January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Columns

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On the Edge of Common Sense

HARK THE HERALD ANGEL MOMENTS
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.
There is a frequently told story by cowmen and veterinarians since herdsmen discovered fire. As I listened to a Georgia farmer recount his own personal version, I found myself imagining how the cow would feel? More...

Before I Get Seniler

by Bill Whitson

In the News It is not according to his design, but Tiger Woods has temporarily replaced “Obama Bashing” as the national pastime. Grandpaw Bill’s Wisdom Education with no plausible explanation is simply superstition. More...

THIS WAS THEN

From the Files of The Fairfield Recorder

1935 Robbers Loot Buffalo State Bank Wednesday Morning; Successfully Elude Capture More...

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Remembering Skin Tight

Bob Bowman’s East Texas . . .

In the early 1830s, when cattle buyer Henry Reeves and his partner, a man known only as Ball, built a store on the Rusk- Henderson road, visiting customers started calling the settlement “Skin Tight” because they were no match for Reeves More...

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
By Ed Sterling

AUSTIN --- A proposal to add a two-story addition to the Governor’s Mansion has been abandoned by the State Preservation Board after a chorus of complaints. More...