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Helen Joyce Garrett, of Edgewood, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at the age of 74.
Read moreDuring their regular monthly meeting Feb. 22, the Van School Board approved the cancellation of the May 1 trustee election as only one candidate signed up to run in each of the four available board positions.
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Government should never again assume the authority to tell anyone or any business that the work they do is unimportant. The Legislature owes it to all of Texas to protect their right to earn a living and feed their family.
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As virtual learning rolls on, it is becoming more evident how much parents rely on schools being open. It seems with each new day, more parents want their children back in the classroom. I read a news story out of Los Angeles where parents took to the streets in downtown LA for a morning caravan, demanding schools be reopened immediately so their children “could get an education.”
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The second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has once again ended in acquittal, making him the first president to defeat impeachment twice and leaving congressional Democrats wondering what comes next. They are currently split as to whether they should take up the $2 trillion in government stimulus proposed by President Biden.
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When the 2020 National Football League (NFL) season began in September, I was skeptical about whether the NFL could play all 256 regular season contests and 12 playoff games without interruption during the coronavirus pandemic prior to Super Bowl Sunday today (Feb. 7).
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No one ever taught my Mama to cook. Her own mama took over her husband’s job in a tannery when he died suddenly, then she worked in a defense factory during World War II. Consequently, when I was growing up, I never knew meat could be served any way other than very well done. Round steak and pork chops slid down my gullet with lots of ketchup lubrication.
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This column may not turn out to be funny. For those of you who have never noticed any humor in my articles, the lack of humor will be no surprise.
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