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Races that recharge memory

Races that recharge memory

There are times when the situation has a person recalling events or races that happened many years ago. It is even more special when those events are written in a book and you can read and recall the stories from the past. This past week I received a book from when I taught at Northern Arizona University in the late 60s and early 70’s. 11/19/2023 05:00 AM

Exploring Nature: Eagles & Acorns

Exploring Nature: Eagles & Acorns

corns 11/19/2023 05:00 AM

Dental care is vital to Texans

Dental care is vital to Texans

Imagine that you’re 67 years old and you wake up with a severe toothache. You can’t sleep. You know you might need a root canal or something even more invasive, but you just can’t afford it. You don’t have dental insurance and while you have Medicare, it doesn’t pay for most dental services. 11/15/2023 12:00 AM

Workforce growth is work in progress

Workforce growth is work in progress

Building Texas’ workforce of the future isn’t as simple as hanging out a “we’re hiring” shingle. And that’s why we’re hopeful that the state’s latest workforce development strategy is treated with the sense of urgency that it deserves. 11/15/2023 12:00 AM

Thinking about baseball

Thinking about baseball

World Series 2023 had the lowest television ratings in history. There’s no need to belabor the whys and wherefores. Instead of listening to the ceaseless chatter of announcer John Smoltz, fans would be better off acquainting themselves with the game’s rich history. 11/15/2023 12:00 AM

State legislature gets to work in fourth special session

State legislature gets to work in fourth special session

The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session). When the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is included, legislators have been in Austin pretty much the entire year, as the Texas Tribune noted. While legislators are paid just $7,200 a year in salary, per diem payments – meant to cover their expenses while in Austin – have mounted. If the fourth special session goes a full 30 days, taxpayers will have spent $4.8 million keeping lawmakers in Austin. 11/14/2023 12:00 AM

Exposing height of Bootgate

Exposing height of Bootgate

Finally, the press is doing some hard-hitting reporting about our upcoming presidential election. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM

How to approach fight against 2023 terrorism

How to approach fight against 2023 terrorism

From the Oval Office, President Joe Biden made an impassioned mid-October address that laid out the stakes for Americans as to why they must support Israel and Ukraine in their wars against aggressors Hamas and Russia. He called the wars an American national security imperative, with victory critical to the future of democracies worldwide. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM

Planning family dog's party

Planning family dog's party

One of my co-workers has an autumnal tradition of spending a week of quality time with her dog Alfie around his birthday. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM

Dear Abby

War letters project marks 25th year as work continues

DEAR READERS: Twenty- five years ago tomorrow, I told you about a new, nationwide effort to honor and remember our nation’s troops, veterans and families by seeking out and preserving their war correspondence from every conflict in U.S. history. 11/10/2023 05:00 AM

Kay Granger ‘s leadership will surely be missed

Kay Granger ‘s leadership will surely be missed

Kay Granger embodies what all of us should demand from public leadership: an understanding of community needs, an appreciation of broader world issues and a heartfelt commitment to serve selflessly. 11/08/2023 12:00 AM

Must I glue my eyes to TV?

Must I glue my eyes to TV?

I had forgotten about it, but my father once reminisced about finding elementary school-aged me habitually “watching” TV with my back turned to the set. 11/08/2023 12:00 AM

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