Opinion

Dear Neil: Our redbud is about 10 years old, and it appears to be in distress. It has been losing leaves, but now the pace has really picked up. It has so many yellowed leaves, and many are falling. Can you see what the problem might be?

The Trump Trials, a multiact drama of intrigue, deception, ego and struggle for power, is scheduled to debut off Broadway in March, opening what will likely experience a longer run than “Phantom of the Opera.”

Iwill never get over what the COVID-19 pandemic did to the Ollie’s discount chain. Pre-COVID, on my way to the restroom while shopping, I always sought out the coffee pot that announced sentiments to the effect of “We’ve had a pretty good year.

By REV. WALT WELLBORN Acts 9:18 (NIV) “Immediately, something that looked like fish scales fell from Saul’s eyes.

Dear Editor, Let’s see – men can get pregnant, Supreme Court Justice Jackson doesn’t know what a woman is, there are 76 different genders, the CDC says that men can breastfeed babies, here are men in women’s bathrooms, prisons, and sports, etc., etc. Now you know why I display strong political signs and flags in front of my store in Fort Stockton! People who are members of the above political party, or better still, the above false religious cult, have screwed up minds and immoral hearts.

If I could somehow call my father in the Great Beyond, I’d confess that I’m turning into him. I always felt sorry for Dad because inertia took control, and he continued paying a monthly rental fee on his landline phone for years and years after telephone industry deregulation made it possible for consumers to own their unit outright.

Last week a whistleblower testified before Congress, alleging that federal officials have concealed evidence of unidentified flying objects from the public for decades. I’m not sure why advanced beings would want to talk to us, but if they came today, I imagine their visit might go something like this: “Take me to your leader!” the small, gray being with a large, lightbulb-shaped head says to me.

Matthew 6:22 (NIV) “The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, then your whole body will be full of light.” Eyes are fascinating.

Dear Neil: Last summer this tree was just fine. This spring it was very slow to produce leaves.

I bet you’re wondering what I mean when I say “fruit” sandwich. Well, what I mean by that is a cucumber sandwich. Yes, believe it or not, a cucumber is actually a fruit. In the culinary world, it is used as a vegetable, and there are three main types of cucumbers. There are the slicing cucumbers, the pickling cucumbers, and the seedless cucumbers in which several different varieties have been cultivated.