A WESTERN SWING DOCUMENTARY

When Mike Markwardt of Fort Worth was a student at Baylor, he had the nickname Cricket because he could make the sound of a cricket. As a youngster he sang with various groups but he put his singing talent to rest and had a career in the import business, dealing with dozens of foreign countries.

2 Cents Worth

Are you stuffed with ham, dressing, pies, and all that good stuff from Thanksgiving like Joe and I are, but what fun, enjoy all the kids that could come and have a Thanksgiving meal with us, and I know all of you had the same.

Carol's Kitchen

Instructions:1.Combine the cabbage, green pepper, onions, and 2 cups of sugar.

‘Tis the season for concession stands

Friday night lights are almost behind us (still cheering on Jayton in their quest for a three-peat). But never fear, the concession stand season with basketball games on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays is upon us.

RE-DEFINING LIBERTY

With Governor Greg Abbott formally announcing his run for a fourth term as well as his goal to dismantle public education at a Houston golf course on the Sabbath, I originally planned to write about the dangers of ignoring political expiration dates of those seated in the upper echelons of power.

ECHOES OF GRATITUDE

As regular readers of the DMC know, there are two weeks, two editions out of the 52 we produce each year that have the greatest impact on me personally. One is Thanksgiving, where I hear from everyday people on the street, learning sometimes intimate details about what they are thankful for.

Memories Of Cottonwood

Rolan Jones made the perfect interview. He is smart, has had an interesting and fulfilling life and can recall important experiences from his youth. He is 84 but gets around like a teenager. He lives north of Cross Plains on acreage he cleared himself.

Faces & Places

“A joyful rebellion is you living differently not because you’re mad at how things are but because you are swelling with joy at the thought of how things could be.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning, we made it back from Kentucky. I don’t know who was the most wore out, Joe, me, or Lance, but we were all give out. We got the weather report Saturday evening: rain all the next week in Wingo. So Joe looked at Lance and said, “Lance, let’s load that pickup and go home in the morning.

WEST TEXAS POWERS UP THE GRID WHILE RURAL VOICES GET LOST IN THE STATIC

West Texas is booming again. Not just with oil this time, but in electrons, algorithms, and megawatts. It’s a modern-day digital gold rush sweeping across cattle country.