The Farmer Sells at Retail

BY JAMES M. DECKER “[The farmer] is, after all, the only man in our economy who must buy everything he buys at retail—sell everything he sells at wholesale—and pay the freight both ways.” This is a famous (and mostly accurate) line about the difficulties of farm economies.

What are you going to do about it?

E ditorial There is an abundance of issues, situations, decisions, and debates transpiring across the DMC’s coverage area at present, and while I have developed an opinion on most of these, one that is at the top of the list — and the one that is most within your control as an individual citizen —...

15 seats on a dead man’s chest, yo ho ho, let’s all go to the polls

Despite the comedic liberties taken in the above headline, there is nothing inherently funny about the fact a majority vote is up for grabs at the table of three of a county’s major taxing entities.

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What a good time we had celebrating Tinnie Cade's birthday with her. Susan Perales called and said, "Carol can you and Joe come and help Mom celebrate her birthday, we are planning to eat out at Hickmans Restaurant for lunch?

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkey pox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile.

Cheap Basic Cell Phone Plans for Penny Pinching Seniors

Dear Savvy Senior, A few months ago, I read a column you wrote on extremely cheap smartphone plans for budgetconscious seniors. Can you do a similar column for those of us who still use basic flip phones?

TCU has a course in whiskey

“I teach a course at TCU that focuses on whiskey in general.” Dr. Ed Simonek chairs the chemistry and biochemistry departments at TCU. Since a science course is required to graduate, some students take his course in whiskey. “Historically the course has been very popular.

Faces & Places

“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored.

Don’t... just don’t

There is an adage in the world of journalism and politics alike.

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What fun we have had this morning one of my friends, called me and said, "Carol will you help us out, we need to get Anita Dozier to the courthouse Monday when the Aspermont commissioners are meeting.