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The 501

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Body What’s better than famous?ALMOST FAMOUS.Those words caught my eye as my husband and I whizzed by a spiffy trailer business at the edge of town. Not our town. We were traveling.

Mulch ado about pine needles

Ellen Peffley

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Body From the gardenConiferous evergreens like pines, spruces, and firs are evergreens, but this term does not infer that their foliage is forever—coniferous trees shed needles as a natural occurrence of tree maturation.

CLIP THIS RECIPE out of the paper and hang it on your fridge—you may want to serve this tasty casserole on Christmas morning. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Serve up a huevos rancheros casserole

Angelina L

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Body YOU’VEBEENENJOYING Angelina LaRue’s “Food Bytes” column in our pages for years. Starting this week we’re changing things up, with her tasty twist on more traditional recipes in “The Heirloom Kitchen.

Sisters, canned cranberry, football—and rolls that don’t rise

Sue Jane Sullivan

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Body Shed a Little LightI am not the family go-to when it comes to homecooked meals. While I am an excellent cook when I choose to do so, I just don’t care about being in the kitchen. Right now, I don’t even own a stove. I’m in my Toaster Oven Era.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

News Staff

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Body The following submission has been edited for length.Dear Editors, Sue Jane Sullivan submitted for attention an editorial entitled Me First. … This response to her is a direct shot across the bow to the editorship of this newspaper.

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

News Staff

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Body TUMBLEWEEDAs 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 StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

Supreme Court blocks lower court redistricting ruling

Texas Press Association

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Body AUSTIN— The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that threw out the state’s new congressional map, allowing the new districts to stay in place, at least for now.

Me first

Sue Jane Sullivan

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Body When the Red Army marched into Poland in 1945 (Germany had seized the country six years earlier), U.S.S. R. leader Joseph Stalin believed his troops were entitled to take what they wanted.

TEA releases financial accountability ratings

Texas Press Association

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Body AUSTIN— More than four-fifths of Texas public schools received an ‘A’ rating for their financial practices, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the final financial accountability ratings for the latest school year last week.

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

News Staff

Thursday, November 20, 2025

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 StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.