CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

By the time readers see this column, the 2021 World Series championship will either have gone to the Atlanta Braves or the Houston Astros. As a lifelong fan of baseball and its history, I eagerly anticipate this sports event every October.

Rare human case of rabies under investigation

A Medina County child is being treated for rabies in a Texas hospital, the Department of State Health Services reported last week. It is the first case of rabies in a human reported in the state since 2009. The child was bitten by a bat, according to DSHS.

To run, or not to run? That is the question

“...Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles. And, by opposing, end them?

Old Glory News

Another Day Another Dollar! Whoops did I say that? It was a beautiful day even though the wind did blow a little fiercely. But not like it did a few days ago. Those days used to be called skirt alert days but now when most of us wear pants its called bad hair day.

Tips and Tools for Family Caregivers

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any resources that offer help to family caregivers? I’ve been taking care of my 86-year-old mother and could use some help.

2 CENTS WORTH

I have another installment of Creighton Ranch, what fun we had, talked to Wiz last week, and she told me two of the young mares were sold, one goes to Oklahoma and will be a racer, and the other one went to Athens, Texas to be a barrel racer.

Faces & Places

“What do Halloween creatures eat? Hot spider soup with pumpkin meat and toasted, no-salt, bat-wing chips, served best with Transylvania dips. A thistle-horehound salad mix has added crunch from sun-dried ticks. The plat du jour is hairy beast fried crisp in grimy goblin grease.

An Adaptable Ecosystem

Last time, I asked the following question: have you ever stopped to actually consider your community’s “why,” whether historically or currently? Did your community develop with a purpose, or did it arise simply because there was a market in the unique moment that it was established?

BALLINGER’S HAUNTED HOTEL

Dan LaFave teaches computer technology at Grape Creek High School near San Angelo, where he lives. He moved to West Texas from the valley where he investigated reports of ghosts. One was in the home of a deputy sheriff who worked nights.

Ten Years From Now

When my dad told me four years ago, he was going to be a syndicated columnist. I gave it little thought. I had confidence that he could do anything he wanted. I didn’t know much about his column. He was calling it Positively Speaking! and it was about having a positive mindset.