Nitpicks and Toothpicks...

When one nitpicks, there’s no end to it. We’re all frequently guilty, and I admit to being among chief sinners, particularly since the term’s initial usage began in 1956, the same year I finished Early High School. Sudden thought: Maybe I’m the guy who first justified the term.

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State CapitalHouse bill proposes new standardized testA Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

A Pullman Pushed and Pulled...

THE IDLE AMERICANIt’s got to be a borderline miracle when Eastland—a town with fewer than 5,000 people—can lay claim to not one, but TWO “facts” worthy of the Guinness Book of Records recognition.“Facts” has quotation marks for a reason.

Looking Back at Easter...

Easter, 2025, was a time like none other!

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State CapitalHouse passes school voucher billThe Texas House on Thursday passed Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill after a years-long campaign by the governor and his allies, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Lt. Gov.

PASTOR’S CORNER

This past weekend I enjoyed one of the greatest Easter celebrations of my life. Our family had a wonderful time together on Good Friday. We read scriptures and had fellowship with friends. On Saturday we reflected on the silence of it all.

Uppers With Downers...

Don’t ever mention falling through cracks in the presence of Rev. Jared Greer—unless you delight in seeing eyes roll, hair stand on end and bodily contortions with “rigors” followed shortly by “mortis.

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Paxton, Cornyn gear up for primary battleTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton made it official last week, announcing he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next March’s Republican primary.

Days of Nickel Drinks...

I might never have resented my brother if he’d have been born other than in 1944, when Grapette was getting a foothold in our town.

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State CapitalSenate bill would curb home insurance rates without approvalLawmakers in the Texas Senate are considering a measure that would require home insurers to get approval from regulators before increasing rates more than 10%, the Houston Chronicle reported.The bill, sponsored by state Sen.