What to know about sustainable investing

You may have heard about “sustainable investing.” But if you’re not familiar with it, you may have some questions: What does it involve? Is it right for me? Can I follow a sustainable investing strategy and still get the portfolio performance I need to reach my goals?

Sobriety over the holidays is possible, and here’s how

The holiday season is meant to bring peace and joy while families share in love, kindness, compassion, and gratitude. However, the holiday season can look quite different for many families.

Georgians give their lives for Texas

Sympathetic Georgians rallied at Macon on Nov. 12, 1835 to show their support for the struggle for Texas independence. At the end of the emotional evening, 32 volunteers stepped forward to form the nucleus of the famed and ill-fated Georgia Battalion.

That’s what I think about on Veterans Day

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” —Elmer Davis, (1890 –1958) American news reporter, author, and Peabody Award recipient. What comes to mind when someone says, “Veterans Day?” I think about many things. Veterans Day parades as a kid.

Stay the course

The first time I heard the term “stay the course” was my first semester of college. I had a friend in my history class who was considering dropping out. After she spoke with the professor, she told me she decided to stay in school.

Thank you seems like so little

As a nation, we will celebrate Veteran’s Day Friday, Nov. 11.

Letter to the Editor

I want to thank Precinct 3 Commissioner Dana Applewhite for keeping his promise when he got elected. He told us if he stayed in office long enough, he would get our road fixed. I have lived on CR 3425 and CR 3445 out near Argo for 15 years and he is the only commissioner that has kept his promise.

Here’s your ‘recession survival’ checklist

It’s unfortunate, but recessions are a fairly normal part of the economic landscape. When a recession occurs, how might you be affected?

Identify Theft of the Heart

Identity theft can come in ways we never expected. Many years ago, I belonged to an online site where some of my writer friends spent time. The community of authors gave each other advice and encouragement and supported each other. We chatted and got to know each other this way too.

Did Billie Sol give the Senator $50,000?

Did a swashbuckling swindler slip a certain Texas senator a big wad of cash on Nov. 6, 1960? Four years later, that was the $50,000 question that threatened to sink Ralph Yarborough’s reelection campaign.