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		<title>Sassman&#8217;s last stand</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2011/sassmans-last-stand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A confrontation between neighbors. Criminal charges and disappearing evidence. A road project in Uhland is the latest fuel for this small-town feud. Gordon Sassman&#8217;s heart was racing. His hands were shaking. He was so wound up, he hadn&#8217;t gotten an &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2011/sassmans-last-stand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cow College</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2010/cow-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old ways just won’t cut it in a modern beef operation, according to professors at Texas A&#38;M University. That can be a hard message to swallow for some Texans who yearn to work with cattle. Maybe retirement age is &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2010/cow-college/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Selling roses to Longview&#8217;s drunks</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2010/selling-roses-to-longviews-drunks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a man and woman are out on the town — they&#8217;re two-stepping, they&#8217;re having fun — one thing is all but certain: before night&#8217;s end, the rose lady will find them. And when she does, the man better have &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2010/selling-roses-to-longviews-drunks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Old rides, new life</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/old-rides-new-life/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/old-rides-new-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BETTIE — Edsel Green parked his tractor beside the only traffic light in town and polished his beauty for the ride to come. Rebuilt from hood to hitch, every bearing and seal, the red International was not pulling a disk &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/old-rides-new-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A home-grown Thanksgiving turkey</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/a-home-grown-thanksgiving-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/a-home-grown-thanksgiving-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The domesticated turkey has only one obligation in this life, but it’s a big one, and there’s no getting around it. The bird in my backyard had to die, and it was my job to off her. Like a lot &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/a-home-grown-thanksgiving-turkey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s commercialize high school sports</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/should-the-lobos-cash-in-on-their-winning-ways/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/should-the-lobos-cash-in-on-their-winning-ways/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wesferguson.net/newspaper/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pat Collins is a salty old coach, a booster backslapper, a guy whose powers of persuasion can open wallets around town. He wants the best for his kids, and he knows how to get it. For proof, just look at &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/should-the-lobos-cash-in-on-their-winning-ways/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Longview Transit riders as varied as the routes</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/longview-transit-riders-as-varied-as-the-routes/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/longview-transit-riders-as-varied-as-the-routes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wesferguson.net/newspaper/?p=213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We spent a recent weekday getting to know a few of the passengers who use Longview Transit every day. They are elderly people, working poor people, homeless folks and others who occupy a range of life situations. <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/longview-transit-riders-as-varied-as-the-routes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fast times with the repo man</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/fast-times-with-the-repo-man/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/fast-times-with-the-repo-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wesferguson.net/newspaper/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Never bring a knife to a gunfight. It&#8217;s a rule to live by, but not one that applies to Longview&#8217;s top repo man. Wesley Pierce has been cursed, chased and shot at in the 18 years since he began combing &#8230; <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/fast-times-with-the-repo-man/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New gas gold rush grips the area</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/new-gas-gold-rush-grips-the-area/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/new-gas-gold-rush-grips-the-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But will East Texans strike it as rich as our neighbors to the east? Not as likely, say people who have studied the Haynesville Shale. <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/new-gas-gold-rush-grips-the-area/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cattle ranchers dwindling in East Texas</title>
		<link>http://wesferguson.net/2009/cattle-ranchers-numbers-dwindling/</link>
		<comments>http://wesferguson.net/2009/cattle-ranchers-numbers-dwindling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wes</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wesferguson.net/newspaper/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Around Longview, cows and calves are dotting fewer landscapes. Local ranchers blame rising costs, fluctuating markets and changing lifestyles. <a href="http://wesferguson.net/2009/cattle-ranchers-numbers-dwindling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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