2 Cents Worth

Wow! I was beginning to think there would be no column this week, but everything finally started working in Aspermont, who knows what happened, for awhile this morning I didn't have a phone, I pad, or a TV much less a computer. Sure hope that's not something that is going to happen every day.

Letter to the Editor

Secret Simon Dear Editor, Does secret Simon have a problem with women? Robin Cleveland was the Fisher County Jail administrator. She submitted the request for a license to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for Simon Wade.

The Christmas Red Zone

I’m gonna recycle a few things this new year. I’ll reuse my car, now with over 210,000 miles on it. My clothes and shoes still fit, so there’s little need to add to the wardrobe as I have no grand openings, awards shows, or premiers to attend Same friends. Same job responsibilities.

In Favor of the Solstice

This time of year, darkness feels inescapable. Daylight is at its most scarce. Darkness lingers well after the kids rise for school and it returns long before bedtime, even in a fairly tame latitude like Stamford. My friends who live farther north are used to dealing with mid-afternoon darkness.

Legal groups sue to stop new immigration law

The ink was barely dry on a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott that makes unauthorized entry into the United States a state crime before a lawsuit was filed by civil rights groups and El Paso County challenging its constitutionality.

So long 2023 Tell 2024 I’m going to need two ibuprofen and a tequila shot

This week’s edition marks the 52nd newspaper of the year, which means it is also the last publication of the DMC in 2023.

The unrestrained antics of a car lover

Sanford Miles taught junior high school English in New York and recently retired to do some writing.

2 Cents Worth

Merry Christmas to all of you, looks like it's going to be a pretty day in Aspermont, Texas, course the wind is going to blow but that's nothing unusual, hope old Santa was good at your house.

Christmas…Correctly?

Choosing your path through a complicated season What is the “correct” way to celebrate Christmas? Does it require a grand and lavish feast that adheres to Christmas tradition (figgy pudding, anyone?) or a simple spread of your family’s favorites?

Faces & Places

“The human life cycle no less than evolves around the box; from the open-topped box called a bassinet, to the pine box we call a coffin, the box is our past and, just as assuredly, our future.