Opinion

Body “You wanna borrow, you gotta pay the man.” Rocky Balboa was right, even way back in Rocky I. Rocky didn’t break Bob’s thumb like Mr.

Body A group of illegal aliens in Texas has filed a lawsuit claiming their arrests on local and state charges are “unconstitutional.” Adding to this class-action chutzpah, they want more than $5 million in compensation.

Body Stones are a basic part of our lives. We’ve been around stones since birth. We’ve played with them, thrown them, skipped them if we lived close to a lake. We built things with them, and stepped on them with our bare feet.

Body Pecos County Senior Celebration was held on May 6 at the Large Community Hall honoring our seniors with workshops, guest speakers, exhibitors, a meal, information, and awards.

Body Dear Neil: I’m hoping you can shed some light on my crepe myrtle’s issues. Early last spring it had some dead branches. I cut them out, and it did flower, but not as well as usual. Now it has dropped leaves much earlier than other plants in others’ yards down the street.

Body “Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.” Those are the clever words of British humorist Terry Pratchett, who couldn’t have explained the aging process more succinctly. I know his words are true because I turned 60 this week.

Body I was feeling a bit under the weather this past week, so I ended up spending time at home in front of the television. The thing that really mesmerized me was the Johnny Depp trial on Court TV.

Body Dear Neil: After the recent rains, my 15-yearold red oak has started dropping leaves. It’s about 30 feet tall and had been just perfect.

Body Every year since 1963, May has been the month to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults and their contributions and achievements.

Body Ecclesiastes 3:1,” For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under the heavens.” This is the time of year that thoughts turn to making and completing plans for vacation bible schools in their communities. VBS brings back many happy memories.