Faces & Places

“One person speaking up makes more noise than a thousand people who remain silent.” ~Thom Harnett, Attorney It is early in the morning as I write this.

Letters To The EDITOR

Dear Editor, I enjoyed the recent commentary by the publisher of the DMC. I must say I agree.I too wish our leaders spoke with eloquence and class, without the need for derogatory remarks.

House bill proposes new standardized test

A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than stateset standards, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

2 Cents Worth

Grab you a glass of tea and let's rest awhile and visit!!!! Looks like it's going to be a pretty windy day in Aspermont, we sure need rain but it gets so far and goes east of us. My barrels are getting empty, maybe we will get some tonight, the weatherman said last night maybe tonight.

The Famous Resident of Cross Plains

Hardly anybody in Cross Plains knew the city once had a famous writer who grew up there until a reporter from Houston came to town inquiring about Robert E. Howard. “He’s the creator of the sword and sorcery genre,” says Arlene Stephenson, curator of the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains.

Carol's Kitchen

SQUASH DRESSINGIn case you have lost yours Joe is planting garden, get ready enough for Stonewall and Fisher all!!!!

Faces & Places

“A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.A book that does nothing to you is dead. A baby, whether it does anything to you, represents life. If a bad fire should break out in this house and I had my choice of saving the library or the babies, I would save what is alive.

Dennis Kiker’s Letter: Be the Reason the Fence Gets Painted

Dear Editor, Responsibility, accountability, pride, and effort seem to have lost their way in today's world. Sure, it is not perfect by any standard. Can we all agree that the world is changing by the second and it becomes more evident as time passes?

How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Scams

Security number, bank account information or tax records somehow gets leaked or breeched in all the data shuffling.

A Ranch Home Becomes a Family Museum

Laurie Churchwell’s parents died last year and were buried on the family ranch east of Big Spring. Laurie wanted to preserve their memory so she and other members of her family started turning her parents’ ranch house into a museum and art gallery.