Veterans Day and the University

Veterans Day has a long and storied history, beginning in the U.S. in recognition of the conclusion of World War I. “The Great War” formally ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

A Twenty-First Century Curriculum

The relevance of any curriculum at any university in the context of rapid technical and cultural changes is a pressing concern for all: educators, students, parents and employers alike.

My average face

Have you ever been told you look like somebody famous? A couple years ago, several friends and I sat around a lunch table, and tried to judge who our companions resembled. My friend Jim said, “Quinn, you just have a generic face. “That’s not an insult,” he added.

Classroom smells

Every day in my high school, homeroom smelled different. Not better, but different. At that moment, we teens were bound together by one goal. We wanted to smell better, and we wanted to smell stronger. This required experimentation. Every morning I left home as a cornucopia of fragrances.

Castro 4-H youth honored

Castro County 4-H Spencer Acker was presented the Gold Star Award at the District 2 66th annual Gold Star Banquet in Lubbock on Oct. 23. The Gold Star Award is the highest achievement award given by the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program through the county 4-H Program.

Editor’s Message

Thomas Sowell noted that there are no final solutions to the problems of individual humans and civilization, just tradeoffs. To get something there has to be a tradeoff. According to John Leake, author and journalist who wrote a column on the subject, some people understand this concept.

Keep it Legal

“I wrote a will, and no one is going to fight, so no one will have to go to court.” Wrong. All wills must go to court even if no one is fighting. All wills must go through probate. Probate is a Latin word that simply means to “prove.

Editor’s Message

It’s 9 a.m. Have you stepped on a Lego yet? Moms are tough people and pretty smart, generally speaking. Experience teaches you a lot. As moms, most of us learned valuable lessons early with her first child. Tidbits like ‘silence isn’t golden, it is suspicious.

Israel declares war on Hamas

Israel formally declared war this past Sunday against the Palestinian Hamas and ordered the complete siege of Gaza after the militant organization attacked several locations in Israel on Saturday.

Candy: a sweet history

My friend Debi asks, “Why do they call the little candy ‘fun sizes?’ Wouldn’t it be more fun to eat a big one?” Wow, Debi, what a flavorful question. Let me chew on that a little with my sweet tooth. Candy has been around throughout recorded history.