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Indentured servants suffer ‘worse

Indentured servants suffer ‘worse (treatment) than Egyptian bondage’

Texas offered a new beginning for many people coming to America. There was much land and other rich natural resources available to those who could wrestle a living by using hand tools and animal power. A labor vacuum was created by having so many materials and so little human labor to exploit it. Into this void were swept hundreds of thousands of people, some voluntary, some against their will, but all contributing to the making of America and Texas. How this labor shortage was solved impacts almost every American and Texan, even today.

IT’S A CLEAN THING

IT’S A CLEAN THING

Mexia Independent School District chose a day to show appreciation for the district’s custodians and all the work they do to keep the campuses clean, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic, when cleanliness is extra important.

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7:30 a.m. – Fallen Heroes 5K Fun Run at the Fairfield Fairgrounds in Fairfield to benefit the Trooper Damon C. Allen Memorial Foundation. The Foundation helps first-responders with emergency expenses. The run may also be taken virtually, which means the runner makes the run before this date and has it timed. Directions at the website: fallenheroes5kfunrun.itsyourrace. com. Cost is $40. Participants get a T-shirt and medal.

Mexia Garden Club’s Yard of the Month
Mexia Garden Club’s Yard of the Month

Mexia Garden Club’s Yard of the Month

Mexia Garden Club has selected the home of Margaret Cogdell, 200 Oakwood Drive, as September’s Yard of the Month. Mounds of bright yellow lantana are anchored by esperanza and sprays of bougainvillea near the front entry. A large tree is surrounded by blooming blue periwinkle and shades of both purple and green sweet potato vine. Her garage door is flanked by ferns in urns, souvenirs from her granddaughter’s wedding four years ago. Her back yard features sculpted rosebeds with knockout and drift roses, with mature sagos framing the patio.

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