The Idle American

Odds of brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright constructing, then flying, the world’s first powered aircraft in 1903--and Southwest Airlines’ founding what would become one of the world’s leading airlines 64 years later--were about the same. Most figured the odds to be slim and none.

Texas small business owners applaud introduction of HB 9 to provide meaningful inventory tax relief

“We thank Ways and Means Chairman Morgan Meyer and Speaker Dustin Burrows for introducing HB 9 and look forward to working with lawmakers to get this much-needed tax relief across the finish line and to the Governor’s desk for signature.

State Capital Highlights

Wildfire risk growing in western half of stateState officials are gearing up for an increased wildfire danger across the western half of Texas, including the Panhandle, South Plains, Permian Basin, and parts of the Hill Country.

It was a stupid game!

When I was in 6th and 7th grade in a country school, some of the boys played a game during recess called Mercy. Two boys would put their hands up and interlock their fingers, and we would see who had the strongest hands.

Lenny's Life Lessons

Hello, sweet San Saba friends, and no, I did not disappear from the face of the earth for two weeks. Mom and I moved across town, and I still haven’t located which bin my tail was packed in!

Notes from the Spring Creek Arts Guild

Anyone around my age remembers when even SUPER supermarkets were not all that big. The average grocery store was more like the size that G&R was, and you could find everything you needed in there. How were they able to fit everything into such a small space? That is what today’s column is about.

The Richland Springs Report

I have dark clouds surrounding me. I hope we get some rain out of them. The wind has managed to empty both my bird feeders.I’ve managed to empty a large bag of bird seed in the last two weeks. I guess when I go into the doctor’s office, I’ll stop and buy some.

Simple Truths

Hebrews 1:1-3 “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds: 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the...

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Colosenses 3:1-5 Si, pues, habéis resucitado con Cristo, buscad las cosas de arriba, donde está Cristo sentado a la diestra de Dios. Poned la mira en las cosas de arriba, no en las de la tierra. Porque habéis muerto, y vuestra vida está escondida con Cristo en Dios.

WE went trying to find him!

He had been gone for over a year. We knew the country but not the exact location. Packing our suitcases, we went to Seattle and got on a ship. If possible, he would meet us when we got off the ship. Mother saw him first, and oh how excited we were. We disembarked and went straight to meet him.