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Those of us born in the mid-20th century have been around long enough to see a decline in the courtesies we were taught. I can’t help but wonder what the
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Well, Congress is at it again and the veterans’ organizations are urging the law makers to end the disgraceful Widow’s Tax. More than 65,000 surviving military spouses and dependents are
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Thursday, June 6, marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France that brought down the Third Reich. Approximately 160,000 troops landed on that heavily fortified 50-mile
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NISD Family & Rattler Nation The 2018-2019 school year is ALMOST officially “in the books”! It truly is hard to believe that we are a few days away from our
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I am not much of an Anglophile. The whole Royalty thing, with monarchs, thrones and scepters, that just doesn’t appeal to me. But remembering that old television show “Queen for
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My daughter recently introduced me to another TV show. As a devotee of the Food Network, I thought I’d seen it all but not until I watched the The Great
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As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in stripping it from a $7.6 billion education bill. The Austin American-Statesman reported it is unclear what Abbott’s next move will be.
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As we close out the year 2019, let me take a moment to say, “Merry Christmas” and a wonderful, prosperous, New Year to all of you. Twenty nineteen was a great year for me, personally, as I, and Grimes County Veterans of Foreign War Post 4006 was awarded “All State Post” by the State Commander and “All American Post” for 2018 – 2019, by the National Commander for our work with the VFW and our community.
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