Some standout officials wrap service as '06 ends
      The new year brings with it many changes to our local governing bodies, including the departures of several longtime and effective officials and the arrival of fresh new faces. In one town, political control has also changed. Leaving our local governing bodies this year is a class that ranges from watchdogs to veterans.
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Coda
At least, the mayor always kept everything interestin'
Greg Bean
      There's a wonderful scene in Larry McMurtry's great American novel "Lonesome Dove" when former Texas Rangers Woodrow Call and Gus McCrae are discussing the inexorable march of time. They've just ridden into San Antonio, Texas, and the place is much different from the raucous frontier town they remember.
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