July 24, 2010 RSS feed / Advice & Entertainment

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We love your spirit

CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD
IT WAS IN AUGUST OF 2008 that the Marine Corp met up with Don Hedrick when they offered an Educators Orientation Visit in San Diego, California. More...

Worshiping with barefoot Bill

MINISTER’S MOMENT
CHARLOTTE AUSTIN

In her book, Out of the Salt Shaker, Rebecca Pippert tells about a college student whose name was Bill. Bill wasn't what you would call a snappy dresser. In fact, Bill didn't wear shoes -- summer or winter -- rain, sleet, or snow. More...

Bueno dias, ya’ll

GUEST OPINION
DAVE MCNEELY

A couple recent experiences provoked some thoughts about Texans and bilingualism. The first was seeing a play completely in Spanish. Granddaughter Stella, 12, the only Anglo actor, played a tiger. More...

Are municipal bonds right for you?

FINANCIAL FOCUS
WILBUR F. YATES

Tax season “officially” ended on April 15. Yet you can explore tax-smart investment opportunities all year round. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

Recently, a friend visiting from out of town plunked down a DVD on my coffee table. “You should watch this,” she said. More...

Exercise can bring on an asthma attack

YOUR HEALTH
DR. DONOHUE

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can you figure out what's going on with me? I have been a daily runner for a number of years. I mostly run on a treadmill in an airconditioned gym, especially in the summer months. This year, I am having breathing troubles. More...

Mid-summer potpourri

THE IDLE AMERICAN
DR. DON NEWBURY

July can be both hazy and crazy, and my Uncle Mort’s 98th birthday party down in the thicket fits both of the rhyming words. More...

Unique town names

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Sadly, we’re losing much of the history of East Texas--the small communities that sprouted and faded away as East Texas grew and much of our population was congested in larger cities and towns. More...

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