Faces & Places

“Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids” ~ Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It There’s a stillness in the air that I don’t like, one that makes me want to gather my children and grands the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings.

State high court hears challenge to abortion law

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the question of whether state regulators can be sued by abortion providers hoping to block enforcement of the state’s restrictive abortion law, known as Senate Bill 8.

Old Glory News

Well, we survived another very cold couple of days and today is just beautiful again. Now that it is March, maybe the very cold weather is behind us. We canceled out musical for last Saturday since the weatherman said it was going to rain and we would have icy roads.

Can COVID-19 Cause Shingles?

Dear Savvy Senior, How effective is the shingles vaccine and what is the CDC recommendation for getting it? My older brother and sister, both in their fifties, got COVID a few months back followed by shingles.

Down to the wire

With as often as the Chronicle’s publisher — and a few readers — have been calling for me to write a This World of Hurt, the intent this week was to publish a long-overdue column. However, sometimes the words just are right, and it takes more time to simmer and be stirred a little while longer.

2 Cents Worth

Joe and I worked outside as much as we could last week, because the way the weather report is going, we need to stay out as much as we can and get the sunshine on us. I hope it rains we need it so bad.

Leadership to Aspire to

The following is a lightly edited version of an essay that originally ran on Presidents’ Day in 2020. Every Presidents’ Day, I find it vitally important to consider the essential qualities of a good leader and I encourage you to do so as well.

BLACK BEAUTY RANCH

Black Beauty ranch, just outside of Murchison near Athens, is one of the most unique places in Texas.

Back on Track

We all have dreams, goals, and aspirations, and when we decide that we will try to accomplish them, we start strong; then, after some time, some of us begin to fade and get off track. We all have exactly twenty-four hours in a day.

Faces & Places

You know, there’s a uh, during World War II, uh, you know, where Roosevelt came up with a thing uh, that uh, you know, was totally different than a, than the, the, it’s called, he called it the, you know, the World War II, he had the war – the War Production Board.