Essays from West of 98 A Third Place

Where is local culture created? How do you build relationships and strengthen a community? In 1989, sociologist Ray Oldenburg wrote a book called “The Great Good Place,” theorizing the idea of the “third place.” We spend most of our time in two primary places, home and work.

Two proposed amendments on May ballot

Voters who go to the polls for municipal and school board elections on May 7 will also be asked to decide on two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza drew the ballot order last week for the two proposed amendments, both dealing with property taxes.

Old Glory News

Oh my, today (Sunday) was such a lovely day, just had to be outside. It could of been a little better if we were able to step in some mud and get mud between our toes. Just wishful thinking. Please pray for rain. Thanks to Mittie Dunham for doing the Old Glory News, enjoyed reading it so much.

Home Modification Tips for ‘Aging-in-Place’

Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I would like to make some affordable changes to our home so we can remain living there for as long as possible. Can you recommend some good resources that can help us determine what all we need to consider?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To Whom It May Concern: I have lived in Roby about 70 years; I remember the (good ole days). In the last 24 hours I have prayed a lot, cried a lot and done hours of soul searching. Remembering the good times and people like Yogi from our high school years.

What’s up with the Texas GOP

With early voting for the March Primary just around the corner — an election that will decide the outcome of all county races in Fisher and Stonewall counties — I wanted to review some propositions on this year’s ballot and share how my concerns have less to do with the local courthouses or even...

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of my friends that i visit with every Monday morning, and I hope more of my friends will be reading the newspaper this next year, we all have fun writing these columns, lots of hard work for Patricia and Jeff, but the rest of us just have fun!!!!!!

Levelland

“Flatter than a tabletop Makes you wonder why they stopped here Wagon must have lost a wheel or they lacked ambition one.” Thus opens “Levelland,” written and recorded by songwriting great James McMurtry and later recorded by fellow Texas luminary Robert Earl Keen.

What’s your interest?

For the second time in recent weeks, I have been asked what my interest was when engaging a politician in a line of questioning.

Something to think about again...

"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government,...