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For the past month I have been gathering materials for a rocket stove I wanted to build. I completed and first used it Tuesday Sept. 18. The total cost was less than fifty dollars. Most of that was for the insulation. The photos are posted on facebook and each photo has a notes describing it. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.104826443006365.8704.100004370287526&type=1&l=a07b81b821

Personal note: Back on June 03, 2011 I posted the story of a Tuskegee airman's death, It is now determined that his story was a hoax. Original Post: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2729241/posts Today's story: In November 2011, Samuel M. Garrison Jr. was honored posthumously with his name featured on the new Watkins-Logan-Garrison Texas State Veterans Home. Garrison died May 26, 2011, at age 88 as a celebrated war hero, a famed Tuskegee P-38 fighter pilot who told mesmerizing stories of long-ago dog fights and downed enemy aircraft. In the two years before his death, he signed autographs, attended receptions and accepted a mayor's...

Tyler Pearl Harbor Attack Survivor Dies At Age 91 By EMILY GUEVARAStaff Writer One of 15 Marines on the USS Arizona who survived the Pearl Harbor attacks died last week in Tyler. Lamar S. Crawford Sr. died Thursday at The Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. He was 91. Born Nov. 19, 1920, in Union County, Ark., he was one of six children of Roy and Zola Crawford. A 1939 graduate of El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Ark., he attended Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Mo., according to his obituary. Crawford joined the Marines almost by chance....

This is a printer friendly version of an article from www.tylerpaper.com Article published Jun 1, 2011 Posted 6:17 amWednesday, June 01, 2011 Tylerite, Tuskegee Airman Capt. Sam Garrison Dead At 88 By DAYNA WORCHELStaff Writer Capt. Sam Garrison bore no bitterness about serving in segregated U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, his wife Willie Garrison said on Tuesday. Garrison, an 88-year-old Tyler resident, was a Tuskegee Airman who died from a heart aneurysm on Thursday at the Hospice of East Texas, Mrs. Garrison said. "He was not upset about the racism of the time -- he said that's...

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Lawyer Homero Canales has temporary custody of the dog. JOHN MacCORMACK: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Jan. 19, 2008, 12:21AMPuppy love scandal takes a serious turnS. Texas town's mayor indicted in Shih Tzu dispute By JOHN MACCORMACK San Antonio Express-News ALICE — As with most tragic love affairs, the one that has unfolded here in recent months in a harsh media glare has had all the classical elements: a blind infatuation, public condemnation and the harsh threat of ruin.The only thing unique to this doomed romance was that it involves Grace Saenz-Lopez, the mayor of Alice, and a 5-pound Shih Tzu...

Background: Christopher Lee McCuin age 25 has been arrested and is currently in the Smith county jail for the murder of his girlfriend. His mother called 911 after he had taken her to see the girlfriend's corpse in his back yard. He is suspected of eating parts of her. Obviously, he is mentally ill. This is a printer friendly version of an article from www.tylerpaper.com Article published Jan 11, 2008 PETA's 'Eat Right' Letter In Cannibal Case No Joke By KENNETH DEANStaff Writer Sheriff's officials were astounded by a letter requesting the man accused of murdering his girlfriend and possibly...

Berman, Hughes Serving On Voter Fraud Task Force By ROY MAYNARDStaff Writer Some East Texas lawmakers will serve on an Election Integrity Task Force to investigate voter fraud in Texas. State Reps. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, and Betty Brown, R-Terrell, will co-chair the task force, formed by the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute. Berman chairs the House Elections Committee. Other House members serving on the committee include Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, and Dan Flynn, R-Van. The announcement comes following a report from the state auditor casting doubt on the integrity of Texas’ voter registration rolls. The audit examined state voter rolls...

<p>A state district judge Monday ordered officials in an East Texas county to preserve a 1-inch-long piece of hair that was key evidence almost two decades ago in a capital murder case.</p> <p>An anti-death penalty group wants to know whether Claude Jones was wrongly executed in December 2000. Jones was the last of a record 40 inmates executed in Texas that year and the last of 152 inmates put to death during George W. Bush's time as governor.</p>

Nick Lampson says he will be including input of Muslim- Americans in Dist. 22. Courtesy photo Nov. 25, 2006, 9:21PMLampson to build on the support of MuslimsDeLay successor tells community with growing clout that he plans to remain accessible By ARMANDO VILLAFRANCACopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle The Muslim-American community in Houston should know that there will be someone who will listen in the offices of the 22nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep.-elect Nick Lampson said Saturday.Lampson, who will take over Tom DeLay's former seat in January, said he has never had as large an electoral base in any previous election as...

Police: Homeowner shoots teen during burglary FROM STAFF REPORTS Monday, June 19, 2006A Longview homeowner early Monday shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who police say was one of three teenagers attempting to burglarize the man's home in the 1100 block of Camille Drive.Longview Police responded to the residence on Camille Drive at approximately 3:30 a.m.The homeowner told police he was sleeping and heard noises, including glass breaking, according to a media release from the Longview Police Department. The man armed himself with a firearm and entered his living room, where he saw several people standing in the room —...

