Opinion

Body The Permian Basin Water In Energy Conference will return Feb. 22-24, 2022. It promises another far-reaching and educational discussion of the role water plays in oil and gas production and the challenges associated with it.

Body Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren’t more Americans happy? According to World Population Review, the 2021 World Happiness Report ranks America as the 19th happiest out of 146 countries.

Body Dear Neil: Someone crossed a beaver with a giraffe, and the offspring attacked my tree. What happened? What caused this, and what can I do? I love your description! Actually, however, it’s a twig girdler beetle.

Body Happiness, an emotion typical of the human, is quite a paradox. It is difficult to talk about the subject when today, happiness and joy are materialized.

Body It’s very easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they’d never do in real life because it isn’t real life. They act like feral wolves because they can. The Twitter police don’t carry guns, and their badges are imaginary.

Body Major League Baseball’s odyssey toward the World Series began with two wild card games — the Boston Red Sox defeating the New York Yankees, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the St. Louis Cardinals.

Body Fort Stockton Texas Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing various communities. It encourages parents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.

Body am sure that all of us at some point in life have felt anger and rage towards something or someone. Think about when you are driving on the highway and the other car does not use its blinkers when turning to the other side. That really makes us angry!

Body Dear Neil: I have a gray cotoneaster planting that I noticed is just covered with insects. They’re tiny, and I don’t see any particular damage.

Body Be extra cautious when you “fall back” on Nov. 7, 2021.