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Like us on Facebook Nonetheless, the former president of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country (he is now believed to be living in exile in Saudi Arabia) and many of his former ministers and relatives are under arrest. A moderate Islamist party called Ennahda recently won a free election — a party [...]

There is exactly one “good news” story on the Review-Journal’s list of the Top 10 news stories of 2011. And it’s about shoes. Can we all sigh together now? Sigh. You could almost sum up the whole darn thing with two words: death and taxes. Also, you should probably add politics. Sigh. It gets no [...]

Scientists say they could, in theory, do a much better job of answering the question “Did global warming have anything to do with it?” after extreme weather events like the drought in Texas and the floods in New England. But for many reasons, efforts to put out prompt reports on the causes of extreme weather [...]

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> BASKETBALL » The Two Rivers Girls Basketball Association, Inc., is set to host its annual Two Rivers Raider Rumble Tournament, with the seventh and eighth grade tournaments being held on March 3 and 4 and the fifth and sixth grade tournaments on March 10 and 11. The first eight teams to [...]

The transformation and revitalization of downtown Lufkin was an ongoing story throughout 2011. Because of new businesses moving into downtown and events such as Lufkin’s Bistro, hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Main Street Lufkin Lighted Christmas Parade, Main Street Lufkin Director Barbara Thompson said downtown is becoming a destination for [...]