2 Cents Worth

Good morning this beautiful morning in Aspermont, Texas, my favorite time of the year, the flowers are beginning to bloom everywhere, we have had showers of rain, God is good!!!!!!

Letters to the Editor Policy

The Double Mountain Chronicle welcomes Letters to the Editor for possible publication in the newspaper. A Letter to the Editor must be original, signed by the writer, and include the address and phone number of the writer. Only the name of the writer and the city will be published with the letter.

This country needs another resurrection

Palm Sunday Bible class at East Side Church of Christ meant we were going to get use rubber cement. That liquid adhesive smelled so good, slathering it onto the brush was in itself a religious experience.

It All Turns on Friendship

Community does not work without friendship.If you’ve read my work for any length of time, you know I feel strongly about the concept of loving one’s neighbor. The Lord made it fairly explicit as his second greatest commandment. Even if it is important, it can still be a difficult task.

Faces & Places

“I may never be happy, but tonight I am content. Nothing more than an empty house, the warm hazy weariness from a day spent setting strawberry runners in the sun, a glass of cool sweet milk, and a shallow dish of blueberries bathed in cream.

Hill Country blues

Spring officially makes its entry this week, but the Texas wildflower scene is way ahead of the game this year.If you get the chance in the next three weeks, hit the highways and be prepared for quite the show that bluebonnets have in store for you.

Independence and Individualism

Words matter. In an age of internet-based conversation, we communicate for speed more than deliberative language. We have the aid of tools like texting shorthand, autocorrect, predictive text, and voice-based typing.

Old Glory News

Boy, did it get cold again and I think we had a light frost. The days have been nice so far, we need a good rain here like Abilene had. They sure had a lot of water running down the streets this past week. The wheat is going to need a good rain one more time.

How to Tap Underutilized Burial Benefits for Veterans

Dear Savvy Senior, What types of funeral benefits are available to old veterans? My 83-year-old father, who has Alzheimer’s disease, served during the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

Old Glory News

Here we are in windy March, and it has held true, cause the wind has been blowing almost every day. We did get a light show of rain the last of February and we needed it, needed much more but we dare not complain. We are always glad when we can get a drop of rain.