Early voting ends Friday; election is Tuesday, Nov. 8

Early voting for the general election ends on Friday, Nov. 4, with the closely watched governor’s race pitting incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott against challenger Beto O’ Rourke headlining the ballot.

Candy and Community

Last night was Halloween night. Lauren took the girls on a trick-ortreating adventure and I stayed home to pass out candy. Rather than sit inside and wait for the doorbell to ring, I dragged a camp chair out to the front porch.

2 Cents Worth

Good afternoon, I am writing this column from Texarkana tonight, we have had a beautiful trip coming across north Texas. We always travel 277 highway to Wichitia Falls, get on highway 82 and come on this way. It is almost a divided highway all the way and not very many trucks.

Truth!? … We don’t need no stinking truth

I have had a series of encounters with people over the past few weeks that when combined with later moments of reflection have reinforced a curiosity for questions that could have no discernible answers. The biggest one being: Just what the heck is wrong with us? It’s a terrible question, right?

Burt Compson Is a Sailplame Guru

Just about every glider pilot in the world knows about Marfa and its thermal updrafts, which provided the means to set distance and altitude records for sailplanes (642 miles, 28,000 feet). Most of those pilots know Burt Compton, who spends a lot of time at the Marfa airport.

Check Your Mirrors

As with most of the readers in this part of Texas, I grew up with a small-town indoctrination. The values that impact faith, family, economics, and education were primed right here in West Texas, the Rolling Plains, and the Panhandle.

Faces & Places

“Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: 'Love. They must do it for love.' Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants.

Well... now what?

Unless you are the kind of person who starts reading newspapers on the opinions page, by the time you have made it this far, you likely have developed a few opinions about the news this week as well.

Early voting begins Oct. 24

Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4. Applications for voting by mail must be received by Oct. 28, according to the secretary of state’s office.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of you, a beautiful morning in Aspermont, Texas, and we got rain, wonderful rain, grab you a cup of coffee and let's visit. My kids told me yesterday ,'Mom do you and Joe stay at the Dairy Queen all evening after church on Sunday.?