Jokes and stories attributed to US Presidents – true or not – have to make some of them blush with embarrassment. File drawers of the late President Harry S. Truman must have bulged nigh unto disintegration. He was arguably the most plain-spoken president of the 20th century. (Admittedly, in the 21st century, he probably would have been a distant second to President Donald Trump.)
When it comes to saving local newspapers, the solutions won’t be found in web metrics, ad rates or shrinking news holes. The solution, seemingly simple yet terrifying complicated, is for newspapers to reconnect with the people they’re supposed to be serving.
My husband, Peter, and I are at my parents’ cabin in the woods. The weather was perfect for a bike ride so we took a long one. We had not all been riding together in almost two years and I am not an experienced rider. So, in order to prevent my butt from getting sore, I have a big, soft seat on my bicycle. My mother, an avid cyclist, does not approve.
The Dawson Dragons are hosting homecoming festivities this week in Welch.
Students in the Sands school system at Ackerly will be participating in dress-up days throughout the week leading up to the school’s big homecoming football game and celebration on Friday night.
Harvest is just around the corner in the Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. service area and producers have been blessed with relatively warm, sunny weather over the past couple of weeks.
Plans for the 2022 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC), Jan. 4-6, 2022 at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio are moving forward and online registration for producers and cotton industry representatives is open.
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol® has announced the addition of PVH Corp., one of the largest global apparel companies, and its brands Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER to the program, significantly increasing visibility of the program among retailers.
Three industrial hemp field programs will be held for producers on Sept. 27, Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 near Lubbock, Chillicothe and Muleshoe, respectively, by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Proposed improvements to Highway 115 in Dawson, Gaines, Martin and Andrews counties will be the focus of a virtual public meeting scheduled by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Odessa District.
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