We all need an Alice in our life
Wed, 03/16/2022 - 12:00am
The doorbell rang unexpectedly tonight. I wasn’t anticipating anyone.
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School reaching out with support for students, others
Wed, 03/16/2022 - 12:00am
The word “pandemic” has quickly become one of the most undesirable words in the English language over the past couple of years. The impact that has been left upon our world has proven to be life-changing and forced every individual to pick up the pieces and delve into a new form of normalcy in our daily lives.
Nine employees accused of sex trafficking at center
Wed, 03/16/2022 - 12:00am
Nine employees at a Bastrop County facility that cares for young victims of sex trafficking have been accused of trafficking those same girls, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Remembering a song of hope
Sun, 03/13/2022 - 12:00am
It’s a reach, of course, to recall a melody popular with the free world in 1942. Somehow, I do, and “Googling” the title revealed lyrics tucked away in a five-year-old’s memory rekindled 80 years later.
A room full of smiles
Sun, 03/13/2022 - 12:00am
My husband, Peter, and I were traveling in Mexico when we suddenly found ourselves without a place to stay. Over the years, all our accommodations while traveling have been quirky in one way or another, but they have all been pretty much what we were expecting, and we’ve never had any insurmountable problems.
Free flow of information at the root of democracy
Sun, 03/13/2022 - 12:00am
As Ukrainians fight and die for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and is threatening prison for journalists who report the truth.
The challenging world of Wordle
Wed, 03/09/2022 - 12:00am
There’s a new game sweeping the Internet. It’s called Wordle and the premise is pretty simple. You get six chances to correctly guess, ascertain and or sleuth out a random, five-letter word. With each guess you are told which letters are in the word, which are not and which are in the right space within the word.
Several races headed to runoffs from primaries
Wed, 03/09/2022 - 12:00am
Several races headed to runoffs A number of statewide races are headed for a May 24 runoff after the votes were tallied in the March 1 primary.