Don’t lose the keys

Shed a Little Light“Waiter, I’ll have my meal automated, with a side of artificial intelligence.”It may sound like a scenario that will never happen, but when it comes to technology and progress, I’m not holding my breath.After all, less than 20 years ago the smartphone was introduced.

Lockney Hospital to install new security cameras

The Lockney General Hospital board of directors held their regular meeting on April 1, 2026. During the meeting the board members discussed the installation of new security cameras.The meeting was called to order by board president Brent Barker at 12:07 p.m. in the hospital conference room.

Does your wagon need fixing?

COMMENTARYIf somebody tells you they’re going to fix your wagon, that’s not good. Not unless your wagon is broken and needs fixing. Mine is and does.

Soil for raised beds

CUISINE & CULTUREToday is the third of three columns discussing raised beds in the garden. In the previous two columns were advantages and how to build a raised bed.

Patrick warns GOP could lose state House majority

AUSTIN— Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.Without that unity, Patrick said that state Rep. James...

‘Planet Earth. You. Are. A. Crew.’

C O M M E N T A R Y | SUEJANESULLIVAN@GMAIL.COMThe Orion service module was built by the European Space Agency.The Canadian Space Agency shared an astronaut.The launch control center was at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.NASA’s Mission Control Center logged in at the Johnson Space Center in...

2026 Community Calendar

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Sister sister

Shed a Little LightMy older granddaughter achieved a personal goal this week that she had set way back at the first of the school year: to read a million words.It’s a thing in elementary schools, in conjunction with the Accelerated Reader program, I am guessing, in which students select books from...

Border wall through Big Bend apparently on hold

AUSTIN— After public outcry, a physical border wall through Big Bend National Park appears to be on hold, The Texas Tribune reported.In February, the Trump administration waived more than two dozen environmental laws in order to clear the way for a 150-milelong wall through West Texas, including...

Ham an Easter tradition

Sitting down at the table for a holiday meal is typically a large part of the Easter festivities. It is, by tradition, to help celebrate the end of the Lenten season, and that Christ has risen.Commonly, the star on the dinner table is a baked ham.