Opinion

Body At the Cattle Raisers Convention and Expo this March, I will conclude my term as president of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. This is an ideal opportunity to reflect upon our recent struggles and successes.

Body My mother and father keep our old photos in their hall closet in a sturdy old Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Sifting through old photos is a glorious experience - one, we now know, that relieves aches and pains by calming the brain, according to a recent study.

Body God, We sigh. We sigh because words cannot express our anguish, our hurt, our despair, knowing that siblings in Ukraine are fleeing their homes for their lives, that the cities and towns that hold memories and culture and history may be destroyed.

Body In March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses attention on healthful eating through National Nutrition Month.

Body Dear Neil: My 17-year-old fence row of dwarf and some regular Burford hollies needs a hard pruning to restore its density. I need them for privacy. How much can I cut them back, and when should I do it?

Body Each year over much of the last decade, something has been happening in Fort Stockton that was unheard of for nearly half a century: Comanche Springs starts flowing again.

Body History’s tyrants have at least one thing in common – their willingness to destroy and slaughter anything and anyone who stands in the way of conquest. This is not new.

Body Luke 9:51, “And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Lent is a period in which we can turn our faces toward Jerusalem.

Body Dear Neil: My husband fertilized our yard twice, and he thinks he killed it. He fertilized the backyard once, and it looks fine.

Body If this were an ordinary column, I’d offer some neat prescription or exhort policymakers to take action on the solution to the crisis happening in Ukraine that’s staring them in the face.