2023 Community Calendar

Body Updates? Email us at fchb.editor@yahoo.com COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS— FLOYDADA—Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488.

Communication 101

Body After a few days of watching students compete in a speaking contest, I might make an easy assumption that ideas are best spread through what comes out of our mouths. Not so.

88th Lege starts with surplus; will it mean property tax relief?

Body If you live in West Texas, it’s not easy to know what the Texas Legislature is doing, when it meets every other year for 140 days in Austin. The 88th Legislative Session began Tuesday.

Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Body The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

Stocks that won’t tank

Body If you buy livestock supplement in a round steel tank six feet across, you end up with an empty tank not designed for eventual long-term use as a water tank. Ask me. Not to worry. Supplement in big steel containers seems not be a current buying choice. I looked.

Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Body GARY BORDERS AUSTIN—Massive flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines during the Christmas holiday week are prompting the federal government to look into why thousands of travelers were left stranded across the country, along with huge piles of luggage in airports served by the...

What’d I Miss?

Body As the returning Thomas Jefferson poses in song upon returning from a lengthy sojourn in France, in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton,” the question suggests that the answer is, a lot.

A fantasy of fruitcakes for fans

Body My husband told me all he wants for Christmas is a fruitcake. Wow, what do I do with that bit of information?

Did you miss Green Monday?

Body An email just arrived saying “Green Monday is still on.” Today happens to be Tuesday at our house. Apparently Green Monday was yesterday, but, like Black Friday, it’s getting extended. Cyber Monday follows Black Friday.

Most Texas pregnancy deaths preventable

Body GARY BORDERS A long-awaited state report concludes most pregnancy- related deaths in Texas in 2019 were preventable and disproportionately affected Black women.