The Richland Springs Report

My excitement level has gone up a few notches ever since I read we are going back to school. I’m not sure how I will handle the disappointment if we decide to back track and go virtual again. As little as we are, there is no need to stay home. I have plenty of room to social distance.

The Idle American

It still lurks in my mind’s “crannies,” jumping to the forefront of my thoughts more often than I’d like. It was a single sentence--uttered by someone whose name I don’t know--imparting an important truth usually requiring paragraphs, chapters or even volumes.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I would like to shout out a great big thank you to the citizens of San Saba County [and some who came in from other counties] for the great blood drive that was held on Tuesday, July 7th! This was our first blood drive since January.

Rylander Library Book Review

In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss. The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty.

The Richland Springs Report

I’m settling in for the summer heat. My classroom is ready for school for the second time this summer. It was good to go in May, but a recent water leak flooded my room and caused a rapid rearrangement of the room. So, Coach Burkhart did what he could, and I am back in business.

Pet Talk

If you’re looking for a unique, low-cost pet that enjoys a relaxed lifestyle, a pet turtle or tortoise may be for you. What is the difference between turtles and tortoises?

Down Memory Lane

67 Years Ago July 9, 1953 Now the fireworks have settled from the July 4th celebrating. The town was fairly deserted on the holiday. Everyone either off for a day's outing on a stream or lake or stayed in their "air conditioned" homes...

Doug's Doorstep

Have you ever needed something and were saddened because you didn’t have it? I think most of us have been there some in our lives. At the same time, have we ever needed anything and did not realize we already had it? I heard a story about a woman in another country who had a son that she loved.

The Root of the Problem

Despite the upheavals across our land, I have learned that life simply goes on. My wife sent me a text yesterday about a clogged commode. It is rarely coincidental that when grandkids visit, toilets have problems. In their defense, this particular sewage line has a history with menacing roots.

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Joel 1:1-3 Palabra de Jehová que vino a Joel, hijo de Petuel. Oíd esto, ancianos, y escuchad, todos los moradores de la tierra. ¿Ha acontecido esto en vuestros días, o en los días de vuestros padres? De esto contaréis a vuestros hijos, y vuestros hijos a sus hijos, y sus hijos a la otra generación.