T he overly hot feeling, the drowsy haze and the ever-present tickle in your throat. That is how I know I'm getting sick. I'm no clairvoyant,...

In two weeks, our newspaper will publish our big Christmas issue with more than 800 letters to Santa Claus. Sometimes the fast pace at our...

Besides our excellent Daily Grind, we have a new Coffee House on U.S. Highway 69. The owners, Mike and Steph Childs lived in Dallas and Alto for some years, and are a...

Our 1992 equipment/rescue truck needs to be replaced. We have gone through many manufacturers to find what we will need to provide citizens with the best service. Our...

F rom time to time at various points in the year, I find myself thinking about Thanksgiving. No, not only about the food, although that does...

I wish that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst could drive around the downtown square in Rusk with me. I would like to show him the Christmas lights after...

My husband and I traveled to Rusk last Saturday night from Alto to dinner and the Patsy Cline show at the Rusk Hotel. We had a wonderful time. The food was good, and the...

For many of us, Thanksgiving brings to mind football, turkey, stuffing and gathering with family and friends. Thanksgiving also is a time to give...

F olks along El Camino Real are busy as bees frying turkeys, making dressing and making out beds and pallets for family coming in from...

T he tax code allows you to give away up to $13,000 each year to as many people as you want, without triggering gift tax. If you and your spouse...

T hink about this question: when you are at a high school or college football game, what's the song you are most likely to hear? You know,...

Last Thursday at the East Texas Economic Summit in Nacogdoches two of my favorite words were discussed, dissected and analyzed: "economic...

Al Gore sounds more like Chicken Little every time he is on television. His death and destruction has "won" a Nobel Piece (sic) Prize, and cheapened it beyond...