It takes so little to be kind

By TONI WALKER I think it would be safe to say that the last few years have been hard on everyone. Just when we think we may be getting back to normal, another wave hits and things go haywire again. So, I would say that we are still far from “normal.

In the rush to higher tech, I just need one button

“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology.” —John Tudor. Saw an ad on TV last week about a vehicle offering a panoramic one-piece electronic display for the entire dash. Everything to control the car in one big wide electronic screen.

SWEPCO addresses misconceptions amid rise in residential solar panel interest

SWEPCO supports solar energy but increasingly hears from customers with misconceptions about the cost and process to install solar panels at their home.

When can you choose retirement?

Provided by David Patterson Financial Advisor If you’re like most people, your work has been a central part of your life. So, wouldn’t it be nice to have the flexibility to decide when you no longer want to work? Many people of retirement age have achieved this type of control.

Before Lou Gehrig there was “Pep”

Fifty-one years after playing in his last major- league game, a talented Texan tragically struck down in the prime of life finally made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Aug. 7, 1972.

Everyone used to know what it was

“The only constant may be change, but the more some things change, the more they often remain the same.” — The best of two old sayings. It’s a routine repeated countless times almost everywhere, every day.

The most wonderful time of the year

Ok, ok, before you go and make my reservation at the looney bin, no, I am not already blaring Christmas music on the speaker at the office. I am talking about HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL in Texas!

How many times can we go to God?

Many people are troubled by the fact that they must keep asking God for forgiveness, and they worry that God will grow tired of their repeatedly coming back. Going to God for forgiveness is the only means by which we can overcome the dilemma of repetitive sin.

529 plans: Underused but valuable

In just a few weeks, students will be heading off to college – and parents will be getting out their checkbooks.

LIBRARY CORNER

Mount Pleasant sure is growing! We’re seeing so many new faces in the library and have issued 363 new library cards since June 1. Many of these folks have recently moved to Mount Pleasant, and we’re so happy to have them in the library.