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The life in your years
The often-quoted Abraham Lincoln once observed: “And in the end, it is not the years in your life, but the life in your years.” Are your taking advantage of the life left in your years?
Resident questions lack of livestreaming at meeting
The following was used by Carter Schildknect in addressing the school board at their meeting this past Thursday. She asked that it be printed as a letter to the editor.
Waste this day
A wasted day can be time well spent so long as it is wasted with purpose” - Anonymous We are a culture often consumed with the material world. We assess value based on our net worth, which is often decreased by net waste. Time spent amassing wealth is valuable; time spent wasting time is just that. And that could very well lead to a squandered life.
LISD gives kids a chance
My name is David Ritchey. I am proud and blessed to represent the Lamesa community as the Lamesa High School Principal. I am in the fourth year of my second stint with Lamesa ISD. Chances are, I have either opened the door for your student or fist bumped your student as they arrive for the school day at some point in those four years. I tell everyone that will listen, Lamesa kids are the best kids.
Judge sings a prison sentence
When my aged Uncle Mort tells a story that is not “truth-proofed,” it merely means he heard it somewhere, and details may be accurate – or, more likely – figments of his imagination. Herewith is his most current tale.
A hat-wearing memorial
This past week we attended the memorial for my husband Peter’s oldest sister, Shelley.
How to stop living in chaos
There are people whose life is one chaotic moment after another. Constant crises. Why? Because of their own poor choices. It seems to be one bad decision after another. And as time goes on, it is natural to wonder, “Will anything ever change?”
