Opinion

Body The New Year has started, and you may have started that diet, so what better way to reflect and think about soup. January is National Soup mouth and National Oatmeal month.

Body Dear Neil: My husband really likes purple plum trees, but a neighbor told me they’re not very good. Is this a tree we would want in our yard? Not all trees live to be as old as sequoias, so you’re not always going to get a plant that will set world records.

Body The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to consider what will be important in the year ahead. As an officer of Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, that means thinking about the long-term success of the cattle industry.

Body Since the Biden administration hasn’t indicated that it will shift its Southwest border policy, the U.S. can expect the surge of illegal crossers to continue throughout 2022.

Body As we briefly addressed last week, we live in an ever-changing culture. Yesterday will not be the same as today, and today will not be the same as tomorrow.

Body Dear Neil: What is going on with our sago palm? It’s growing in this bizarre way with at least a dozen new heads. What should I do? This is called fasciation, where cells divide in two planes instead of in all directions.

Body Dear Neil: I spent a ton of money having my St. Augustine resodded two years ago. This winter it developed a bunch of brown circles. I used a product from one of the big box stores, but it didn’t really help. I’ve raked the circles and applied weed and feed.

Body Yes, it’s that time again when I reminisce about the important events that have transpired over the past 12 months, like how in the world I grew so much ear hair in one year.

Body A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes. It’s true that in the internet era, historic figures we once considered heroic are being reevaluated as their past misdeeds and personal peccadilloes are revealed.

Body The new year has come and with it many new resolutions, but the Christian’s should remain the same. Why? Because we serve a God who is the same yesterday, today, and forevermore (Hebrews 13:8). His commands have not changed nor has his will.