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To the Editor: As I reflect on what the Christmas season means to me, I realize that Christmas is a time of joyful giving and service to others. The advent wreath stresses love, joy, peace, and hope that brings us to the birth of Christ our Savior.

To the Editor: I have been a supporter of Mike Pence from the very beginning of his days as Vice President. Some personal friends of mine that know Pence personally vouch for his character and personal Godly relationship.

city calls to $7.50 with an additional charge for long trips. In the 1960s, the price of ambulance service went up to $12 for a local call and 45¢ per mile one way on out-of-town calls. In the early 1970s, the price was $18 for the first five miles and 45¢ a mile one-way. That was a bargain compared to Texas cities where charges ranged $25 to $35 and up for the first call and 45¢ to a $1 per mile.

As this year draws to a close everyone’s thinking about their NewYear’s resolutions. How am I going to be better in 2023? Please consider making yourself better in 2023 by making your community better. Below is a list of local organizations that would love to have you become involved as a volunteer, a donor or by simply connecting someone you know that might be in need of their services. And this is only a partial list of the great programs here in Fayette County. Here at the Record, we’re promising to keep shining a spotlight in local non-nonprofit organizations Here’s to a 2023 where we resolve to look out for one another.

My uncle James Prihoda of High Hill died last week, two days before Christmas. He was an amazing man, who together with my aunt Carolyn, had 17 kids and 68 grandchildren.

C APITAL Highlights An arctic storm that swept through the state bringing low temperatures and high winds also affected roughly two-thirds of the country’s population, according to the National Weather Service, bringing the coldest Christmas in decades to parts of the country. The Dallas Morning News reported around 190 million people across the United States were under some type of winter weather advisory starting last Thursday.

T EXAS History On Dec. 28, 1827, days after rejecting a generous offer of amnesty, the Fredonians high-tailed it for the Sabine River and safety in the United States.

To the Editor: I’ve been closely observing Commissioners Court for sixteen months now, attending (or listening to) virtually all meetings and I’ve had continuous communication with my elected officials and others in government. I can’t even begin to quantify what I have learned in that time, but I would like to share two things in particular.

Christmas is here, and the spirit that swirls around every house has suddenly infiltrated mine. This may be the first time such feelings have emerged in close to 15 years or longer.

To the Editor: A long time ago, I learned a principle from a great teacher that a right thing done in a wrong way is wrong. On Dec.