O Holy Night

Author’s note: this essay was originally published on Christmas week in 2019. It remains one of my most popular essays and one of my personal favorites that I have ever written.

December Love

Every year about this time, I candidly discuss my complicated feelings about the Christmas season. To be clear, as always, I LOVE Christmas and the power of the true message of Christmas. My struggle comes from all of the things that sometimes surround and overwhelm the reason for the season.

Extreme weather could still threaten grid

The state’s power grid could still be at risk under extreme winter conditions, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, but should operate fine under normal conditions.

APPLEPIE BITES

1/2 pkg frozen puff pastry 1 sheet - thawed 1/2 (cup?)peeled chopped apples 2 T sugar 1 tsp cinnamon Caramels 3 tsp heavy cream Toasted, chopped nuts (any kind) Oven 400 degrees Unfold puff pastry sheets. Roll pastry into 15x10 inch rectangle.

Rhetoric, filibusters, grandstanding, and me... eating crow

I have written numerous editorials over the years since being editor of this publication, typically only when a situation occurs that compels me to no longer contain my opinion, but what I witnessed within the Aspermont City Government this week was the result of a monumental failure of your local...

Old Glory News

I’m doing the news again this week. Hope everyone is not annoyed with me yet. Anita did this for around 40 something years and was good at it. Maybe one day soon she will be able to do it again. I was surprised to see Double Mountain Chronicle paper put my picture on last weeks news.

Could I Have COPD and Not Know It?

Dear Savvy Senior, I have struggled with shortness of breath for several years now. I just thought I was getting old and fat, but a friend recently told me about COPD. So, my question is could I have COPD and not know it? Huffing and Puffing Dear Huffing, Yes.

Abbott tests negative four days after testing positive

Gov. Greg Abbott announced via Twitter Saturday that he is now testing negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive though asymptomatic. “I am told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination I received.

Eight proposed amendments on November ballot

The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the much-amended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of both houses of the state Legislature.

Workforce commission announces job surge

The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%. “The Texas economy is booming,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.