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This story begins in the spring of 2002 when my best friend from high school, Pat, called me up and asked if I wanted to join him on a hike. You might remember Pat from some other escapades that have been aptly described in this fine publication. The 5-day hike, Pat said, would take place in Washington and we would climb Mount Olympus. He had completed the hike before and all I had to do was follow him. The adventure seeker in me immediately agreed and we started making plans. What could possibly go wrong?
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Clothes make the man! Dress for success! I’ve heard those sayings all of my life. They’re words of advice passed on from mother to child to secure a successful entry into the workplace and society. Not so for Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman who recently received a pass to work in the hallowed halls of the United States Senate in his trademark hooded sweatshirt and baggy gym shorts. Many of us of a certain age find his choice of apparel in the Senate chamber disrespectful to his colleagues, his constituents and to the process of running this country.
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We weren’t around for the adoption of the Texas Constitution in 1876 but we ARE here in 2023 to have a say in amending it. With early voting commencing Oct. 23, I’m dedicating today’s column to proposed Amendment No. 9, “The constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-ofliving adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.”
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For this article, I had to get some help from one of my good friends and local realtors Yolanda Fultz. Being that she is also involved with our local Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce, I knew she would have several great suggestions for me - and that she did!
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Have you ever heard the phrase or comment, Risk versus Reward? Sometimes, to see the greatest “reward”, you may have to take the greatest “risks.” Management consultant and educator, Peter Drucker, stated, “There are some risks that you cannot afford to take... and there are some risks that you can’t afford NOT to take.”
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This is another one of my Army stories, so hold on tight! After completing my Initial Entry Training (AKA Boot Camp), Advanced Individual Training and Airborne School, I was assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment. This was at Fort Bragg, North Carolina deep in the heart of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Sometime ago a Sandbar column ran about two Whiteside leagues of land granted in the southwest section of Grimes County in the names of James Whiteside and John J. Whiteside. The article stated that research indicated these two were not blood kin, but further research shows they were brothers.
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One of my Examiner contributions is the content for This Week in History. This assignment requires me to peruse the Examiner’s big blue books for headlines of Grimes County news events for the past four decades. Can you imagine my surprise a week after writing “Railroaded Again?” and ”The Crucifixion of Grimes County,” I turned to the Sept. 9, 1993, edition and saw this headline - “City in high-speed train corridor!”
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