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Whatever were gains, I now consider loss for the sake of Jesus Christ

Whatever were gains, I now consider loss for the sake of Jesus Christ

Katy and I sure are enjoying our spring break. It has been a much needed break. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

China in midst of 50 years of economic boon

China in midst of 50 years of economic boon

In the late 1960s I took an elective in college called Chinese History. It was a time of the Vietnam War and something else not noted much in the Western World called The Chinese Cultural Revolution. It lasted from 1966 to 1976. Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese socialism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. In reality, it was to consolidate the supreme power of Mao Zedong. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

Why I carry a business card

Why I carry a business card

When I’m at an event with people I’ve never seen before, I depend on my business card for salvation. Even if you don’t have a job, a card lets you to display credentials to get one. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Feeling safe with Ike’s bald head

Feeling safe with Ike’s bald head

With all the current talk about Russia it might be worthwhile to think about the closing days of WWII. In February of 1945 there was a conference at Yalta in Crimea between Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to discuss the post war reconstruction of Germany and Europe. At the time Soviet forces, which were three times the size of the Western Allies, were 40 miles from Berlin and the Western forces were crossing the western boundary of Germany many hundreds of miles from Berlin. Russia demanded the right to drive on to Berlin and occupy Eastern Europe and the Western forces were to stop at the Elbe River. In return, Russia agreed to join the war against Japan whose invasion was expected to create a million casualties. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

‘Opposite day’ Again, I’m in need of some help. I feel like I’m losing my mind. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

I can do all things through Christ…

I can do all things through Christ…

February was an extremely busy month, but a very fun month as we got to follow the Fairfield Lady Eagles throughout the playoffs as they advanced to the state tournament for the fifth time in six years. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Rally for public schools Calling all supporters of public schools. It is time to stand up and be heard and seen. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

Prehistoric humans

Prehistoric humans

We don’t give prehistoric people enough credit. These remarkable folks learned to walk upright, discovered fire, and invented the wheel. Sadly, they made that wheel out of wood, accidentally set it on fire…then had to start over again. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

The old has gone; the new is here…

The old has gone; the new is here…

There has been so much sickness the past several weeks. I got sick last Monday and had to miss a couple days of school due to fever and Strep. I hope everyone is doing better and that the majority of the sickness is behind us. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

Acrimonious election

Acrimonious election

Reading a recently published biography of the sixth president lost in the mist of time, John Quincy Adams, son of the second president. The only such combination other the George Bushes. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

On cusp of change in history

On cusp of change in history

In reading some of George Friedman’s book, “The Storm Before The Calm,” his view is that an era is coming to a close like every 50 years and we have rejuvenated at the end of prior cycles. In 1932 with the election of Franklin Roosevelt, a cycle of shifting economic resources from capital to labor began. This closed out the previous cycle of The Gilded Age where the rich dominated economic resources that became so egregious it came crashing down with the depression. The last president of this cycle was Jimmy Carter when U. S. industry had finally become non-competitive with the rest of the world. Remember when modern fuel-efficient Japanese vehicles began to flood the market replacing American vehicles that looked like army tanks. 01/31/2025 08:23 PM

$1 billion for vouchers, $5 billion for teachers?

$1 billion for vouchers, $5 billion for teachers?

Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The voucher program, also referred to as school choice, would provide public money for private schooling, a key priority for Gov. 01/31/2025 08:23 PM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Concerned about ‘anti-ethical’ values I feel like such a fool. I raised my children to respect law and order. 01/31/2025 08:23 PM

Persevere and grow closer to Christ during the hard times…

Persevere and grow closer to Christ during the hard times…

Seven years ago on Feb. 2, 2018, Katy and I went out on a triple date at Rancho in Teague with Michael & Melissa Grissett and Jeremy & Adrian Little. We enjoyed dinner together and then Katy and I stayed in the parking lot for a while talking. The rest is history. There have been mountains and valleys over the past seven years, but I am so thankful that God gave me Katy as my wife. We have been through a lot, especially with COVID, but we keep pushing on as we try to draw closer to Christ. 01/31/2025 08:23 PM

Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding

Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding

The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and purposes of state agencies that serve the public. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM

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