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Members of the Mexia Garden Club traveled to the Carlene Bright Arboretum in Woodway for the District V Spring Meeting on March 5.

Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter Monday to President Trump requesting a presidential declaration of a major disaster in Texas based on the continued impact of COVID-19. This action follows on the heels of a series of proactive measures, including declaring a state of disaster for all 254 Texas counties on March 13, 2020.

Author James P. Pfiffner says his book, “The Character Factor – How We Judge America’s Presidents,” is not for people who have already made up their minds about a president’s behavior. A person must consider many factors before making any decisions. He claims that a person should become informed about a president’s lying, marital infidelity, promise making, and potentially impeachable behavior. To be fair about a reader’s judgement, one must carefully study the President’s good judgement, courage, and effective leadership. However, there is no consensus about what constitutes good character. He gives us the responsibility of separating private standards of morality from moral obligations of presidents in office.