Our devices keep us prisoners at times
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My sister sends a text, telling me she is making lasagna, and asks if I will bring a cake. “Sounds great!” I readily agree.
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Abbott appoints Guerra, Shah to Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
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Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John Guerra, D.O. and Shweta Shah, M.D. to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force for terms set to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Task Force coordinates implementation of the state’s plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease and educates health care professionals.
Early voting now underway
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E arly voting is now underway for the Nov. 7 general election. Voters will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments, including measures to provide property tax relief and raise the homestead exemption to $100,000.
Hardening ourselves into weapons dangerous
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Something happened on Tuesday, as I began researching this column — I wound up having to give myself a COVID test. A good friend had just tested positive and, well, we had recently gotten together.
Sign at gas station makes customers think
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The sign in front of the gas station says “Unleaded, 3.39, special on Colt .357 Magnum, six-inch barrel.” Visitors here in the valley do a double take when they see Vince’s sign there at what we all know as “the gas station gun shop.” That’s because Vince doesn’t believe in being deprived of his passion while earning a living. His passion: guns.
Talking to dogs is something that is needed
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It’s no secret that I love dogs. I love dogs, and I don’t have one right now because, traveling as much as my husband, Peter, and I do, having a dog makes no sense. We know this. We have discussed this. There are times I would like to have a dog so much it makes my heart hurt. And then I realize how easy it is to get on a plane without worrying about the welfare of a dog, and I know we have—at least for now—made the right decision.
Abbott ties voucher passage to teacher pay, school funding
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Gov. Greg Abbott, just hours after the Senate initially approved a school voucher measure, said he would add teacher raises and increased public school funding to the ongoing special session agenda if the Texas Legislature passes his voucher plan, the Texas Tribune reported.
The squeaker of the House is gone, now what?
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Some 269 days before his eventual ouster, Kevin McCarthy put himself into quite a predicament. To become Speaker, he was willing to give in to any radical demands within his caucus. On Tuesday Oct. 3rd, those concessions finally caught up to him and he was deposed.
Just too hot for Chipper Invitational golf tourney
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We didn’t have the Chipper Invitational Golf Tournament this year. It wasn’t a good summer for anything that takes place outdoors, for one thing.
My story features new idea about forgiveness
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’ve been thinking about forgiveness. I A lot has been said on the subject by people a lot smarter than I, so I don’t have anything valuable to add to the discussion at large, but I’ve been thinking of how it affects me, and what a powerful thing it is.
