2 Cents Worth

Good Monday morning to all of you Merry Christmas to all of you hope you have a blessed Christmas day on Christmas Day and all your folks have a safe trip home or where ever they are going.

Legal challenges to amendments appear quashed

A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. The secretary of state’s office last week declared the propositions approved and now a part of the Texas Constitution, while Gov.

Letter to the Editor

CHOOSE KINDNESS! Letter to the editor: The Mental Health of our youth is so fragile these days. With so many more opportunities to have any and all your mistakes or differences seen for the world to judge. The impact of that criticism can be overwhelming, even for those with thick skin.

And tomorrow night, I’ll be the boss

For more than a decade now, I have been writing everything from functional stories to music reviews, political coverage, community events, and editorial commentary.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all my friends reading this column each week, I appreciate it, and thank you for all the encouraging words about the column,I'm so glad you are enjoying it. It's fun to visit with you every Monday Morning.

A song about a tumbleweed Christmas tree

Songwriter Andy Wilkinson of Lubbock produced a Christmas CD sometime back. One song on it was titled THE TUMBLEWEED CHRISTMAS TREE.

The Christmas Red Zone

A Sunday of NFL football means that the phrase “red zone” is within earshot when in and out of the living room. Once a team reaches the opponent’s 20-yard-line, it is within twenty yards of the endzone. Scoring opportunities are within grasp. We are approaching Christmas’s red zone.

DEBBIE'S CORNER

Lord, help me not to make a promise I can't keep Lord, help me that I won't say something I'll later regret Lord, help me not to gossip Lord, help to walk away when being insulted Lord, help me to mind my own business Lord, help me to keep my eyes and heart on you.

The Funeral

But Jimmy looked at Mama, Mama just looked down, She said, “Why’s it take a funeral, boy, to bring you back to town?” --Turnpike Troubadours, “The Funeral” I appreciate a good funeral.

Faces & Places

“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” ~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird What’s that old saying about power? Something about 'Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.