HoustonChronicle.com -- http://www.HoustonChronicle.com | Section: Houston & Texas March 28, 2006, 4:44AM DeLay fights to get his gun license back Author of bill that requires the suspension for those indicted wants law tossedBy ERIC HANSONCopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle RICHMOND - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, a gun rights supporter under indictment on charges of laundering campaign money, is fighting to regain his Texas concealed handgun license, which was suspended because he is accused of a felony. ADVERTISEMENT Under a Texas law passed in 1995, a license may be suspended if the holder is charged with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or...

9/27/05-KLTV Tyler,TX Bogus Story Of Supposed Katrina Victim Exposed Link to Bogus Story Of Supposed Katrina Victim Exposed It was a heartbreaking story that he says had east Texans generously giving him money, shelter and supplies. But as KLTV 7's Christine Nelson investigates, the story he told us and the volunteers who have helped him is all a Lie. Shelter volunteers across east Texas have heard first hand devastating stories of how hurricane Katrina tore families apart.However, there was none like the one that was brought to our attention from volunteers at the Smith County Chapter of the American Red...

Sept. 27, 2005, 7:09AM Mayra Beltran / ChronicleC.J. Collins recalls hearing neighbors in his Beaumont apartment complex start a generator indoors late Sunday night: 'I didn't know they were going to leave it inside,' he said. BEAUMONT TRAGEDY Poisonings, days after a storm, shock community 2 adults and 3 children succumb to fumes from a generator running inside apartment Staff And Wire Reports BEAUMONT - After evacuating to Mississippi to escape Hurricane Rita's wrath, Billy Coleman returned home to find the electricity out at his north Beaumont apartment. Early Monday — more than 48 hours after Rita made landfall and...

May 17, 2005, 12:21AM COMPUTING News by the people, for the people defines eraBy DWIGHT SILVERMANCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle When the Houston Chronicle joined the growing number of newspapers establishing Web sites a decade ago, we knew we were part of a revolution.But I don't think anyone grasped just how profound a revolution it would be.Today, the ability for anyone with a computer and a connection to the Internet to disseminate news and information is shaking the foundations of the news business. Traditional news organizations are competing both online and off with thousands — potentially millions — of people who...

May 7, 2005, 11:18PM 'Thanks for not shooting my son'By RICK CASEYCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle After hearing from Rambo wannabes that I should have blown away the tattooed, drug-addled man who crashed into my house at 11 o'clock one night in February, the e-mail from Syble Asaf was arresting.It's not every day a mother thanks you for not shooting her son."I was reading an article Wednesday evening and realized it is my son you were writing about," she wrote. "I am very sorry for what he did to your family. As equally I am grateful you did not shoot him."Police...

Feb. 11, 2005, 1:53AM City's towing policy gets a shock Senator's move to kill Safe Clear has panel's approval; Senate OK expectedBy KRISTEN MACKCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Austin BureauAUSTIN - A bill to kill Houston's Safe Clear mandatory freeway towing ordinance got the fast treatment Thursday, catching the city flat-footed. The bill by Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, won unanimous approval in a state Senate committee after a quick hearing. Every member of the full Senate has signed on except Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, who says he is monitoring the Safe Clear program.A spokesman for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides over...

July 1, 2004, 11:36PM Small town gives injured soldier huge surprise Embracing a hometown heroBy CINDY HORSWELLCopyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Christobal Perez / Chronicle Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Briscoe, who lost his right arm during an attack in Iraq, receives a hometown hug from Lavinia Pruit on Thursday. AMES -- For the first time since a rocket-propelled grenade blew off his right arm in Iraq, Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Briscoe returned Thursday to the quiet, historically black small town where he grew up. He had spent 17 years in the military and trained as a Green Beret to be prepared...

HoustonChronicle.com -- http://www.HoustonChronicle.com | Section: Business June 1, 2004, 12:24AM Simple passwords not enough as perils of online world grow By ANICK JESDANUN Associated Press To access her bank account online, Marie Jubran opens a Web browser and types in her Swedish national ID number along with a four-digit password. For additional security, she then pulls out a card that has 50 scratch-off codes. Jubran uses the codes, one by one, each time she logs on or performs a transaction. Her bank, Nordea, automatically sends a new card when she's about to run out. As more Web sites demand passwords, scammers...

HoustonChronicle.com -- http://www.HoustonChronicle.com | Section: Viewpoints, Outlook April 17, 2004, 10:39PM Texans cling to comic book historyBy ANDRS TIJERINA Historians have not yet reached a consensus on the strategic impact of the Battle of San Jacinto of April 21, 1836. Some Texas historians argue that it was a decisive battle of continental proportions. Mexican historians argue that the Mexican army entered Texas at will after the battle until the U.S. Army invaded Mexico in 1846. Many modern historians concede that the Republic of Texas could not stand alone and had to plead for annexation to the United States in order to avoid...