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Dear salesperson: No means no...really

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Icould never be a salesperson. It is just not something I’m cut out for, and that is due to the fact that I don’t like it when I believe that

Committee starts work on property tax reform

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Voters would have the power to prevent their local governmental bodies from increasing property taxes by more than 2.5 percent per year under legislation introduced in the Texas Senate and

Senate finance panel starts state budget work

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State capital Highlights

Jane Nelson, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, on Jan. 22 said she would follow an aggressive agenda to deliver a budget ready for floor debate by the end of February.

“There are a lot of things this committee and the full Senate will decide to add, subtract, change, before we actually recommend out of this committee a budget,” she said. At the top of the list are school finance and property tax relief.

How do you escape from a ‘funk’?

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Life matters

How do you escape from a “funk”?

Maybe that’s not the right word, but I’m guessing you can figure out what I’m talking about.

Sometimes we don’t know what got us in the state of mind we are in. We just know we don’t feel right. Sometimes we know exactly what got us there, but, while someone once said, “knowing is half the battle,” it’s still only half.

I’ve been in about a three-week funk.

I know exactly what caused it, but I’ve had a heck of a time shaking it.

Making friends in Azle through the decades

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After moving to Azle in 1967, I had several “adventures” that led to making many new friends.

The first came on a visit to Trammell’s Restaurant. The waitress was busy and we had no conversation. “Wrong place to meet people,” I thought.

But just then a small, older man walked in. He came over to me and said “That is my stool you are sitting on. I have sat on that same stool at the same time ever since this place opened. Would you please move down?”

Sounding off on the latest tech advancement

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Here were two words I had never seen put together: bone conduction. But first... I remember the first time I saw a microwave oven; it was a bona fide miracle.

The ‘Secret Sauce’ for a healthy new year

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Men don’t share recipes. At least not publicly. Words you will never hear from a guy: “Hey, Bubba! Go check out my Pinterest board on great hors d’oeuvres for a

A little boy’s memory to combat rainy days

Iremember a time with mom on the back porch – the sun shining across my face and into my heart. It was a simple moment – a little boy and

Letters to the editor

Charity group says thanks for donations It is difficult to know how to express my deep gratitude to everyone who helps the Castle Hills Mission House and have them understand

With new legislative session beginning, House speaker named

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The 86th Texas Legislature convened on Jan. 8 with all its customary ceremonies and recognitions – chief of which was the unanimous election of a new House speaker – Angleton