{"id":86562,"date":"2025-12-13T06:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/86562\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T06:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:50:07","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-three-cheers-for-the-army-navy-game-dps-in-plano-lake-lewisville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/86562\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editor \u2014 Three Cheers for the Army-Navy game, DPS in Plano, Lake Lewisville"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 The Army-Navy game \u2014 On this past Tuesday, the Army\u2013Navy Game received the National Football Foundation\u2019s Distinguished American Award. This award is one of the National Football Foundation\u2019s most prestigious honors. It is awarded to a person or entity that has demonstrated lasting devotion to the sport and, through leadership and service, has made a meaningful impact and a significant contribution to the betterment of collegiate football.<\/p>\n

First played in 1890, the Army\u2013Navy Game has become one of college football\u2019s most historic rivalries. It embodies ideals of teamwork, competition and spirit that resonate well on the field. However, the game has long transcended the sport itself. <\/p>\n

More than a competition, it represents the values and commitment to a cause greater than the field of play. Unlike any other football rivalry, the seniors who compete in the game know they will soon stand together in service to the nation, often in demanding and dangerous assignments. <\/p>\n

The National Football Foundation\u2019s recognition underscores the Army\u2013Navy Game\u2019s historical significance and the ideals it represents. This year\u2019s matchup will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, in Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n

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Edgar J. Manton, Heath<\/p>\n

U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1959<\/p>\n

2 The Department of Public Safety in Plano \u2014 I wish to compliment the Department of Public Safety in Plano. It took exactly 17 minutes to renew my driver\u2019s license. <\/p>\n

The doors opened at exactly 8 a.m. The staff was very helpful with the sign-up process. I barely had time to fill out my forms when my number was called.<\/p>\n

The examiner was not only efficient but personable. The entire process was both efficient and customer-friendly.<\/p>\n

A shout out to all the good people who work in the Department of Public Safety in Plano. <\/p>\n

Sandra Mast, Plano <\/p>\n

3 Lewisville Lake \u2014 Re: \u201cHow Lewisville Lake was born \u2014 The history of the reservoir\u2019s name dates to the \u201920s and town of Garza,” Nov. 18 Metro & Business story.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the great story regarding Lewisville Lake\/Lake Dallas. It brought back memories of when I was a summer hand for the Texas Highway Department, now the Texas Department of Transportation. <\/p>\n

We spent many very hot summer days loading gravel near the cement piers for the new U.S. Highway 77 bridge that crossed the new lake. As far as you could see in any direction, no water was in sight. <\/p>\n

We could not imagine such a beautiful lake that we now see at that site. Thanks for the memories!<\/p>\n

Miles Schulze, Dallas\/Lake Highlands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 The Army-Navy game \u2014 On this past Tuesday, the Army\u2013Navy Game received the National Football Foundation\u2019s Distinguished…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[300,2639,1260,1526,160,162,161,12450],"class_list":{"0":"post-86562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-letters-to-the-editor","10":"tag-lewisville","11":"tag-media","12":"tag-plano","13":"tag-plano-headlines","14":"tag-plano-news","15":"tag-veterans-and-military"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}