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Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

If you want to be different, walk around making notes in a journal, preferably in cursive, with a pen or pencil.I’m looking back over a week at a Cajun music camp. I went to learn Cajun fiddle and didn’t. But there’s hope.Things traditional prevailed.
Super seed and spice blends

Super seed and spice blends

Super seed and spice blends

Many of us take daily dietary supplements or do something as simple as strategically adding a few helpful seeds and spices to our food. We can reap big benefits from these small additions.I began regularly sipping on green smoothies about three and half years ago.
Early voting ends on Friday

Early voting ends on Friday

Early voting ends on Friday

AUSTIN— Texans who wish to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election have until closing time Friday, Nov. 1 to do so.
Some kind of feller

Some kind of feller

Some kind of feller

The World Series in late October, no matter what two teams are involved, is an autumn highlight for a baseball fan such as myself. As a lifelong Yankees fan, I find this year’s matchup is even more watchworthy.
The 501

The 501

The 501

Cavity-fighting fluoride caveatsIf you’re a bubble gum-chewing kid and you’re very scared of the dentist (with reason) and drinking water with fluoride can keep you from getting cavities, you vote for fluoride.Except kids can’t vote. Yep, from age six through adolescence.
Good people did nothing

Good people did nothing

Good people did nothing

Seven years ago in August 2017, I drove to New York City on a singular mission: to meet and have lunch with a Jewish survivor from World War II, Johanna Reiss.

PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS COMING UP

WJ MANGOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LOCKNEY GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT) Wednesday, Oct. 30, 12 noon, Hospital Annex, 320 N. Main, LockneyFLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Tuesday, Nov. 12, 8 a.m., County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Floydada.FLOYDADA CISD Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. - FCISD School...
5th Circuit Court removes judge from foster care suit

5th Circuit Court removes judge from foster care suit

5th Circuit Court removes judge from foster care suit

AUSTIN— The federal judge who has repeatedly found Texas in contempt for not fixing its foster care system has been removed by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a threejudge panel faulting U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s “highly antagonistic demeanor,” The Texas Tribune reported.