For two years families have experienced the dire impact of massive government spending at the gas pump, the grocery store, and in their everyday lives. Two years of Democrats’ one-party control in Washington has caused this financial pain and made life more unaffordable for millions of hardworking Americans.
I, as well as most others who string words together, will never be confused with Robert Frost, the poetry genius from whose pen flowed marvelous words about his beloved New England. One of his best--published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1915--was “The Road Not Taken.” Actually, it was intended as a joke to a writer friend.
Dear Reader, As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, your newspaper has a new look. And, I know that you’re wondering why, and justifiably so.
As a kid I always had a terrible time with anger and frustration. I had a terrible temper. I got in trouble more times than not for getting mad and throwing something or breaking something and despite getting in trouble it never seemed that I could get a grasp on controlling my anger. My anger opened my mouth and, it wasn’t a good mix.
tattered books line the shelveschildhood friends -------------------soft winds admiring a constellation of dandelions .
I was deeply moved by the show of support from the people of Winters, Texas to the people of Cross Plains at the football game on Friday. As it says in the article, Cross Plains student and athlete Ryan Hopkins died tragically in an automobile accident on August 8th. I have lost a son and know the pain of losing a child, as many others know, unfortunately. There is no pain like it, and it never eases up. Sometimes bearing that pain alone can be paralyzing.
This past week I read where all college graduates with college debt would be relieved of a portion or all of that debt. Personally I think they entered into that debt knowing they would have to pay it back. Their education gained from their selected school of higher learning should have given them a skill or skills for them to earn a good living and pay that debt back to their university. What does paying off their debt by our government say about owning up to one’s responsibility? What is that payoff going to cost us taxpayers? Did you pay off your debts?
When Toni’s husband died, she sold their residence in Riodosa and she and her mother, Erin, moved into a smaller home they purchased in Santa Fe. The deed listed them as joint tenants.
How does your day shape up? Have you ever considered what your head is telling your heart and how it affects what you do and what you think? Don’t let your emotions toy with your mind and dictate what you think and how your act and react. Consider what your inner voice may be telling you.