has the Selective Service triggered such angst. Two years into the Iraq war, concern that the draft will be reinstated to supplement an overextended military persists — no matter how often, or emphatically, President Bush and members of Congress say it won't.

If there weren't such widespread concern about the possibility of the draft's return, J.E. McNeil wouldn't be so busy.

"Let me tell you why I think there's going to be a draft," said McNeil, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War.

There is a "perfect storm" of conditions that could lead to conscription, she said: low recruiting numbers and the strain that Iraq has placed on the United States' all-volunteer military, especially the National Guard and reserves. So conscientious objectors must be ready, she warned, noting that the key to convincing a draft board is to document the objections before conscription is ever reinstated.

So the agency continues to stay ready, as it has since 1980, when President Carter and Congress revived registration as a show of force after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Registration had been suspended in 1975, two years after the draft was abolished.

Today its mission entails not only registering 18-year-old men (women, who are barred from some ground combat units, are exempted) but helping state legislatures craft incentives to boost registration. Forty-one states, three territories and Washington, D.C., have laws that link Selective Service registration with one's ability to get a driver's license, hold a state job or attend a state university, according to the agency.

Political leaders can't seem to say often enough that there's not going to be a draft. continued ... see Draft on Page 4