Columns

Body Andy has always said that his dad, whom I never had the privilege of meeting, was a fairly mild-mannered easy-going guy. Respected and well liked in his rural community, a boys’ baseball coach, and a church-goer – seems he had a friendly word for everyone.

Body As Texas Agriculture Commissioner, I am responsible for the licensing of more than 850 entities that currently grow, handle, sample or process hemp in Texas. Hemp and marijuana are two different names for the flowering plant known as cannabis.

Body As the temperatures rise across the country, extreme heat can have a significant impact on everyone’s safety, but it can be especially stressful and confusing for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Body After the massive mail slowdowns and postage hikes of 2021, Congress took action to financially stabilize the U.S. Postal Service by passing a historic, bipartisan postal reform bill.

Body Like so many of us, I have a lot of my family and friends’ birthdates in my phone’s calendar, and I have it set to notify me when a loved one’s birthday is on the horizon.

Body Every summer I write an article to remind coaches and student-athletes about the danger of working out in the heat. Although there are less deaths today because of knowledge of heat exhaustion, it still happens. Hydration and rest are key in reducing core body temperature.

Body In athletics, we sometimes perceive a coach or player has lost their edge or usefulness. Coaches, for example, might have served admirably for several years. Then, for whatever the reason they are replaced.

Body I’ve been reading my Bible in reverse. Oh, not really word-by-word in reverse, just in the reverse order of books.

Body NOTICE: Please observe the warning signs of red cones and yellow Caution tape around the front of the Van Zandt Newspapers building at the corner of Tyler and Buffalo Streets.

Body Anyone examining my Internet browser history would be bored to tears – Amazon purchases, links for my new job, reviews of defibrillators our church is considering, etc.