Community & Opinion
In Search Of—the Past
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In search of—the past few weeks of being without my 2015 Honda Civic with 190,373 miles on the odometer have me looking for a tank, as in an M60 Patton or Abrams model. For fuel efficiency, I suppose the latter would be a better fit since I do drive quite a bit.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Changes urged in funding community colleges
Texas Press Association
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state leaders ahead of the 88th legislative session’s opening in January urges lawmakers to develop “an innovative new model” to fund community colleges.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Heads up: a new key fob hack
Hanaba Munn Welch
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You’re getting warmer!
Remember when other children would say that when you were getting closer to finding something hidden? If they said “colder” instead, you knew you were headed in the wrong direction. Great times.
To recapture the fun, lose your car in a parking lot.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Homemade hot chocolate at the ready
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I wonder if any of you have experienced what we used to call Concession Stand Hot Chocolate—the good kind?
My first encounter with it was when I was in a high school singing group called Melody Misses. Our practices were held at our director’s home.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Paducah’s 25 Days of Christmas event begins
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of Commerce encourages gift-givers to support and shop locally first this holiday season.
To encourage shoppers to visit Paducah stores, the Chamber is teaming up with local businesses for their annual “25 Days of Christmas” event.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
PADUCAH SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
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PADUCAH SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Congratulations go to Barbara King (Dixie Maid), Patrick Henry (Coffee on the Square), Payton Seal (Crossroads Nutrition), Haven Seal (Nova’s Bakery), Irene Blount (Buck Creek Meats) and Kennedy Whitaker (Street Tacos), who received $50 gift...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
INVESTING IN SILVERTON Congratulations go to the following students
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INVESTING IN SILVERTON Congratulations go to the following students, along with a shout-out to the investors who made the 2022 Ogallala Commons EFair a success.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Will the real Black Friday please stand up?
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HANABA MUNN WELCH
Will the real Black
Friday please stand up?
Will the real Black Friday please stand up?
(If you never watched that TV show you’re probably not reading this anyway.)
I never participated in the true Black Friday madness myself.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Legislators begin filing bills ahead of session
Gary Borders
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Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Monday, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
BRISCOE NEWS HISTORY In mid-November two representatives from Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library of Texas Tech University, Morgan White and Austin Allison, came to the Silverton Public Library to pick up the library’s back issues of Briscoe County News. They will digitize the newspapers to add to what is already online. From left are Laura Long, MorganWhite, Austin Allison, Kathy Kingery and Tina Nance. | COURTESY PHOTO
Tech library to digitize three decades of Briscoe County News
Barbara Brannon
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One of the most frequent questions we get at the newspaper office is, “Can you help me find some history about _______?
Wednesday, November 23, 2022