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Catch them doing something right

Now, I’m not being critical, but ...” May I let you in on a secret? Did you see that little “but” in that first sentence? What it means is that

The odd mom out

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When I was a young woman – way back when – I was set and sure about what kind of mom I wanted to be. And the longer it took

Letters to the Editor

Editor: Regarding the front page story [June 5] about Coach [Tracy] Tadlock not being rehired – by Mark K. Campbell: I don’t know who on your staff chose to put

Governor signs disaster-related legislation

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and 23 House and Senate members joined Gov. Greg Abbott in Houston on June 13 as he signed four disaster preparedness

A lifetime so far: I am this many days old

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If you have your copy of the paper dated April 7, 2011, then this column might be a bit familiar.

If – for some weird reason – you don’t have that News, then I’ll tell you the topic that day was my turning 20,000 days old.

The actual date was March 29, 2011.

In that old column, I checked on what I did on specific prior keynote days – 5,000; 10,000; 15,000; and 20,000.

Now, this June 15, I will be 23,000 days old.

I turned 21,000 days old on Sunday, December 29, 2013.

Hiding in plain sight

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It was right there in plain sight. I just missed it.

How often has that been true in your life? It was something that you should have noticed. You looked right at it.

But you missed it.

I experienced that recently in my own backyard.

I’m talking literally in my backyard – the yard behind my house.

Gov. signs school safety, mental health bill

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Gov. Greg Abbott on June 6 signed three bills into law to improve school safety and expand access to mental health resources.

“After the horrific shooting (at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018) and the subsequent school safety roundtables, I made school safety an emergency item to help prevent a tragedy like this from happening again,” Abbott said.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

State not taking care of its workers

Dear Editor:

The “State Capitol Highlights” by Ed Sterling [“Officials say state’s top issues resolved” May 29] paints a rosy picture of Texas lawmakers congratulating themselves on the past legilsative session and the allocation of the Texas state budget.

But, for state employees and retirees – of whom I am one – the outlook is glum.

The last time there was an across-the-board pay raise was 2013; the cost of living has increased 18 percent since then.

State officials pass property tax, school finance reform

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While the Memo-rial Day holiday was observed across Texas, lawmakers stayed busy at the state Capitol, voting on key bills in the final three days of the 86th Texas Legislature’s

Speaking out about using ‘thee’ and ‘thuh’

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I like words. That explains why, when it came time, I left the Arlington Fire Department to become a small town newspaper guy. (So few understand that trigger pull. Of course,