Texans urged to roll up their sleeves
Wed, 12/30/2020 - 5:00am
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage the public to follow suit.
Opinions
Working our way back to more hope than nervousness
Wed, 12/30/2020 - 5:00am
“I heard someone say, ‘It’s December! Maybe 2020 saved the best for last.’ I’m not sure whether to be hopeful or nervous about that.” — Steve Marabol, speaker, bestselling author, and behavioral science academic.
Blizzard welcomes cavalry to Fort Belknap
Sat, 12/26/2020 - 4:00am
On Dec. 27, 1856, a howling blizzard greeted the famed 2nd Cavalry upon its arrival at Fort Belknap, and by morning many of the horse soldiers’ mounts had frozen to death in the subzero weather.
Interesting tree facts
Sat, 12/26/2020 - 4:00am
Roots with mycorrhizae can extend out to three times the tree height. Roots don’t just grow and utilize any water they just happen to come across. Rather, mycorrhizae tell them where water is located, so some roots can grow directly to it. As trees mature, they normally lose their tap root and put down 1-2 smaller sinker roots. Roots synthesize organic material for food. Roots under a sidewalk can dry the soil and collapse the slab, or buckle it due to growth expansion. The only times they crack a building slab, however, is if the building is under-engineered or a mature tree is up against the building. Herbicides may work on weeds, but tree roots hate them. Repeated use kills some species (mostly conifers), and slows/stunts the growth of others.