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Living in a world of idiots

Living in a world of idiots

This past weekend we saw yet another day of one of those things that we say “this kind of stuff doesn’t happen here.” Yet another violent crime, another senseless act, more gunshots, left a young man dead on a New Boston street and yet another family to mourn the loss of one of their own…a young man that had not even gotten out of his teens before his life was taken. 07/10/2024 09:02 AM

How strong is your emergency fund?

How strong is your emergency fund?

You can’t predict financial emergencies — but you can prepare for them. 07/10/2024 09:02 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Proposed fed rule would protect workers from extreme heat 07/10/2024 09:02 AM

Back the Blue...always

Back the Blue...always

I woke up a little late this morning, jumped out of bed, hit the shower real quick and ran out the door with a short pat on the head for my dog and a peck on the lips for my wife. It’s summer, so the kids were still asleep and I didn’t have time to wake them. 07/03/2024 09:02 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

With the Fourth of July bringing a possible fourday weekend for lucky Texans, the Texas A&M Forest Service urges outdoor enthusiasts to exercise fire safety outdoors, especially when using fireworks or starting campfires to roast hot dogs and toast marshmallows. 07/03/2024 09:01 AM

The only good snake is a dead snake

The only good snake is a dead snake

Snakes are everywhere. It really does seem like it nowadays. Everywhere you turn it seems you have to be careful for snakes. They can leap out at you in an instant and spew their venom through their nasty fangs and inflict their pain before you even see them coming. 06/26/2024 09:02 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION 06/12/2024 09:00 AM

The second oldest profession

The second oldest profession

The runoff is now over and one of the nastiest elections I have ever been a part of is past us, and I know I am not alone when I say I am sure glad it is done. 06/12/2024 09:00 AM

Capital Highlights

Capital Highlights

Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post again 06/05/2024 09:00 AM

Weekly Devotional

Weekly Devotional

Matthew 7:7-8, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (NKJV) 06/05/2024 09:00 AM

No More Drugs

A young woman raised her hand to share a testimony at the close of a ladies church service I led but her timing was off—I needed to close the meeting for the morning. 06/05/2024 09:00 AM

Don’t let investments take a vacation

Don’t let investments take a vacation

Summertime is almost here — and for many people that means it’s time to hit the road. But even if you decide to take a vacation, you’ll want other areas of your life to keep working — especially your investments. 06/05/2024 09:00 AM

Forks in the road

Forks in the road

In this crazy thing that we call life, we come across such a wide variety of people along the way. 06/05/2024 09:00 AM

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