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Governor’s Race Already Heating Up
Governor’s field in 2006 likely to be crowdedRick Perry wants a record: ten years as Texas governor Republican Bill Clements served eight, but separated by four years of …
Jimmy Lane — Surviving the Hungry Years…
Jimmy Lane, former Crosby resident, West Virginia native, former boxer and now a retired Texan living in Athens, Tex., wrote a book a couple of years ago. Surviving …
Apollo 11 — 35 Years later… by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
On July 16, 1969, three men began a voyage that would forever change our world, and mark their place in the history books. They were aboard the Apollo …
Anyone have a cup of sugar?
The Mrs. asked me to – make some extra – blackberry jam so she can take it to thegranddaughters in Pennsylvania next month. Told her I would since …
Church bloopers…
It is time for a few laughs. Sometime ago a longtime Union Carbide buddy of mine, also a Methodist Minister, sent me a group of “mistakes” in church …
Chow Chow time at Charlie’s Kitchen…
There is almost three gallons of cut up cabbage, green tomatoes, onions, boc Choy, bell peppers, carrots and 40 jalapeno peppers soaking in a brine mixture while I …
Breakfast cereal, children’s books…
I was eating my breakfast a few days ago composed of juice, a banana, coffee and one of my favorite cereals; Cheerios. I finished and began digging through …