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We are all on the journey toward Easter

4 years ago By Faith Column

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. Lent is 40 days of repentance and preparation (excluding Sundays) before Easter.

Browned yard devastation caused by cinch bugs

4 years ago By Gardener’s Mailbag

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

Browned yard devastation caused by cinch bugs

Bullies like Putin only understand one language

4 years ago By John L. Micek

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. But the truth is that I don’t have a pithy solution or a soundbite-sized call to action as the U.S.

Four-day workweek? I wish

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

Three-day weekends sound good to me. According to Business Insider, a movement is afoot for companies to offer employees four-day work weeks - 10 hours a day over four days, rather than eight hours over five days - so they may enjoy three-day weekends.

Stinkbugs sting near maturity, decay sets in at entry point

4 years ago By Gardener’s Mailbag

Dear Neil: My apples have large bruises that are ruining the fruit entirely (see photo). What causes them, and what can I do next year to prevent them? That’s damage done by stinkbugs.

Stinkbugs sting near maturity, decay sets in at entry point

Season of Lent begins

4 years ago By Faith Column

The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. It is a period of 40 days, like the flood of Genesis, Moses’ sojourn at Mount Sinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb, Jonah’s call to Ninevah to repent, and Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness. The Sundays in Lent are not counted in this reckoning of the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, as every Lord’s Day is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Spring break: Arrive alive, don’t drink and drive

4 years ago By Karan’s Korner

Spring break can be a particularly dangerous and deadly time on Texas roadways. Each spring break, too many young lives are cut short due to the fateful and regrettable decision to get behind the wheel and drive drunk.

Spring break: Arrive alive, don’t drink and drive

Faith Column

4 years ago By Faith Column By Rev. Walt Wellborn

Romans 8:25 - “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

Sometimes as Christians it is difficult to admit to our humanity. We have given our lives over to Christ to mold us and make us into vessels for his service. We believe in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Bulky coats and car seats don’t mix

4 years ago By Karan’s Korner By Karan Heffelfinger

While January is officially the coldest month in Texas, February is not far behind. As parents bundle up their children to protect them from the cold, it is also a good time to think about protecting them from injury in vehicle crashes.

Social insecurity

4 years ago By Guest Columnist

A quarter of a million dollars. That’s the amount that I’ve paid in FICA payroll taxes during my working career, according to my recent Social Security statement.

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