Health Insurance Options for Early Retirees

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m going to retire in a few months and need to get some temporary health insurance until I can enroll in Medicare at age 65. What are my options?

New Texas laws now in effect

It took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Why God Won’t Go Away

Last week we began to look at the research findings of two neuro-physicians who conducted extensive research studying the relationship between human consciousness and “the persistent particularly human longing to connect with something larger than ourselves.

Dan McBain is a multi media artist

Dan McBain started teaching at Harlingen High School three years after graduating from there. He didn’t want to look like a student so he grew a beard. He has had one ever since. He got married while teaching art at Harlingen High School.

2 Cents Worth

Wonderful rain, wonderful rain, everyone I have visited with got rain !!!!!!! All of the classmates from the 50's thanks Our editor for the good picture of all of us in last weeks paper, we had a good time even though we are getting fewer every year.

Faces & Places

“I attended my first Democratic convention at the age of six, in 1960.And back then, the Democrats were the champions of the Constitution and of civil rights. The Democrats stood against authoritarianism, against censorship, against colonialism, against imperialism, and against unjust wars.

Riding around with a Zane Grey

What I choose to read or listen to is a bit like deciding what I want to eat. Sometimes I crave sweets. Other times some good barbecue is worth the drive.This summer’s reading time was limited because a newborn grandbaby had a way of keeping arms (and my heart) occupied, darn it.

Comptroller: Hundreds of new homes needed to cut costs

A 26-page report from the Texas Comptroller concludes that the state needs 306,000 additional homes, a shortage that has sent housing costs soaring, The Texas Tribune reported.

Serious Stuff from a Funny Lady

A woman in Crowley calls herself Z, the first letter of her first name. “My first name is Zandra,” she says. “When I was born, my mother went to see a Tarzan movie, TARZAN AND THE AMAZON WOMAN.

Carol's Kitchen

MOM'S PUMPKIN PIEJoe hints it's pumpkin pie time. His favorite!