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Southern Comfort Critter
"He loves attention... people," says Orlando senior citizen Joie Henney. But while the object of Mr. Henney's admiration is a five foot long, 60-pound  alligator named Wally, some folks are wondering if the one starving for attention isn't Mr. Henney himself. 

Analysis: Patrick Sends Message to Seliger, Other Senators

You think politics is tough in your office? Consider the case of Kel Seliger, a Republican senator from Amarillo. As of last week — and for the first time since

Who Represents You?

U.S. Senate Sen. John Cornyn (R) 517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2934 www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact Sen. Ted Cruz (R) 404 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202)

Musings by Marilou: Mardi Gras, from Afar

Even though I have embraced many of the customs and festivities here in Seminole, I am still having a difficult time being away from South Louisiana, at least from January

Thinking Out Loud: A Rush to Judgement

It’s not news that, since the Reagan era, the news fed to us by the “objective” mainstream media is not always so objective. Watching the slow demise of the medium is just a fact of life that we’ve learned to accept passively as we seek out other sources of information. Because now, we can.

Voicing Their Opinions

As Texas legislators begin the process of sifting through hundreds of legal proposals in association with the 86th Legislative Session, Gaines County leaders are intending on making their voices heard. On Wednesday, members of the Gaines County Commissioners Courtunanimouslyofferedtheir support behind 20 separate resolutions, all of which listed local leaders' stance in relation to potential legislative issues to be taken up by state lawmakers in their current biennium session.

SHD Board Directors to Discuss Legal, Personnel Matters Monday

Another planned executive session discussion is slated to be held this coming Monday evening by members of the Seminole Hospital District’s Board of Directors, according to an agenda obtained by the Seminole Sentinel.

Musings by Marilou:A Softie at Heart

The newest addition to our menagerie of animals is lucky that I watched “Marley and Me” this weekend. Now Nola doesn’t look quite so bad. It’s not that our adopted German Shepherd is necessarily “bad," she is just into everything. Nola seems to think that anything within her reach is fair game. Who would have thought a dog would eat a stick of butter or a dish of guacamole? My ham, cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese bread drip was gone in a nanosecond and she has stolen more chocolate chip cookies than I can count.

Wright's Words:We’re Getting Slighted

Brace yourselves folks, the head of the Texas Senate is about to take things out on West Texas constituents. All because one area lawmaker -- who happens to represent Gaines County as part of his massive district -- didn’t offer his support toward him in the recent election campaign. Last week, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick -- as part of the 86th Texas Legislative process -- handed out his committee assignments last week for this current session.

Thinking Out Loud:The Worst a Man Can Get

Holy cow. I do believe that the government shutdown talk actually managed to get upstaged this week by a razor-makin’ company that asked me to step away from my personal grooming habits long enough to quit being such a dirtbag. Thank you Gillette. Leave it to corporate America’s social justice warriors to remind me of everything my Daddy taught me about how to treat women. As though I was hearing it for the first time. But aren’t y`all supposed to be all about charging me too much money to get the stubble off my face?