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Consumer tirades
Consumer tirades

I just heard about a local business losing a major customer over a trivial misunderstanding.

02/26/2023 12:00 AM
Rooting for Senator Fetterman
Rooting for Senator Fetterman

The day started at 7 a.m. with a breakfast meeting and ended after 11 p.m. — and I was exhausted.

02/22/2023 12:00 AM
Presidents’ Day is for baseball
Presidents’ Day is for baseball

U.S. presidents’ love affair with baseball dates back to George Washington, who wrote in his journal that during Valley Forge he “sometimes throws and catches a ball for hours with his aide-de-camp.”

02/22/2023 12:00 AM
Abbott presents seven top priorities in State of State from San Marcos
Abbott presents seven top priorities in State of State from San Marcos

Abbott lays out seven top priorities Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation-only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Those priorities include $4 billion for border security, property tax relief and more school choice for parents, which he called “education freedom.” He avoided use of the word “vouchers.’

02/21/2023 05:00 AM
Dear Abby
Betrayal shatter marriage at beginning of retirement

DEAR ABBY: I’m in mourning for my husband. He’s still alive, but he up and left six months ago and sent me a text saying he’s done. He is living with another woman. I didn’t see it coming. We were planning our retirement move up to our cabin. One weekend he kicked me out of the cabin, and three hours later had her join him there.

02/21/2023 05:00 AM
Shining a Light on Emotional Manipulation
Shining a Light on Emotional Manipulation

What Does Gaslighting Really Mean?

02/19/2023 05:00 AM
Thank you for preparing San Marcos for the freeze
Thank you for preparing San Marcos for the freeze

After watching the damage done to Austin neighborhoods by the ice storms of last week and the number of homes who have lost power for five or more days, I want to express sincere appreciation and gratitude to our Mayor Jane Hughson, the City Council and the McCoy Tree Surgeons of Oklahoma. Their actions over the last few years have significantly reduced the number of power outages from falling limbs or trees in our city.

02/19/2023 05:00 AM
Just how clean is your vehicle?
Just how clean is your vehicle?

Who needs forensics and gunfire?

02/19/2023 05:00 AM
Mother’s attitude, jealousy create an unpleasant dynamic
Mother’s attitude, jealousy create an unpleasant dynamic

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I recently had a baby, and it has created some major issues with my mom and in-laws. Mom is an unhappy person who blames others and external factors for her unhappiness. She laments her unhappiness to me. She’s incredibly jealous of any time we spend with my partner’s family. She makes mean comments about them to me and questions the amount of time we spend with them.

02/17/2023 12:00 AM
How to write a romance story
How to write a romance story

All my father ever wanted as a young man was to marry my mother and start a family — plans that were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict.

02/15/2023 12:00 AM
Texas Editorial Roundup
Texas Editorial Roundup

Editorial: Gov. Abbott’s big DEI mistake Dallas Morning News

02/15/2023 12:00 AM
Capital Highlights — Abbott issues disaster declaration, seeks fed help
Capital Highlights — Abbott issues disaster declaration, seeks fed help

Gov. Greg Abbot has issued a disaster declaration for Texas counties affected by the early February ice storm and is seeking a federal declaration as well for areas in Southeast Texas affected by rare January tornadoes. The ice storm caused considerable damage to property and power outages in the affected areas. The declaration for icestorm damaged counties includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties.

02/14/2023 12:00 AM
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