A City Block of Rare Treasures

“This is Napolean’s saddle,” says Charles Trois of Brady. “That’s his death mask, Napolean’s death mask. These two big Amazon women, they were the front entrance to Coney Island back in its day.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning grab you a cup of coffee and set with me and visit awhile, it's a beautiful morning in Aspermont, Texas, this morning, the sun is shinning everybody is getting ready for a new day.

State of the State… That Is the Question

As a community newspaper editor, I prefer to keep my opinionated commentary as local as I do the majority of the news coverage. However, as important to the community as this week’s headlines may be, the biggest concerns I’ve had this week were those generated at the state level.

Faces & Places

“JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set farreaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once.I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E

On Fridays, my two small classes forgo literature and deep dive into a board game that first appeared in the 1930s. Depressionera unemployed architect Alfred M. Butts gave the world Scrabble.Abigail, Ashleigh, Cadie, Carolina, Clay, Cooper, Juan, Tucker and Tynslee are becoming Scrabble fans.

Perilously playing it safe

As I sit down to write the thoughts that will ultimately fill the available space for this week’s editorial, I will admit to finding a challenge in navigating between the ebb and flow of competing currents of frustrating perspectives, making me curious about whether or not I’m swimming or simply...

2 Cents Worth

I can't say good morning this time, I got so busy this morning trying to get my painting done, a sunflower heart for my little great granddaughter becau se it's going to be valentine soon, and it's got to go to North Carolina, so I'm writing this column this evening.

Carol's Kitchen

COOL WHIP COOKIESfrom my cousin in Arlington1 carton of Cool Whip1 egg1 box of cake mix ( used yellow) Mix well, take a tablespoon and roll into a ball, and roll in powdered sugar I put each ball in a baking cup and baked at 350 for 25 minutes Try them!

A Forest of Unique Christmas Trees

It all started with an interview trip to central and south Texas. As usual we never know what to expect but we knew it would be fun and interesting. Sure enough.In Comanche we visited Clint Tunnell’s building on the square that was decorated for the holidays. He had a lighted Christmas tree, right?

Robin Hoodwinked

   After reviewing Facebook comments on posts by Glenn Hill and Reggy Spencer discussing the recently released Texas Senate and House budgets and their impact on public education funding, a thought-provoking point raised by Facebook user Seth Mahaffey of Sweetwater, Texas, caught our attention.