Opinion

Dear Neil: Do I need to pick off the seeds from my pansies and pinks after the petals have fallen? No. Plant breeders have provided us types that continue producing more and more flowers without this type of deadheading.

Because life is mostly made up of little experiences occasionally interrupted by big events, it’s easy to take the little things for granted. But Shutterfly, the photography and image-sharing company, offers a list of 100 things, large and small, that we ought to single out for our gratitude this Thanksgiving.

A group of congressional Democrats is complaining about Texas’ Operation Lone Star border enforcement initiative, claiming that the state has established “a separate immigration policy.” The lawmakers’ beef ought to be with the Biden administration’s nonfeasance, and the anemic participation of local prosecutors.

Restoring the spring With the advent of Texas Water Trade, Fort Stockton has an historic opportunity to restore Comanche Springs. Comanche Springs is the reason that Fort Stockton exists.

The selection committee to pick the next New Testament professor to speak at a prominent church’s annual midwinter lecture series was examining one of the finalists, a wellknown biblical scholar. One of the committee members was a young man who simply loved to challenge.

Happy Thanksgiving to you, and wishing you a safe and enjoyable holiday. It is great to see family and friends, but one always looks forward to the meal and all those special treats that you have only on Thanksgiving. During holiday time it has been said that a person can grain 10 pounds if not careful with food and activity choices.

Almost everyone has a favorite holiday sweet. Some like cake, some like cookies, others like candy, but me, I like pie. My favorite pie is not a holiday pie. My favorite pie is key lime, because I envision myself in my later years sitting on the veranda sipping a mint julep and enjoying a big slice of that tart and tasty goodness. Since those years are a bit in the future, I do have a favorite holiday pie, pumpkin pie.

This classic recipe has been on Libby’s Pumpkin labels since 1950. This pie is easy to prepare and even easier to enjoy.

The latest iteration of Build Back Better – the president’s multi-trillion-dollar taxand-spending binge that has been stalled in Congress all year – purports to reduce the cost of prescription drugs via negotiation.

During the New York Yankees’ unprecedented run of five consecutive World Series Championships between 1949 and 1953, manager Casey Stengel had an arsenal of stars and superstars he relied on. Some were icons like Mickey Mantle, while others were interchangeable standouts like outfielders Irv Noren and Gene Woodling.