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Secretary of State applauds early voting turnout

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Statistics compiled by the office of the secretary of state show Texans cast ballots in record numbers during the early voting period before the Nov. 6 midterm general election.

Of the 12,255,607 registered voters in the 30 most-populous counties of Texas, some 4,884,528 individuals voted in person or by mail during the early voting period of Oct. 22 through Nov.

Happy holidays!

THINKING OUT LOUD

It’s Christmastime!

Yes, I know November is barely a week old.

Yes, I know that Thanksgiving has not yet graced us with its presence.

Still, it is Christmastime.

Those who know me know that come Nov. 1, holiday music, clothing, and décor are fair game.

That doesn’t mean in our household we skip Thanksgiving, or that it holds any less importance during the holiday season.

I recently received a meme that perfectly lays out the schedule of celebrations during the last three months of the year.

Miles to go before I sleep

ON YOUR MARK

Once again, I finally gave up and got out of bed – it was 2:35 a.m.

I’ve had issues sleeping for years. I blame this early rising instance on the time change since I was asleep by 9:30 thanks, in part, to a Cowboys Monday night game droning in the background.

(Whatever switch flicked inside me 20 years ago that made me quit caring about a bunch of millionaires playing football has helped my sleeping somewhat; I no longer stay up into the dead of night hoping with every fiber of my being that Dallas would win.)

Which habits have the biggest impact?

LIFE MATTERS

Choices, choices, choices.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Your life – your one and only life on planet Earth – is profoundly affected by the choices you make.

That’s why, for the past several weeks, I have been highlighting some insights from my newly articulated Life Positioning System.

I hope you have been keeping up. If not, you can find those at drgerrylewis.com .

So far, I’ve written about four of the six powerful choices that make up the LPS.

Venom is Deadpool-lite in every manner

The Movie Man dropped back a few weeks to fetch Venom. That’s because the weekend before Halloween is one of the least attended box office weekends – naturally, people are

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, With all the different opinions about feeding deer, here is some deer “food for thought: from a state (not Texas) website. In areas where people are feeding deer,

Believe it or Not, Part II: Speaking of the lottery...

In 1961, I was driving home one Friday night – at the time I was living in Mansfield – when I passed a cafe and saw a friend’s car parked

When life happens, try asking better questions

Life happens. Sometimes it just keeps happening. Actually, it always keeps happening. That’s not the problem. The problem is that we too often think it is happening to us instead

Disaster declaration affects many Texas counties hit by heavy rains, flooding

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 18 Texas counties recently impacted by deadly weather that claimed at least four lives and caused extensive flooding. On Oct. 16

Letter to the editor

Regarding last week’s letter “Building on the coast a bad idea,” I applaud the editor’s choice of the adjacent “The Thinker” cartoon on climate change. It’s quite unusual that I