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Old Glory News

Old Glory News

Old Glory News

Oh What a Beautiful Day....... It seems every Sunday when I get ready to type the news the weather is so beautiful. The wind is still kinda cool, but the sun feels so good.Wow! this is the last week in February already, this month is going by so fast.
MEDICARE CAN HELP OLDER SMOKERS KICK THE HABIT

MEDICARE CAN HELP OLDER SMOKERS KICK THE HABIT

MEDICARE CAN HELP OLDER SMOKERS KICK THE HABIT

Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking? New BeneficiaryDear New, If you’re ready to quit smoking, Medicare can indeed help!
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Friends, I guess you noticed my column was not in the paper last week. That was due to me getting everything in the pickup to get Joe to Lubbock to the doctor. You never know when you’re going to stay one day or too many days.We went and he got a good report. No cancer, so that was wonderful.
GARY BORDERS, TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

GARY BORDERS, TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

PAXTON, CROCKETT LEADING IN PRIMARY POLLS

Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett are leading their respective primary campaigns for U.S. Senate, according to a poll released released last week by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

COCA-COLA BOTTLES AND BEYOND

Robert Barron of Grapeland collects bottles. He has a bunch of them. ”I’m right now at about forty thousand bottles and I’m cleaning out a building I built just for my bottles to make room for more. I’ve got Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, just all kinds. One of my favorite bottles is a Dr.
SUZANNE BELLSNYDER

SUZANNE BELLSNYDER

Vouchers Are Open.

The State’s Job to Educate Is Not Finished.Texas families can now apply for school vouchers. The state’s “school choice” Education Freedom Account program is live — the portal is open and applications are being taken.
Carol Greenway-Holland

Carol Greenway-Holland

2 Cents Worth

OH what a beautiful morning, the sun is shining in Aspermont Texas, and everyone is going up and down the highway so everything is moving.We have had a good week this week, been busy trying to catch up around the house. Joe is ready to set out his onions.
TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

DESK ON A MOUNTAIN

One of the most fascinating stories I did last year was on the desk in Alpine. In 1981 some students at Sul Ross State University took a desk up a mountain behind the main campus and left a journal for people to write down whatever was on their mind. Here are a couple of examples: “I live in Odessa.