Old Glory News

Well, another week gone and still no rain. We need to pray for rain. It is sure looking bad around here. Hope we get a rain soon. Everyone is really getting ready for the TCR and all the different events. It is always a fun time for the young and old.

HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR END-OF-LIFE WISHES ARE FOLLOWED

Dear Savvy Senior, I had a living will/ advance directive prepared about 10 years ago documenting my end-of-life medical wishes, but I’ve read that these documents are often ignored. What can you tell me about this? --Troubled TinaDear/ Tina, Yes, unfortunately, that can happen.

Old Glory News

Well, another week has gone by and still no rain. I wonder if we will ever get any rain soon.Itis so dry and windy every day. I suppose everyone is busy doing summer sports and vacations, The TCR is coming up and lot of activities during the rodeo, meals for sale, parades and other events.

THE GOVERNOR IS ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION ABOUT DATA CENTERS

This week the Governor did something rural Texans have been asking Austin to do for two years: he told state regulators that data centers — not households — should pay for the power lines their machines demand, and he called for an end to some of the tax breaks that lured them here in the first...

Records Don’t Care Who You Like

There is a familiar move in politics. When the records are uncomfortable, change the subject. When the questions are specific, answer with emotion. When the numbers are public, make it personal.

THE SEWING BUSINESS

When I was in Spur people kept telling me I should interview Becky Jones who has a sewing business and makes things from fabric, needle and thread.“When I was nine years old my grandmother taught me how to sew,” says Becky. “I started making my own clothes back then.

Faces & Places

“The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live.Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness - and love.

HOW DO WE DECIDE WHAT MATTERS?

The system gave us this I love to listen to podcasts, and it was The Mel Robbins Podcast that introduced me to a problem- solving exercise called the Five Whys.The premise is straightforward. When you're trying to understand a problem, you ask why. Then you ask why again. Then again.

Faces & Places

“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

COUNTIES OF TEXAS

Texas has 254 counties, more than any other state.The reason has to do with the size of the state. The founders of Texas wanted each county seat to be a horseback ride away from anywhere in the county.The largest Texas county is Brewster. The smallest is Delta.