December 12, 2009 RSS feed / Advice & Entertainment

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Bill White for governor: early Christmas for Texas Democrats

GUEST OPINION DAVE MCNEELY
In endorsing Houston Mayor Bill White for the Democratic nomination for governor, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell said it’s time to end Texas’ long Democratic drought. More...

Most consumers kill their poinsettias with neglect in about two weeks

OVERTON — After East Texas growers take great pains to produce beautiful poinsettias, plants free of diseases and pests that could live for years, most consumers will take the plants home and kill them within a couple of weeks due to improper More...

HOROSCOPE

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 , 2009
JACQUELINE BIGAR

ARIES (March 21-April 19)  Strong feelings could motivate you, far more than you realize. Confusion concerning plans could be the direct result of this fact. You have strong boundaries, though you might have a tendency toward excess. More...

People pressure

MINISTER’S MOMENT CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

“Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:19) More...

Nutrition for the young athlete

YOUR HEALTH DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have five grandchildren ranging in age from 7 to 16. All of them are involved in sports, including baseball, softball, basketball and soccer. More...

Bucket-kicking in 21st century . . .

THE IDLE AMERICAN DR. DON NEWBURY

As kids, it was risky business to mimic full-grown adults. There were more boundaries then, when lines in the dirt could have passed for deep-plowed fields. More...