Behind the Badge
The decisions we make
By Larry G. Spence
      Have you ever stopped and taken a few minutes to reflect on certain times in your life where you had to make a decision about something and the outcome of that decision? There have been many times in my life where the decisions I made were life-changing decisions. Some decisions probably kept me from being involved in a serious accident, while others may have kept me from going to jail.
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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
New driver’s license standards for age group effective March 1
      AUSTIN - Starting March 1, Texas driver’s license applicants between the ages of 18 and 24 must complete an approved driver education course and a driving skills test. A Texas Department of Public Safety news release said applicants must submit a certificate proving that they successfully completed a driver education course approved by the Texas Education Agency.
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Seeds From the Sower
      "Let's be good citizens," said a lady, "and pay our taxes with a smile," "I'd like to," answered a girl, "but they want money." One day our Lord was asked, "Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar?" Taking a coin, He asked, "Whose picture is this?" "Caesar's," they answered. "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's," He replied, "and to God what is God's."
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Seeds From the Sower
      When Longfellow was up in years, a friend asked, "How are you able to keep so lively and write so beautifully?"
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