FORTY YEARS OF NON-SMOKING

In 1986 to celebrate the Texas Sesquicenten-nial, I did a report from each of the 254 counties in Texas. I also celebrated in another way. I quit smoking in January of 1986. I had tried quitting before, but it took attending a SMOKE ENDERS course at the local hospital. It cost $180 and at the time that was how much six months of cigarettes would cost. I decided I was going to get my money’s w...