A week in a dark cave

Jeff Tucker of Brownwood spent twenty years as a fireman, ten years as a fire fighter then ten years as an arson investigator. “I put in twenty and got out because I saw a lot of firemen as they got older they didn’t move as well as they used to.

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

While there have been a handful of informational tidbits that mixed into the crafting of a few law enforcement-related news articles here and there, the big buzz around the communities has been what hasn’t made the headlines.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning from Aspermont, Texas, where it is cold and I mean cold it was 7 degrees when my eyes opened this morning, I do not like this kind of weather at all. I was ready for spring weather before January 1, 2024!!!!

Letter to the Editor

Secret Simon Dear Editor, Mr. Hurt’s editorial on January 5 raised some good questions. He pondered if it was worse for Sheriff Mullen or Simon Wade: Mullen facing the state or Secret Simon facing continued criticism by me. There are some huge differences in the two situations.

Faces & Places

“I have to ask myself how I can possibly expect to know Jesus as he would want to be known if my life remains unscathed by trouble and grief. How can I hope to grasp anything of God's heart for this broken planet if I never weep because its brokenness touches me and breaks my heart?

Check your Mirrors

After 34 days of travel, holiday family time, and capped off with four days in Austin among hundreds of students in closed quarters I came home and tested positive for Covid. This is my second bout, the first coming in August 2021, when a new variant worked through the vaccine.

Savvy Senior

Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the eye disease glaucoma? My older brother was recently diagnosed with it and lost some of his vision, but never had a clue anything was wrong. Could I be at risk too? Stressed Sibling Dear Stressed, Yes!

Voter registration deadline for primary approaches

The deadline to register to vote in the Texas Democratic and Republican primary elections is Feb. 5. Voters on March 5 will choose their nominees for president, U.S. Senator, all 38 U.S.

PRESENT TO WIN

I am relieved to have the holidays behind us, to have opened my email to see the first meeting agendas of the new year were posted, and for the most part — as predicted — entities were picking up where they left off.

Sing Along with Anna Banana

Anne Leslie Tijerina of Marshall has sung in Nashville and Carnegie Hall. She has recorded albums of her upbeat music. “I call it family gospel country,” says the talented musician. She sang and recorded for years with her dad, Bill Monigold, calling themselves THE DADDY DAUGHTER DUO.