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V-W i i '-m -i Two 2A Lonqview News-Journal, Tuesday, January 17, 2005 www.news-journ3l.com Is free legal advice available for seniors? 1 WSWERLIXE Neal Barton, news director at KETK, told us the stat i wanted Adams to stay, but he decided to take is career in a new direction Adams is selling stocks and bonds with an investment firm in Tyler. The new rain man is Scott Chesner, who moved here from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. is the difference betw een an epidemic and a pandemic? The two terms are know, Boecher. Where is Aaron Brown, formerly with CNN? When do the winter Olympics start? Has Saddam Hussein's trial been put on hold, or is it ongoing? Are we, the American taxpayers, footing the bill for his lawyers? Me too, Nell, me too. Let's chip away at a few.

Brown is still pounding the pavement after being ousted in favor of the next generation. The 20th Olympic Winter Games start Feb. 10 in Turin. My (it's Torino in EEECHER THREAT! PAST ANSWER LINES AT QUESTION: Where do you go or who do you contact for free legal advice for an elderly couple faced with possible foreclosure? ANSWER: Start with Lone Star Legal Aid here in Longview, and see if the couple qualifies by income for free representation. Call (903) 758-9123, and explain that you have a foreclosure problem.

The attorney that handles those cases sees new clients on Wednes-; days. Another route is the Hotline for Older Texans, run by the Texas Legal Services Center in Austin. Call (800) 622-2520 and when prompted, press 2. I After the Longhoms won the Rose I Bowl, all the memorabilia were on sale the next morning at 6 a.m. Why would manufacturers and retailers go to the expense of making items when they could have lost? You paid for it, didn't you? Appar-; ently it's worth it, because someone is going to win and they can make up the losses for one team's stuff with sales to the winning team's fans.

Academy Sports had the boxes of merchandise a week before the Rose Bowl, but they could not oien them. Had the Long-horns lost (huh!) the txxes would have been returned unopened. 'torcycles, what years apply to each of these terms? Are you talking to the Antique Automobile Club of America, the Classic Car Club of America, a car seller or the licensing division of the Texas Department of Transjx ita ion? You'll get different answers from each. The MCA looks at the issue in terms of years: "antique" refers to cars made before 1950, "vintage" to cars made in the 1950s and "classic" to airs made between lM and 1978. The CCCA says that "classic" refers only to the nnxlels on its approved list, ami condition of the car is a determining factor.

Still other car enthusiasts say that "antique" is any vehicle made Ix-fore the 1970s, with divisions within that of "veteran" (before VM), "brass" (until 1920), "vintage" (until Will) and "da sic" (until 1970). If you want to license your old car, TxDOT will give you "antique" plates a vehicle that is over 25 years old and used only for exhibitions and trades. Vehicles that are routinely driven can "classic" plates if they are over 25 ye.irs old. a rctr-s. 3 2 2 7- SoihVjt loosely defined, because there are no hard and fast rules defining when you are in one as opposed to the other.

The distinguishing factors are number of people and size of the area affected by an illness. Epidemic refers to a health issue that shows up in mon' cast's than would normally be expected, attacks many people at the same time and spreads through one or several communities. A pandemic refers to the spread of a disease throughout the world, fl Regarding the terms vintage. antique and classic for autns and Italiano). I'll be watching that cute little Bxle Miller go up against the Hermanator Austria's 1 lermann Maier in alpine skiing.

"law and Order Iraq Style" ill return on Jan. 21. Saddam's family tied the country with quite a bit of moola. His daughter and nephew retained attorneys to represent him, and some internationally known defense attorneys volunteered to assist him because of the human rights issues presented. Where did John Adams, chief meteorologist at KETK go? In Focus A SLICE OF LIFE FROM NEAR OR FAR An! franco ifj STARS NEIGHBORS Anthony Hopkins weighs in cn '95 Nixon portrayal LOS ANGKLES Anthony Hopkins says he thought Oliver Stone was kidding when the director first asked him to i lay ichard Nixon.

"I said, 1 can't play Nixon. I'm not an "Hopkins said Sunday on ABC's "This V. witli O-orye Step-ha-nopoidos." "(Stone) said. 'V'ell, I w.uit you to do 1 ie said, '1 think you understand his paranoia and his I said 'Well, )K, but that quahfv to I think s.V The act.c starred in the Y.m film "Nixi and eanil an A. at my Awart! nomination for the role.

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Ortmann said his bill would allow police to issue different citations for public urinators who try to be discreet than they might for those who are more open about Public urination is now carries a penalty of 90 days in jail a $100 to $500 fine, ui boui. S3 Internaticnsl airport popular spot to wed STOCKHOLM. Sweden A busy international airport may not seem like the most romantic setting for a wedding, but it is an increasingly popular venue fur exchanging vows in Sweden. Last year, couples tied the knot at Arlanda airport outside Stockholm, up from 5-; in 3X4. It was the second consecutive yearly increase, airport kes-won Kin 1 lelena Mailer said The weddings took place in the airport chapel or, more commonly, in a VIP room.

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