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Analysis: The Season of Receiving

Politics, like farming or television, has its regular seasons. There’s the election season that just ended, and the governing season that follows.

In Texas politics, the season of groveling — it’s also known as “the late train,” “sack-dragging” and the more functional “fundraising” — comes in between.

Wright's Words:Hamming Up Thanksgiving

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According to a recent study by Wallet Hub, 70-percent of Americans quizzed said they felt their Thanksgiving meal wasn't complete without a Turkey being the centerpiece. Well, I guess I am among the 30-percent minority that could pass on turkey during the most traditional of holidays for us Americans. Now, before you grab a brick and follow the urge to hurl it through my windows, hear me out: I do not hate turkey. I enjoy my share of turkey meals when the opportunity arises.

Musings By Marilou: I Caved In to Christmas

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Ihave always been one of those die-hards who refused to even think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but I sadly have to admit that this year I caved in completely.

Musings By Marilou: I Caved In to Christmas

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I have always been one of those die-hards who refused to even think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but I sadly have to admit that this year I caved in completely.

Wright's Words: Hamming Up Thanksgiving

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According to a recent study by Wallet Hub, 70-percent of Americans quizzed said they felt their Thanksgiving meal wasn't complete without a Turkey being the centerpiece.

Well, I guess I am among the 30-percent minority that could pass on turkey during the most traditional of holidays for us Americans.

Leo’s Lance: Writing Off into Retirement

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I knew this time would come but I didn’t know it would come so soon. One day I was playing sandlot football with my friends and was asked: “When are you

Thinking Out Loud: Georgia on My Mind

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The 2018 mid-term elections seem to have gone into overtime, at least until Florida emerges from the Dark Ages and does something about its grotesquely corrupt voting apparatus, and Georgia

Musings By Marilou: Thankful for Blessings

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I heard someone say this week that as we approach Thanksgiving, we need to be thankful for the things that we do have instead of worrying about those that we don’t. Makes perfect sense to me. It’s easy to get caught up in what we want and what we are lacking, and that causes us (or at least me) to forget about our blessings. This person even challenged me, along with others, to share what God has done in their lives recently. I have the perfect venue.

Leo’s Lance:A Lesson in Persistence

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The word, “persistence” means: “firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.”

I call it staying power.

I suppose I had a peculiar approach to life as a youngster. In the first place, I seemed to have an inferiority complex, but, I also felt I was capable of doing anything I really wanted to do.

I didn’t do particularly well in school, but my preacher talked me into taking a branch course in New Testament survey from Pepperdine University and I got straight A’s in this course.

It was an eye opener for me.

Musings By Marilou: Thankful for Blessings

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I heard someone say this week that as we approach Thanksgiving, we need to be thankful for the things that we do have instead of worrying about those that we don’t.  Makes perfect sense to me.

It’s easy to get caught up in what we want and what we are lacking, and that causes us (or at least me) to forget about our blessings.  This person even challenged me, along with others, to share what God has done in their lives recently.  I have the perfect venue.