Editorials

2 Cents Worth

2 Cents Worth

2 Cents Worth

What a week, where do they go, January is almost over and I still haven't got done what I was supposed to have got done, but as Brfan my son says, 'Mom if you don't get it done don't worry about it, if you don't have another day you won't have to do it anyway!!!
Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain

For the most part, the subtropical zone in which we Texans live has four distinct climate patterns during the course of 365 days. We plan our wardrobes and activities, adjusting to nature as it obediently defers to Earth’s tilt on its annual trip around the Sun.
Raise up Radio

Raise up Radio

Raise up Radio

So many good things developed during the pandemic. One of them originated at the University of North Texas in Denton and is called Raise Up Radio. Dr.

Faces & Places

“Do you suppose, that part of the constant delight of Heaven, will be the ability to be truly thankful for every thing, no matter how miniscule?
Jeff Hurt, Editor

Jeff Hurt, Editor

Let freedom ring

There are probably few professions where the advocacy for the First Amendment is more prevalent than in the field of journalism, as freedom of the press is protected against congressional abridgment at the highest levels.
2 Cents Worth

2 Cents Worth

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of my friends that read this column, it's a cold day in Aspermont, Texas, and we are waiting on hopefully being a wet week, we don't care if it's snow, rain, or whatever just so it's wet.

The Essential Rural Places

Without any remaining wilderness we are committed wholly, without chance for even momentary reflection and rest, to a headlong drive into our technological termite-life, the Brave New World of a completely mancontrolled environment.
Some spotlights of Jefferson

Some spotlights of Jefferson

Some spotlights of Jefferson

Jefferson was once one of the largest inland ports in the United States. Riverboats brought merchandise and people to town. “They came from New Orleans up through Shreveport and they would hit Caddo Lake off the Red River and come on in. We still have the wharf there, or remnants of it.
These are a few of my non-favorite things

These are a few of my non-favorite things

These are a few of my non-favorite things

After reading a Washington Post editorial today about the new dress code for women in the Missouri State Legislature, I feel my head starting to explode. This could get both problematic and messy. Before I lose my ever-lovin’ mind, let me rant.

Faces &a Places

“I had done everything I knew how to do to draw as near to the heart of God as I could, only to find myself out of gas on a lonely road, filled with bitterness & self-pity. To suppose that I had ended up in such a place by the grace of God required a significant leap of faith.