2 Cents Worth

This is going to be early this week, because I have an eye appointment on Monday morning, so you will have to grab you a glass of tea this Sunday evening and visit with me awhile.

The Accessibility of Parks

How many parks does a city need, anyway? Isn’t one park enough? Do we actually need more parks if kids just play on their phones all day? These questions are the types of possible pushback that a community leader might receive from a proposal to expand a community’s parks.

The Big Bend Yucca Company

Hoven Riley spent ten years as a wildlife guide in Alaska. “I took people on an eight-hour tour, showed them grizzly bears, wolves, moose, elk and whatever else we were lucky enough to see, including the largest mountain in North America which is McKinley Peak.

Faces & Places

“Easter is… Joining in a birdsong, Eying an early sunrise, Smelling yellow daffodils, Unbolting windows and doors, Skipping through meadows, Cuddling newborns, Hoping, believing, Reviving spent life, Inhaling fresh air, Sprinkling seeds along furrows, Tracking in the mud.

Check Your Mirrors

The family of five always—and only—came to church on Easter. At least, that is the only time I saw them quietly enter the east doors of our church, wearing freshly ironed dresses, shirts, and slacks.

Old Glory News

I hope all of you had a wonderful Palm Sunday. We had a great service at our church the Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton. Holly, the Pastor wife lifted our spirits with her beautiful music and song. Then everyone filled their tummy with some delicious food prepared by the ladies of the church.

Why You Should Create a “My Social Security Account”

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m 58 years old and working on a plan for my retirement. I’ve read that I need to check my Social Security statement every year to validate its accuracy. How do I go about doing this?

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

A stuffed animal named Parker. One who goes by MooMoo. And the most recent addition to the menagerie, Sm udge. My granddaughters and I are all attached to our sleep buddies at night. My younger granddaughter has had her little cow courtesy of her Great Aunt Brina and Uncle Kelly since baby days.

2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all of my friends, it's cloudy so maybe we will get some rain, how we need it, Joe's tank with all the other tanks in Stonewall County is nearly just mud. I told Joe I wonder if my pet frog that hollers so big and deep at the tank when we are setting out there is still alive.

Parks and Playgrounds

What is the difference between a park and a playground? Did you ever consider the difference? The terms can be used interchangeably in casual discussion and shorthand references to parks, but when it comes to the fundamentals of park design, they are very different things.