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I have reason to believe left-wing U.S. environmental groups may have received covert financing from the Chinese government. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, I asked him to investigate potential funding streams from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to a group of organizations that influence American politics.
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As a kid, I always looked forward to Halloween as a prelude to Christmas. I could usually count on at least one pre-Christmas toy, because that is my birthday. We even had special Halloween decorations, including a cheap plastic Jacko-lantern with a small light bulb inside. I waited for the day when my Mom would let me put out that decoration, because that meant ‘THE DAY’ was near!
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I had an interesting exchange with an educator on Twitter today. She was an advocate of public schools and acknowledged the persistent shortcomings of the public school system. However, she believes that public education can be fixed with some “radical, innovative thinking” as opposed to parents pulling their children out to homeschool or send to private schools. According to her Twitter bio, she has 30 years of teaching experience in another state. I respect that degree of experience, but at the same time, I don’t understand her logic.
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When you live in the city or in the suburbs you don’t realize how wonderful the night sky can be. In a neighborhood all the lights around you only dim the stars above, so it’s not very inspiring to look up. But out here in the country the night sky can be a spectacular thing.
Read moreHe was so upset that fateful Sunday morning. The Ol’ Devil had been busy, creating heartache and emotional injury in his small East Texas town. So the young pastor had decided that it was time to preach against that wily serpent. High time somebody exposed who was causing such turmoil.
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A theme that (hopefully) becomes clear after reading a few of my articles is gratitude. I’ve thanked most folks who were big influences in my life, like my Papa, my Mom, my wife, Jocelyn, my wonderful church and others who befriended me when I was new to East Texas and knew no one here. But I’ve been thinking recently of folks I never got a chance to thank.
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My dear and much-loved friend, Nadine, has blessed us again with a recipe. The other day we were on the phone talking about the weather and she said she was sitting there with a blanket over her (sigh). She lives near Nashville, TN, and their weather was doing what it’s supposed to do in October and I was completely jealous. During our conversation she mentioned she had a great recipe for broccoli cheese soup like they serve at Panera. I insisted that she send it to me immediately because 1) I’m certain cooler weather will come and 2) we have to be prepared. I can’t think of anything better on a chilly evening than this soup. It will warm your belly and your heart!
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