The Follow Up...

The follow-up is a monthly column, where we try to provide answers to frequently asked questions about past articles.

2 CENTS WORTH

Great day in the morning isn't it hot!!!!!! I think we need two glasses of tea this morning while we visit, I just don't remember this being this hot ever.

Old Glory News

I am happy that some folks got rain this past week, at least we know it can rain. However we were left out again. We are still hoping and praying that we will soon get some rain. Maybe the temperature will begin to go down a little.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority." ~ Booker T. Washington

How to Sell Unwanted Burial Plots

Dear Savvy Senior, How do I go about selling unwanted burial plots in my hometown cemetery? When my parents died about 25 years ago my husband (at the time) and I bought two plots near them in the same cemetery. But we’ve gotten divorced since then and have both moved out of state.

Walking billboards promote pedestrian safety

If you happen to visit a hightraffic area in one of the state’s larger cities, you might come across some folks wearing sandwich boards, such as one sees during tax season or mattress sales. The Texas Department of Transportation has adopted this marketing device to promote its “Be Safe.

Shrinking cattle herd could equal high calf, beef prices

The shrinking Texas cattle herd is likely to translate into higher calf and beef prices years beyond a break in the 2022 drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. David Anderson, Ph.D.

The History of Us.

James (not his real name; he prefers not to be known for his work off the field) is a college football coach. He knows that in football, you are judged by winning and losing. But in life, character endures. So James focuses on teaching players about their past so they can improve the future.

Get Big or Get Out

“Get big or get out!” These five words—and the mentality that drove them—are single responsible for destroying more local economies than anything else in the last 75 years of American history. This isn’t just a witty slogan.

Local school districts review STAAR scores

The state released preliminary STAAR results to schools across Texas last month, and while more information is being gathered before official results are published in August, as the data comes in, school officials have much to consider while preparing for courses to resume next month.