Pet Talk

While many animals—including humans—have harmless strains of E. coli living inside their gastrointestinal tracts, a dangerous form that often makes headlines is E. coli 0157, which can cause serious illness in people.

Library Lines ...

"Naked Eggs" is the title of April's take-and-make kits for Young Scientists which are being distributed here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

School recess was the best

Do you remember elementary school recess? At our school, we ate lunch right before playtime. We’d line up single file to walk through the food line. The plate lunch often included gravy-laden mystery meat – beef or possibly bird – plus mashed potatoes and something green or yellow.

Crown of Thorns

Take me back to the days of hats and gloves! Do you have old Easter pictures stored away in photo albums? When I was young, girls wore pretty party dresses and mothers were arrayed in classy dresses or suits. The ensemble included shoes and a matching purse.

Fear or Faith?

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 Five-year-old Johnny was watching his mum make supper. She asked him to go into the pantry and get her a can of tomato soup, but he was afraid to go in alone.

Farmers, consumers feel the squeeze of inflation

Texas farmers and ranchers are paying more at the grocery store, just like everyone else. We see the higher cost of food. The numbers tell the story. The price for groceries jumped 1.4% in February and 8.6% over the past year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The increases seem a bit high?

Judge rules on UNT out-of-state tuition

A shift in university tuition is on the horizon after a federal judge ruled that the University of North Texas can’t charge out-of-state American students higher tuition than undocumented Texans who qualify for lower in-state tuition under a 2001 Texas law.

USDA announces signup period for CLEAR30

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the signup period for its Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative (CLEAR30) — a nationwide opportunity for certain landowners and agricultural producers currently implementing water quality practices through the Conservation Reserve...

Pfizer releases next set of documents

According to newly released documents, Pfizer hired about 600 additional full-time employees to process adverse event reports during the three months following the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine.