American Idol, Part 3:

Louis L’Amour or Elmer Kelton? Which do you prefer? For fans of the Western novel, it is a debate that has run for decades. Owen Wister invented the modern Western, Zane Grey took it to worldwide popularity, and after World War 2, L’Amour and Kelton became the anchors of the genre.

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Where did the week go, I hardly got started and it was the weekend again. Monday after I got my column wrote I told Joe, “Let’s go to Abilene to Hobby Lobby.”

I’m down with OPT (Other People’s Transparency) week...

The second Monday of the month is the start of an always interesting news week as multiple public meetings occur within the first 72 hours, and anytime Fisher County Officials get together it’s akin to watching a street-fight turn into a hockey game… or the other way around depending on who put...

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Good morning to all of you who are reading the Double Mountain Chronicle this morning, maybe it's going to be a pretty week this week, and hopefully lots of rain, well we can dream can't we!!!!! The two days we had last week that were so pretty, we all enjoyed so much.

American Idol, Part 2: Tragic and Alone

The ending of John Ford’s epic 1956 “The Searchers” is one of the most famous scenes in Western film. John Wayne portrays Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who spends years hunting his niece Debbie, who was abducted as a child by Comanche raiders.

The Central Texas Beekeepers School

“Out of every three bites of food that you put in your mouth, two bites were there because a bee pollinated something,” says Michael Kelling of Brenham who manages the Central Texas Beekeepers School, now in its 13th year.

Faces & Places

“What doesn't kill you very often makes you weaker. What doesn't kill you can leave you limping for the rest of your days.

American Idol

It’s high noon in the frontier town. A tall, handsome hero strides into the dusty street where his outlaw nemesis awaits. The two men draw. The outlaw is fast but the hero is faster. His aim is straight and true. The outlaws falls to the ground.

Transparency at the Texas Capitol: A bipartisan effort

To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws. Legislators from both political parties are igniting interest in transparency and creating the opportunity for all lawmakers to protect the people’s right to know.

Street takeover spurs governor’s action

Gov. Greg Abbott has created a statewide task force after several “street takeovers” recently took place in Austin in which motorists obstructed intersections, shot off fireworks and drove recklessly.