Approaching 65? Here’s What to Know About Enrolling in Medicare

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me a brief rundown of Medicare’s enrollment choices along with when and how to signup? Approaching 65 Dear Approaching, The rules and timetables for Medicare enrollment can be confusing to many new retirees, so it’s smart to plan ahead.

GOATS, GUITARS AND GUSHERS

When BJ Mayo uses his mouth to call goats, the animals stop what they’re doing, turn toward his voice, bleat back and seemingly wait for further instructions. His call is legendary and sounds like a goat practicing for a debut at Carnegie Hall. It is musical.

New Chapters Will Be Written

All of us go through chapters of our lives that seem permanent. The feeling of permanence can come from the length of the phase; my father, Gary W. Moore, a successful author, who published three books and left many stories yet unpublished, started this column in 2017.

Faces & Places

“If you live with dogs, you'll never run out of things to write about.” ~ Sharon Delarose Just when we thought we had her figured out, we hadn’t. We bought her books, sent her to school, and still, at times, we see rebellion in those beautiful golden-brown eyes.

COSTUMES FOR BIGFOOT

I guess one reason to question Bigfoot’s authenticity is the fact that movies about the strange creature feature actors wearing Bigfoot costumes. A man in Henderson makes them. When Travis Driver was growing up, he hung out at his grandfather’s upholstery shop in Kilgore.

The Gateway Process Part 2

Last week I started to unravel a formerly classified document called The Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process written in 1983 by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne M. Mcdonnel, whom we will refer to as Wayne.

Faces & Places

“The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you.” ~ Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe It was 18 degrees this morning a our place.

On your marks; get set... Vote

As the deadline for registering to vote in this year’s election approaches, I wanted to share a few words about elections, the two-party system, a few historical fun facts, and why — even though you may not believe so — your vote matters.

Letters to the Editor Policy

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2 CENTS WORTH

Good morning to all, come and set with me awhile, let's visit and drink a cup of coffee, it's too cold to do anything else. I have been reading more since it's so cold tried to paint some of the Christmas balls, and the paint is cold too!!!!