2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all of you this fine sunny morning in Aspermont, Texas, it's going to be hot today but that's okay. I said, "Last winter when we had all that cold weather, not water, and many of us didn't have electricity I would not say one word about being hot!!!!!!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I just read an article by John Stossel where he quoted Rand Paul as saying SARS-CoV-2 virus particles are too small for masks to filter, so masks don’t work.

THE 350 CAFÉ AND CONVENIENCE STORE

Highway 350 runs between Big Spring and Snyder. About midway between the two cities is a small place called Vincent, founded in 1892 and named for an early settler. Vincent Vinson.

You are not your past

Many people feel like they can’t have the life they want because of their past limitations or failures. Maybe your family wasn’t there for you; you didn’t get the proper education, you’ve been fired from multiple jobs, or mistreated in relationships.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Last week’s attack on our military at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan is a difficult reminder that war’s residual effects are never ending. The sacrifice continues, even after military personnel are winding down an operation with plans of returning home.

2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all of you this morning, it's going to be a hot day in Aspermont, so Joe can't get outside and play so he's going to be unhappy!!!!! Mittie and Sybil ate lunch with Joe and I at the Senior Citizens Thursday and we enjoyed them so much.

Faces & Places

“Jesus is the starving, the parched, the prisoner, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the dying. Jesus is the oppressed, the poor. To live with Jesus is to live with the poor. To live with the poor is to live with Jesus.

We All Wanna Be Fredericksburg

Today, we continue our series on creating good jobs in rural communities. If it was not already apparent, I’m using this series to construct a framework for our communities to use—Stamford and beyond—in creating jobs, growing our economies, and growing our communities.

The painted walls of Alpine

No wall in Alpine is safe from artists. The town is loaded with murals. And a dedicated group of mural lovers figured out unique ways to pay for them. One of the 30 or so murals in Alpine is near the Sul Ross campus and shows the history of the Texas Rangers.

Give it your all!

Last week I wrote about following your dreams and not listening to the naysayers. I believe this with all my heart, and at the same time, I know that often the naysayers can be correct. Why? Lots of reasons. No matter how hard I tried, I didn’t have the physical ability to be an Olympic swimmer.