Social Security Matters

I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as relates to the sale of investment property. I am 66 years old and have been drawing Social Security since I turned 62. My wife is 56 and is a housewife and has no taxable income.

Dalby unit proposals on the table

Garza County Commissioners have narrowed down their options for the future of the 251,000 square-foot Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility which could serve as a detention facility for illegal immigrants.

Performance Follows People, Not Processes

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Texas SB17 in 2023, closing DEI offices at Texas universities. As colleges continue to adjust, we’ll see a rediscovery of our true calling.Universities may have been the earliest and most ardent supporters of DEI initiatives.

Quinn Minute - 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.

Editor’s Message

I read some great advice by Greg Berge for parents of athletes. Berg, a teacher, coach, and school administrator for 30 years, and asports leadership consultant and owner of GB1 Leadership LLC (Great Teams – Better Leadership).

Pet Talk

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag, or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions. However, as we attempt to connect with our canine friends, understanding the unspoken becomes immensely important in recognizing their wants and needs.

Library Lines ...

The high winds of last Friday brought some excitement to us here at Rhoads Memorial Library when the trap door accessing our roof blew open. It was about 9:45 a.m. when Sulema and I heard a sickening thud up above. (It occurred to me: when is an unexpected thud or thump not sickening? But I digress.

Quinn Minute - Who’s Calling?

The phone rings several times a day at my “office,” a place under the stairs where we used to store cleaning supplies. I equipped it with a TV tray to hold my computer, and a carboard box to house my “research materials.”My hope was to attract customer calls for writing assignments.

Measles outbreak continues

There were 223 cases reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday, and the outbreak has resulted in the death of one unvaccinated school-aged child.

Planning for Summer Gardens

Temperatures are warming up but that doesn’t mean you should plant your garden just yet!While the weather is a lot nicer in March, it still could get cold enough to hurt small seedlings and even transplanted plants (unless they are cold tolerant).