Columns and Opinion

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, In one month, San Saba County and Baylor Scott & White will hold the 2020 Fourth Quarter Blood Drive. As we are all aware, by now, COVID-19 has turned this year a little sideways so that even our blood drives have a little twist to them!

The Richland Springs Report

I just feel as if the American spirit is beginning to recover from our incarceration. Perhaps it is the approach of the election date, or maybe the news that several companies have started phase three testing. It could be the cooler temperatures as well.
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Happy Herman's Hideaway

Well hello, my wonderful San Saba friends, and I hope you have had a wonderful week since last we spoke. I have to admit I have really enjoyed the cooler temperatures. I ask to go outside a lot more.

The Richland Springs Report

My chicken coop is not the best or most expensive coop to be sold by TCS, but it has done a good job for the last few years. This year my son-in-law, Mark, nailed it together in several spots, but it is a fragile little coop.
The Idle American

The Idle American

The Idle American

Wedged in my mind’s recesses are these eight simple words: “If you can make it there, go back.” They’re easy enough to understand, but application is a whole ‘nuther thing. These words captioned a cartoon a while back. It was drawn to warn folks relocating to New York City….

HCM recommends flu vaccinations

With the continued presence of COVID-19, getting a flu shot is “more important than ever,” according to James Partin, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Hill Country Memorial. “People need to remember there is a significant number of worldwide deaths from influenza every year,” Partin said.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Juan 6:42-59 Y decían: ¿No es éste Jesús, el hijo de José, cuyo padre y madre nosotros conocemos? ¿Cómo, pues, dice éste: Del cielo he descendido? Jesús respondió y les dijo: No murmuréis entre vosotros.
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State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

High-tech Lincoln Logs turn heads in Texas – Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building.