Father’s Day Gifts … For Your Kids

If you’re a dad, you may be in line to get some nice gifts on Father’s Day. But your greatest gift may be your ability to help your children. One way of doing that is to get them started in the world of investing – and making a few investments on their behalf.

The Arduous Task of Bringing EDUCATION to Texas

March, 1886: According to the Kaufman Sun, there were 71 school districts in the county besides those of Kaufman and Terrell, with 4,700 pupils inside the scholastic ages of 8-16. The County received $24,300 free school (note: Nothing is free according to my economics teachers!

Forney’s John Brown and his CHUCKWAGON Adventures

In 1974 I purchased Earl Sigler’s 1940s home on the lot at the corner of West Pacific and Miller’s Trailer Park private road and soon decided the wooden shingles that had been on it for more than 30 years needed to be “topped” with new modern white asphalt shingles. R. D.

Unique Ways to Make This Father’s Day Special

Like a handful of holidays that came before it, Father’s Day in 2021 will be different than in years past. Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, much of the world continues to live under some degree of stay-at-home restrictions.

Gorizia Rosemary, aka Barbecue Skewers, Newest Texas Superstar

Gorizia rosemary, nicknamed Barbecue Skewers rosemary by Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturists, has been named the newest Texas Superstar selection for its edible and ornamental characteristics and ability to perform well across the state.

Today’s Weather Is Unpredictable: Keep Your Outdoor Power Equipment Ready

Weather today is challenging, and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds home and business owners that it’s important to make sure you have the right outdoor power equipment on hand and to keep equipment in good working order year-round.

Let Caution Reign When Kids are in the Kitchen

Parents go to great lengths to keep their kids safe. From the moment a woman first learns she’s pregnant to the day teenagers head off to college, parents make myriad decisions in the name of keeping their children safe.

Still ACTING Professionally Past Age 101 Years

If you have watched the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Saboteur, set in the war times of World War II, you “have to remember” seeing a “villain, dangling from the Statue of Liberty,” at the climax—and surely you were cheering or grimacing! If you have not seen this movie, YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING!

Harvard Green Light Technology Could Be Next Breakthrough Tool to Fight Migraine

June marks Migraine & Headache Awareness Month, and for the millions of people who suffer from migraine or other types of serious headaches, a new drug-free, noninvasive tool is in store that can help alleviate pain.

United States Flag Facts and Handling Etiquette

The United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress authorized creation of the first national flag on June 14, 1777.