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Much-needed rain in April has continued to ease drought conditions, according to the Texas Water Development Board.
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Government mandates and coronavirus shutdowns across America led to an economic disaster last year. In the first few months of 2021, we seem to have turned a corner. The economy is growing, and people are back to work thanks to the easing of COVID restrictions in places like Texas.
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Does anyone remember the old days of being “on call?” Way back when you carried a pager instead of a smart phone? You would receive a number to call, and then you had to find a phone to use. When was the last time anyone saw a pay phone? Some fancy pager models would even let you type in a line or two of text on a very tiny green screen. It’s estimated that there were 61 million pagers out there by 1994.
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Natalee, our 10-year-old granddaughter, mothers everything. Her younger brother. Her cousins. The neighborhood urchins. Even the cottontail rabbit which somehow found its way inside the backyard fence. But it was something that happened during the family’s Easter get-together (all the adults had their Covid shots) that brought Natalee’s penchant for nurturing into sharp focus. Let me explain.
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Earlier in my life, I was very prejudiced against the entire state of Oklahoma. I used to chuckle every time I saw their license plate motto: “Oklahoma is OK!” – as if mediocrity were their goal. Since that time, OK has updated its motto, and I have found much to love about parts of that state.
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The Supreme Court is made up of nine justices: six were appointed by a Republican president and three were appointed by a Democrat. The conservative justices on the court are our last line of defense against the pro-abortion, open borders, gun control fanatics who want to turn this country into a socialist nightmare.
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Imagine someone coming to your workplace and saying, “Show me your product and I’ll point out all your mistakes so you can correct them, thus insuring a better product.” I think that person should be met with loathing and resentment.
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