Pure Innocence
When my youngest two granddaughters pay me a visit, I am rewarded beyond my greatest expectations.
When my youngest two granddaughters pay me a visit, I am rewarded beyond my greatest expectations.
Every now and again, someone comes up with suggestions for addition to the list of what to do when there’s nothing to do.
When my youngest two granddaughters pay me a visit, I am rewarded beyond my greatest expectations.
E arly voting in the March 5 primary election ends Friday with a host of candidates on the ballot in both parties, including president, U.S. Senate, all 38 Texas U.S. representatives, all 150 Texas House representatives, and down to local races for district attorney, sheriff and other positions.
Texas’ prime grilling season is only weeks away. I await in the shadow of a conundrum, not knowing whether to mark off calendar days with giddy anticipation or be “gloomed” like Charlie Brown stumbling away from another setback.
Last night was surprisingly calm, all things considered. I told my husband, Peter, that he should not plan to get a good night’s sleep. I told him this because Peter has never had a cat, and yesterday, we adopted one.
America is rotting from within. Lethal illegal drugs are being trafficked into our nation. Criminals are running our cities. Teaching children unthinkable immoral acts is championed. Justice is dependent on your political party and personal views. The family has been redefined. Gender is a personal choice. Killing babies before birth is a convenience. Lies are declared as truth to sway the masses, and truth is based on feelings. Why is all this happening? Because of America’s insatiable desire to satisfy her own lusts, and the consequences of that perilous pursuit.
Afederal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws – a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution. The Austin American-Statesman reported the U.S. Justice Department sued the state over the law set to go into effect next month. It would allow any law enforcement official in the state to arrest someone here illegally, with mandatory sentences of between six months and 20 years.
It is no secret that the students who fill our Lamesa schools’ hallways are our communities’ future, but what may not be as clear to everyone just yet is how bright our future could be. As the principal at North Elementary, I can attest that we have some of the kindest, brightest, hard-working students, and if you were to visit, you are sure always to be greeted, given a smile, a hug, or even a high-five. Once greeted, you would see the collective learning efforts in each and every classroom. From 3rd grade, working on making inferences and proving them with evidence from the latest story they have read, to 5th-grade math, working on converting fractions to decimals using place value, to PE, working on asking higher-level questions; the goal of all students learning at high levels is pursued with passion by each adult.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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