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Friends, I guess you noticed my column was not in the paper last week. That was due to me getting everything in the pickup to get Joe to Lubbock to the doctor. You never know when you’re going to stay one day or too many days.We went and he got a good report. No cancer, so that was wonderful.

PAXTON, CROCKETT LEADING IN PRIMARY POLLS

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett are leading their respective primary campaigns for U.S. Senate, according to a poll released released last week by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

COCA-COLA BOTTLES AND BEYOND

Robert Barron of Grapeland collects bottles. He has a bunch of them. ”I’m right now at about forty thousand bottles and I’m cleaning out a building I built just for my bottles to make room for more. I’ve got Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, just all kinds. One of my favorite bottles is a Dr.

MISTAKES WERE MADE LET’S CORRECT IT!

In a story printed in last week’s edition regarding the Aspermont City Council’s discussion of RV parks, a quote was misattributed to the wrong council member.

Vouchers Are Open.

The State’s Job to Educate Is Not Finished.Texas families can now apply for school vouchers. The state’s “school choice” Education Freedom Account program is live — the portal is open and applications are being taken.

2 Cents Worth

OH what a beautiful morning, the sun is shining in Aspermont Texas, and everyone is going up and down the highway so everything is moving.We have had a good week this week, been busy trying to catch up around the house. Joe is ready to set out his onions.

DESK ON A MOUNTAIN

One of the most fascinating stories I did last year was on the desk in Alpine. In 1981 some students at Sul Ross State University took a desk up a mountain behind the main campus and left a journal for people to write down whatever was on their mind. Here are a couple of examples: “I live in Odessa.

What Kind of Republican Are You? Your Vote in the Texas Attorney General’s Race Might Tell You

Friday night in Brazos County, at their annual Reagan-Trump Dinner, voters heard from the four candidates running for attorney general in the Texas Republican Primary on March 3rd.I was there, and I actually know a lot about all four of these candidates.

SOME WORDS ABOUT WINTER

I don’t like winter. I don’t like being cold. My fingernails turn blue as soon as the temperature falls below 40 degrees. My energy level falls and all I want to do is curl up in a warm room and read a book. Consequently, we rarely vacationed in cold climates when our children were growing up.

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Things are quiet in Aspermont, Texas, this morning. Snow and sleet are everywhere. The restaurant behind our house is open, but there are not very many eating breakfast this morning. It started out as sleet and ice, then it started snowing, so everyone is housebound.