Perspectives
MLK’s assassination anniversary sparks sad memories
St. Luke United Methodist Church Pastor Jerome Hobbs remembers a day of “lots of sadness” when an assassin struck down Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., 56 years ago.
Solar eclipse means big money to Texas
One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, is expected to draw up to a mil-lion visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.
Help! Help!
My friend Lisa says that there are more books on self-help than anything else.
READER WRITES IN ABOUT EMAIL SCAM
Dear Heloise: What you described in a recent column about an email scam happened to me three weeks ago. I made the mistake of believing what you described. The scammers did get access to my computer, and they scanned it. Aside from making my mortgage payment each month by phone call, I always do my banking in person. So, I was “told” that I had to withdraw $3,500 from the bank and deposit the money into a Bitcoin ATM machine that was located at a gas station in an unfriendly part of town.
