Perspectives

Small-town Texan wins 1940 batting championship

Wed, 08/25/2021 - 12:00am

Debs Garms went two for four on Aug. 25, 1940 in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ win over the Boston Bees and raised his league-leading batting average to a lofty .378.

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FRAZZLED OVER FRIZZLE

Wed, 08/25/2021 - 12:00am

Dear Heloise: I just bought a house and threw a house-warming party. Several people were nice enough to give me a gift, and one was a cookbook.

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Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban

Sat, 08/21/2021 - 12:00am

A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans.