Our vision can improve with age

Some Bible stories unsettled me when I was little, confused me as a middle-schooler, and brought yet another perspective to me as an adult reader. When baby Moses was placed in a basket, I was sad. I was also five years old. All I could think was that his mother was giving him away.

Filing period for 2022 primary opens

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION AUSTIN—The filing period for the 2022 Texas primary elections opened on Nov. 13, allowing candidates to file with their respective party chairs for spots on the March 1, 2022, primary ballot.

Museum Faces

I took a trip to the museum of natural history. It was a fascinating place: a taxidermist’s showcase. A dog heaven, what with all the prehistoric bones. But as I walked through the halls and stared at the infinite variety of creatures that stalked the earth, I began to feel uneasy.

Jackson announces for re-election

Congressman Ronny Jackson announced he will run for re-election as Texas Congressional District 13 Representative, his office said on Saturday, Nov. 13. In his first term his committee assignments included the House Armed Services Committee and the Texas Agriculture Task Force.

Veterans Day is for all of us

“I didn’t want to miss that war.” —17-year-old Clifton McCleskey Bessie’s youngest son said these words to his mother and his sister Eula at the laundromat in Rotan in June 1944.

Rural West Texas counties among those eligible for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to agriculture-related businesses

Small nonfarm businesses in 36 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center–West.

Team Ropin’ Conversation

“There’s only one thing worse than eating next to a lefthanded person, and that’s heading for him.

Christmas at the Library returns Dec. 2

Good news! The Motley County Library’s annual Christmas at the Library event has been set. It will be held to coincide with Matador’s Late Night Shopping, as in years' past, which will be held Thursday, December 2.

Silverton ISD invites public to join in honoring US veterans Nov. 11

Silverton ISD will be recognizing America’s armed service veterans with a Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 1:15 p.m. at the school.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Well, we keep missing the rain but I guess the farmers are happy they can get their cotton and maize out of the field. And it is sure getting out in a hurry. Sure hope all of it makes good and the price is good.