Home again

find myself enjoying covering Homecoming games more as I grow. There’s something about seeing people return to their hometowns – some after years away – to see what’s changed. Seeing people’s eyes light up the way they did when they were younger.

Special session to begin on Oct. 9

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a letter to legislative leaders indicating a special session will begin on Oct. 9 dealing with what he has called “school choice” but is more widely known as vouchers.

Two courageous cops stand up to Klan

When two county cops confronted a howling mob of sheet-shrouded Klansmen on Oct. 1, 1921, no one gave them much of a chance of getting out of Lorena, Texas alive.

What should you ask a financial advisor?

Managing your finances and investing for your future are important tasks — and they can be challenging. But you don’t have to go it alone. Many people benefit from working with a financial advisor, someone who knows their needs and goals and makes appropriate recommendations.

Practice makes perfect

Ifear retirement (a mere five years away) because I’ve had countless number of long summer vacations where I’ve done practically nothing except sit in my chair and play electronic Backgammon on my cellphone – vowing to always play smarter, next time – which is decidedly unhealthy for everyone...

Cookies by the dozen

Ihesitate to share this with you as I have only told maybe two other people. And I haven’t even told my family. But here it is; this could help you not waste a dozen expensive cookies like I did.

Interesting facts about fall

Weather is often the first indicator that the seasons are changing. For many people across the globe, the hot days of summer will soon be giving way to the more crisp days of fall.

Soul captured in moments of time

“ Worth Telling Everything exists to end in a photograph.” – Susan Sontag (1933 – 2004) American writer, philosopher, and political activist. ----“Going to get your picture struck,” my grandmother asked me once.

The frog in the kettle

In my youth (umpteen years ago), someone told me if you put a frog in a kettle of water, then turn the heat up slowly to the boiling point, that frog would just sit there grinning while he slowly boiled to death. I thought, “that’s ridiculous – who wouldn’t get out when it got too hot!

What to know about HSAs and FSAs

Paying for health care can be challenging — but are you taking full advantage of all the resources available to you? You might have access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), so let’s look at both.