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Swindled rancher hunts fleecing five

This Week In

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Overcoming the natural fear of making himself a laughingstock, a Panhandle rancher went public on Dec. 18, 1919 with his embarrassing tale of woe. During a business trip to Dallas the previous month, James Franklin Norfleet caught the eye of a con artist on the lookout for an easy “mark.

Passing assets through a trust: What to know

Financial

Saturday, December 17, 2022

As the year winds down, your thoughts might drift to the future. And, as part of that future, you may be thinking of where your financial assets will end up. You’ve worked hard to accumulate them, and you’ll certainly need some of them to support your retirement, but what about the rest?

Chistmas and New Year's drivers urged to move move over or slow down for tow trucks and other emergency vehicles

News Staff

Saturday, December 17, 2022

If you see tow trucks and other emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road with their emergency lights activated, do you know what to do?

Wishing you a politically correct holiday season

From My

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Sometimes, as a newspaper person, the only thing you can do is take a tongue-in-cheek approach to some topics. This, from my perspective, is one of those times. So, before I even begin, know that these are my opinions. Most of this is written in good fun, but they still may hit a nerve to a degree.

Are you in training for some real chili

Leon Aldridge

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

“It’s a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down.” — Song lyrics from “Saddle Up the Palomino” by singer- songwriter Neil Young Love can let you down in any season, but a hot bowl of Texas chili when cool weather comes back to East Texas in the Fall can also fix a plethora of problems.

There but for the grace of God go I

News Staff

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

I recently started volunteering at a local food and clothing pantry and thrift store. My parents raised me to serve in some capacity to help others in need. Every holiday our family would deliver food, serve hot meals to the homeless, or deliver items needed for the elderly.

Add layers of protection to financial strategy

Provided By David Patterson

Friday, December 9, 2022

To achieve your financial security, and that of your family, you will need to create a comprehensive strategy. But for this strategy to succeed, you’ll need to guard it from various challenges – and that means you’ll need to build in different layers of protection.

LIBRARY

LIBRARY CORNER

News Staff

Friday, December 9, 2022

Librarian, Mount Pleasant Public Library This week in the library: • Monday—Knitand Crochet 9:30 a.m. • Tuesday—StoryTime 11 a.m. • Painters—2p.m. • Thursday—Family Night Scavenger Hunt/ Craft 6 p.m. • Friday—LibraryCloses at noon Library Reads came out with their Voter Favorites for 2022.

A troublemaking dad

Bartee Haile

Friday, December 9, 2022

William F. Buckley’s dad, a sharp-tongued Texan who always spoke his mind, reviled Mexican revolutionaries as south-of-the-border Bolsheviks in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 13, 1919.

Inheritance

News Staff

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

As each birthday rolls around, I see more visible signs of aging. Tiny wrinkles around the eyes, “age” spots on the arms, a little (too much) thickening around the waist, and eyesight weakening constantly.

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