Realizing a dream

Dude Ham was a retired King Ranch cowboy who opened a diner in Bliss, Texas. Dinner music was provided by a tuba player who performed all kinds of music, even Italian love songs.

2 Cents Worth

Hurrah we got 7tenths of rain yesterday morning, just as went in the door at Dairy Queen it started sprinkling on us, and then it started raining. We all enjoyed the rain while we were eating our lunch.

Letter to the Editor

I would like to thank the Double Mountain Chronicle for the excellent front page story supporting the 79th annual Fisher County Fair. The fair has been slow recovering in recent years, but it’s recovering. It’s a fun couple of hours on a hot summer Saturday day.

Rules still apply, even for rural communities

One of the reasons I love being a Texan — especially as a member of a constitutionally protected free press — is that our state has some of the nation’s strongest transparency laws, many of which are found in the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Rough ridin’ in the Palo Duro

There is a sign near the entrance to the Palo Duro State Park just outside of Canyon that reads: JEEP TOURS. I highly recommend it. Case Barfield will take you on a ride that scares you and makes you happy when it’s over. That’s when you feel like you’ve been on a wonderful carnival thrill ride.

Faces & Places

“I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being creative.

And the sun still shines

Whatever form you choose to get your news these days — TikTok for many of you — there seems to be one common thread: Democracy is in trouble.

Stuck in a bathtub four days

“We get a lot of shock and awe at how peaceful and serene this little spot is.” Russell Foster changed out of his three-piece suit and put on his overalls.

2 Cents Worth

What a fun week Joe and I have had even though it has been so hot and miserable, so glad we were not having to work in the fields, but I know so many of you are having to work out in it.

Irresponsibility: Sometimes editorials write themselves

Have you ever experienced one of those situations where you looked upon the landscape and said, “Wait a minute, this seems too easy. There’s either a catch or it’s a trap,”?