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While Washington jostles over proposed government health care legislation, simple truths are being ignored and overlooked. A great deal of the money spent on health care today is avoidable. A Comptroller’s report estimates Texas businesses alone are spending $1.3 billion in health care costs linked to obesity. More ... As a high school student, I recall reading “The Scarlet Letter.” The book was about a woman who committed adultery and was forced to wear a giant red “A” on her dress to profess to the world her transgression. More ... T hanks to everyone for your patience with this humble little column during its brief hiatus. More ... F olks along El Camino Real are getting a taste of fall as we say good bye to a long hot summer. Sept. 22 was officially the first day of fall. The recent rains should make for nice colors when leaves start to change. I guess I had better quit worrying about the weather and start thinking about giving you your four bits’ worth of news. More ... In 1961, he did the Texas Memorial at Vicksburg, commemorating the role Texans played in that pivotal Civil War battle. One of his most elegant works is the bust Coe lovingly carved of his father over his elder’s grave at the Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont. Today, the Clifton Steamboat Museum in Beaumont has collected some of Coe’s smaller works and sculptures which are contained in a special gallery dedicated to his art. That exhibit also contains photographs documenting his larger, heroic-sized outdoor work. Herring Coe’s artistic spirit endures in stone and bronze all across East Texas. More ... |
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