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Stocks that won’t tank

Stocks that won’t tank

Stocks that won’t tank

News Staff
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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

Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines

News Staff
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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?

What’d I Miss?

What’d I Miss?

News Staff
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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.
Did you miss Green Monday?

Did you miss Green Monday?

Did you miss Green Monday?

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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

Most Texas pregnancy deaths preventable

Most Texas pregnancy deaths preventable

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Body GARY BORDERS A long-awaited state report concludes most pregnancy- related deaths in Texas in 2019 were preventable and disproportionately affected Black women.
Kudos to hospitals and doctors at year-end

Kudos to hospitals and doctors at year-end

Kudos to hospitals and doctors at year-end

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Body A recent article from one of the big daily newspapers cautions us that the one present you don’t want to pass along to your kinfolks this Christmas is any of the various strains of respiratory illness going around—Covid-19, RSV, and the flu.
2022 Community Calendar

2022 Community Calendar

2022 Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Body 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. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S. Main, Lockney, Mon.–Thurs., 1–5 p.m.
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