Taking to the podium

Body Biblical Hero Noah Holds Press Conference (translated from Hebrew and Aramaic to English by this reporter) Press Secretary Paul (yes, THAT Paul): Noah will make an opening statement and then take a few questions from reporters. Noah: Good morning.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEED As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone Star State and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

Good ideas – for better or worse

Body HANABA MUNN WELCH It seemed like a good idea at the time. When it comes to book titles, that one should work for just about anybody’s biography, auto or otherwise. We are an idea-motivated species. Major in art? It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Drivers urged to be alert as school be

Body GARY BORDERS FOR TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN— Millions of Texas children are heading back to school this month, as early as this week in some districts.

The well that never runs dry

Body My yard has varicose veins and doesn’t seem to care. I guess the upside is that the mower (that’s me) gets a break, but seeing as yard work is my main form of exercise that’s not a good thing.

Going global

Body This column is a reprint of my first blog, which started in the summer of 2009. The blog’s title (Check Your Mirrors) originated from many of my experiences as a summer driver education instructor.

DSHS gets nearly 15,000 monkeypox vaccines

Body AUSTIN— The Texas Department of State Health Services has received and distributed 14,780 doses of the monkeypox vaccine to local health departments and DSHS regional offices. Another 27,000 doses could be made available by the Strategic National Stockpile.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone Star State and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.

Skunks in the well pit

Body The nice thing about a string of extremely hot days is that dead skunks mummify. That’s what I’m hoping. In a comedy of errors, Cody the water well service man came to fix the water well, not that a well can be fixed. A well is a well.

Happy Briscoe Birthdays

Body This month we mark the anniversary of a date that matters a great deal to us here in the newspaper office: the July 14, 2012 rebirth of the Briscoe County News, which paved the way for the current Caprock Courier.