Opinion

Body As we in the Christian world celebrate the birth of Christ this month, I believe it is important to look at some of the facts surrounding that birth. This week we will delve into the genealogy of our Lord and Savior.

Body Dear Neil: While I was preparing a bed last week where my ornamental sweet potatoes had been growing last year, I came across this alien-looking creature. It looks rather frostbitten. I don’t know if it has eyes and could be planted.

Body I wish I had a change of heart, but I still can’t support it. Back in 2009, long before I got my beloved 11-month-old puppy, Thurber, I was critical of a proposed federal bill that sought tax deductions for pet owners.

Body Overpopulation’s negative consequences are wellknown to the nation’s environmentalists. Too many people lead to overdevelopment and put America’s already jeopardized resources, such as water, wetlands and wildlife, at further risk.

Body Dear Neil: Do acorns on a lawn hurt it? We have so many that it’s like walking on a bed of marbles. Converting our blower to a vacuum didn’t do much, and I can’t blow them out from beneath the runners. Should I worry?

Body Until a few years ago my knowledge of pierogis only extended to the Men In Black film, where the jeweler is sitting down eating with his friend, and the bad guy, aka the bug, is after the galaxy that just so happens to be on the collar of the pet cat. I mean I’m a southwest Texan.

Body Thanksgiving is almost here and Christmas is just around the corner. With the pandemic slowing down, families will be traveling by car and airplane to visit with relatives and friends.

Body 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.

Body Because life is mostly made up of little experiences occasionally interrupted by big events, it’s easy to take the little things for granted.

Body 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.