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The word “pioneer” conjures up so many images. You instantly think of things like those who made their way west back in the early days of our country. You can see the visions of covered wagons, trail drives and vast fields of buffalo roaming the prairie.

Ex-Governor Connally stands trial

Former Texas governor John Connally appeared in a Washington, D.C. federal court on Aug. 9, 1974 and pled not guilty to the charge of accepting an illegal cash payment to boost the price of milk. Connally recovered from the near-fatal gunshot wound he suffered in Dallas on Nov.

Are trust services right for you?

If you’re extremely busy with your career and family and you’ve accumulated a fair amount of assets, you might be concerned about a variety of issues related to financial management and legacy planning.

The therapeutic value of a smile-to-smile ‘hello’

“You don’t realize how much you miss human interaction until it is removed from your life.” —Alessandra Torre, American novelist. Sunday morning sermons touch our hearts in unique ways. Some in a manner that the minister delivering the message probably would never guess.

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If you look on the surface of things, life right now can seem kinda bleak. We are still living in the shadow of a virus that is killing people daily, impacting our life on every turn, and has the possibility of bringing our world to a complete shutdown. Again.

If not for yourself, please do it for others

Before I get into this, I want to say that I am a firm believer that everyone deserves body autonomy. I don’t think that anyone should be required to do something to themselves that they don’t want to do. That being said, I am begging you to get vaccinated. This Delta variant is not a joke.

On Simone Biles and mental health

Ok before I get started I want to qualify what you are about to read. I do not watch the Olympics. I know the names of very few Olympians. What I have followed has been via either social media or a sports media app. In addition, these are my opinions, take them as you wish.

Human Trafficking: Not just a metropolitan issue

Alone. Lost. Frightened. Imagine you go out for a night of fun with your friends. You all leave and go your separate ways. SUDDENLY, someone grabs you from behind. You wake up in the back of a vehicle, with a complete stranger. You feel nauseous and disorientated.

Eight proposed amendments on November ballot

The order has been drawn for eight proposed amendments to the much-amended Texas Constitution that will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed amendments were approved by at least two thirds of both houses of the state Legislature.

She said; He said

SHE SAID: It’s just a vaccination. A little old shot. HE SAID: That’s what THEY say, but it’s really two. And who knows how many after that. Five? Six? No, it’s too soon. Way too soon. SHE SAID: They’re smarter now. They know all about that DNA stuff. And it’s been the right amount of time.