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The no-hands wonder of the rodeo ring
The no-hands wonder of the rodeo ring
THISWEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY 12/06/2023 10:20 PM
Not blue, just a little gray
Not blue, just a little gray
“On a scale of 0-4, with zero being never and four being very often, how often would you say you have felt unhappy or sad in the last two weeks?” ------ It’s a question my therapist asks approximately every two months. She tracks my answers as a way to obtain a little bit of insight on how I have been feeling. 12/06/2023 10:10 PM
Battle continues over vouchers
Battle continues over vouchers
Capital Highlights 11/29/2023 11:00 PM
Texas courtroom scene of historic trial
Texas courtroom scene of historic trial
On Nov. 24, 1923, a Fort Worth jury came back with a verdict in the federal fraud trial of disgraced explorer, Dr. 11/21/2023 10:00 PM
A girl’s best friend
A girl’s best friend
“When we’re high, when we’re low, you’re always by my side. 11/21/2023 09:50 PM
Jury duty is not like the movies
Jury duty is not like the movies
I got selected for something recently that caught me by surprise — serving on a jury. 11/15/2023 10:00 PM
Quest for revenge ends in execution
Quest for revenge ends in execution
As the Texas Ranger lieutenant prepared to fight 150 or more Indians with only 18 men on Nov. 10, 1837, he must have questioned the wisdom of his reckless decision to part company with his captain, William Mosby Eastland. 11/08/2023 10:00 PM
How I met my sister-friends
How I met my sister-friends
We all have people, places, or things that we cherish that create memories and bonds that last for a lifetime. For me, my college years were some of the best years of my life. I joined the acapella chorus, was initiated into a sorority and worked a lectureship. 11/08/2023 09:50 PM
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor: Starting October 23- November 3 and on Election Day November 7, you have an opportunity to vote FOR Prop 9, a TRS Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for over 420,00 TRS public education retireesteachers, administrative personnel, school bus drivers, janitors, maintenance workers, nurses, cafeteria workers and more. I bet you know a publicschool retiree. Think how this modest COLA could help them! 11/01/2023 09:30 PM
Especially when no one is looking
Especially when no one is looking
Integrity, noun, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. -Oxford Languages ------ In laymen’s terms, integrity is often described as, “Doing the right thing, even though no one is watching.” 11/01/2023 09:20 PM
The grandfather clause
The grandfather clause
There is often a period of time between the last day of a new mother’s maternity leave and the first day of childcare for the infant. At least that’s what both our daughters informed us for the past thirteen years. They said according to the “experts”, it is beneficial for newborns to spend several weeks with their grandparents to enhance their psychological and sociological growth, or some mumbo-jumbo like that. Who are we to argue with experts, so we grandparents agree to babysit these little bundles of joy. 11/01/2023 09:20 PM
Taft believed Texas might go republican
Taft believed Texas might go republican
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY 10/25/2023 09:10 PM
I'm still a journalism junkie
I'm still a journalism junkie
One day, I was on the phone with my momma reading her a blog post that I had written when she replied, “Lacy, you’ve had a pen in your hand since before you could read words. I used to always tell your father, ‘I don't know what it is about Lacy, but she is naturally drawn to pen and paper.’” Unbeknownst to me at the time that I was born with the gift of writing, a really good memory and wit, just to name a few. However, despite the fact that I was born with these gifts, I had no recollection of the times of which she was speaking. In my immediate family, I am the second of two children, and almost the youngest in my graduating class. I started school a year earlier because it was private, my tuition was free and my father was insistent that my brother and I receive a great education. 10/25/2023 09:00 PM
Life no bed of roses for Bob Wills
Life no bed of roses for Bob Wills
THIS WEEK IN TEXAS HISTORY 10/18/2023 09:00 PM
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
If you’ve been following video games for any length of time, you have probably heard of “The Last of Us.” In many instances, you didn’t have to play the game to understand that culture that surrounds it. If you still hadn’t heard of it, maybe you did from the HBO series that aired last year while breaking viewership records. This series is where my column title, “Wolves never look up,” comes from. 10/18/2023 08:50 PM
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