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New year can’t yet shake focus from COVID-19 It’s a new year, but the news out of the capital continues to focus on COVID-19. Gov.

Olympic Gains? . . .

Uncle Mort, age 108, said he was ‘locked and loaded’ to give me an earful when he called recently. Reflecting on our lengthy conversation later, I decided he had unloaded at least two “earfuls,” rapidity at 250 words per minute, with gusts to 300.

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Texans urged to roll up their sleeves Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage the public to follow suit.

Donor Alert: A Sliver of Liver...

I have never read columns as entertaining as those penned by the late Erma Bombeck, who survived by cancer surgery, only to be claimed by kidney disease at age 69.

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Public access to Legislature up in the air When the Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 12, a key question is how the public will have access to their lawmakers during the pandemic. State Rep.

Special Grandmothers.. .

Recent conversations—okay, maybe just banter—have me thinking heavily about grandmothers. Those who’ve had the nurturing of two are doubly blessed. (I knew just one, since the flu epidemic in the 1920s took one away several years prior to my birth.

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Supreme Court rejects Texas AG’s lawsuit The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the results of the presidential election.

Commissioners to meet Monday

Lamb County Commissioners will conduct a business meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14 2020 in the Lamb County Courthouse, where they will consider six items on their agenda. That also includes the six consent agenda items, to make the agenda 11 items for their consideration. 1.

Footwear Frustrations . . .

The subject of footwear has hit me dead center in recent days. Following are details of unlikely happenings last week. Remembrances are hand-on-the-Bible truths to which I am sticking.

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Texas to get 1.4 million COVID vaccine doses Texas is ready to distribute 1.4 million doses as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine receives federal government approval. Gov. Greg Abbott said the vaccines should be arriving the week of Dec. 14 and would be distributed to qualifying providers.