Indignant critics recall grim trends in funeral services
A reader vents about recent pressure from funeral homes and cremation groups after losing a loved one. He recounts relentless surveys and preplanning calls and jokes about his own cremation plan on the Comal River before enjoying a final trip to New Braunfels. Lanny Griffith signs as a local figure.
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Halliburton Real Estate Auctions Texas October 7
Halliburton Real Estate Auctions announces Texas auctions October 7 featuring industrial warehouse office and land properties in Brownfield Odessa and Sonora. Buildings open 11 to 2 p m on Friday August 28 and September 11. All sell without reserve. Call 800-801-8003 or visit williamsauction.com halliburton.
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Record Natural Gas Use Ties July Heat Demand Across U.S.
U.S. power plants burned a record 47.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas on July 27 as widespread heat drove air conditioner use. Gas-fired electricity output in the lower 48 states reached a peak of 316 gigawatts that day, helped by low gas prices.
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