Opinion

A salute to my dentists

Body
Every morning when my mirror smiles back, I am grateful to two dentists who have helped me for decades. They must be darn good, because thanks to regular visits I’ve retained excellent cuspids, bicuspids, plus a host of workable molars.

Editor’s Message

Body
This is an oldie - but a goodie. A young woman was about to finish her first year of college.

Looking Back

Body
Although some terrible viruses are around today, we’ve still got it better then folks who lived between the 5th and 15th centuries. Those were called the Middle Ages because surviving to 50 seemed impossible.

Editor’s Message

Body
Hippocrates wrote, in Of the Epidemics, “The physician must…. have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm.” But it seems that the Texas Medical Board does not see it that way.

A harmless drag show? No such thing.

Body
West Texas A&M University will not host a drag show on campus. It was advertised for March 31, 2023, as an effort to raise money for The Trevor Project. The nonprofit organization focuses on suicide prevention—a noble cause—in the LGBTQ community. Any person considering self-harm for any reason is tragic.

Health Maintenance

Body
Did you ever have a perfect day, 24 hours when everything went right? I had one yesterday, and it scared me. I woke up at seven, feeling great.

Tooth of the Matter

Body
I got an e-mail from one of my newspaper friends wondering when old toothbrushes should be switched out for new ones. Frankly, I know little about the mouth, but I once gave an oral report.

Enrollment and a Sense of Urgency

Body
A study of West Texas A&M University’s economic impact in 2017-2018 was carried out by Emsi, a labor market analytics firm that has in the last 20 years conducted 2,000 economic impact studies. They are national leaders.

Pet Talk

Body
After researching, preparing for, and buying healthy chickens, first-time flock owners will need to know all that is involved in keeping their backyard birds healthy. Dr.

Editor’s Message

Body
It is all about gain of function and the facts are coming to light as the government scrambles to cover up its funding and participation. For some time now, questions have been asked and eyebrows raised as funding was exposed and the literal engineering of the Covid-19 virus surface.