May 2023

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I have two spruce evergreens flanking my front door. Earlier this spring one large branch became brown.

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The Fort Stockton Panthers had seven players earn all-district honors in District 3-4A, with Gerry Diaz earning Newcomer of the Year honors and Julian Leyva first-team designated hitter honors. The Panthers completed an 189-1 season on April 25.

Last week’s article reviewing “Misquoting Jesus” by Bart D. Ehrman was a look at one of the types of books that are available. I was raised as a fundamentalist Baptist and believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God as does Immanuel Baptist Church.

GUEST COLUMNIST Steve looked out from the turret of his cabin and watched the sun set behind the mountain. Branding is over for the spring, and he was able to get away from the ranch for a few days, so here he was, in his private castle, sipping private coffee, looking down at his private horse eating hay in his private corral.

To the Editor, Damned Yankees, Are we a horde of dumb backward fools? Are we not “Woke” because we ain’t cool? Are our West Texas values all wrong? Have we not changed, not far enough along? We don’t follow the examples they have set. We’re not like Detroit, Baltimore, or New York yet.