Let it go
Tue, 06/25/2024 - 12:00am
My grand daughter likes to watch a certain movie - over and over again. In it, the protagonist belts out a message in song: Let it go.
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Electric demand could nearly double by 2030
Tue, 06/25/2024 - 12:00am
The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.
On bubble-blowing and peace pipes
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:00am
A unt Maude, wed to my Uncle Mort since Noah’s ark went into dry dock, says that her hubby regularly encounters premonitions while in dreamland.
Cheerleaders and a Jack Russell
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:00am
One summer we hosted a party at our barn where the junior high cheerleaders could work on their football pep rally projects.
Freedom is not free!
Fri, 06/21/2024 - 12:00am
No, it is not… absolutely not! There was always a price tag.
Lamesa ISD Strengthens Commitment to Student Support
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 12:00am
As Lamesa ISD embarks on the third year of its Social Emotional Support (SES) Department, the district continues its mission to eliminate barriers that hinder students from reaching their full academic potential. The SES Department is dedicated to addressing and alleviating social and emotional challenges that may impact student performance. With a social emotional support specialist stationed at each campus, the district provides vital resources for students facing a range of issues, from academic struggles to family and situational difficulties.
Drought conditions ease slightly while heat dome returns
Tue, 06/18/2024 - 12:00am
Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.
Long Ago Promises
Fri, 06/14/2024 - 12:00am
For the most part, handshakes, backslaps, hugs and teardrops--some joyously wept from grateful souls who achieved much, and some from others who barely sneaked by to graduate--now are part of history. In bygone years, school superintendents and university presidents considered graduation events to be successful if everyone left venues in the same state of health and well-being as when they entered.
What’s in Wyoming?
Fri, 06/14/2024 - 12:00am
What was the first National Park? Yellowstone. Where is that Park? Wyoming.