Money and happiness
Sat, 08/12/2023 - 12:00am
Do you think money makes people happy? Maybe not, but it gives them lots more ways to battle sadness.
Perspectives
Child care centers closing across state
Sat, 08/12/2023 - 12:00am
An unprecedented number of child care centers are expected to close across the state as pandemic relief funding ends, the Texas Standard reported. A survey conducted by the TexasAssociation for the Education of Young Children of about 1,600 child care programs indicated 44% were likely to close their doors without additional funding. Federal pandemic relief funds ended for most centers in June.
Tips on how to survive drawer-drenching heat
Sat, 08/12/2023 - 12:00am
It’s August in Texas, which, at the best of times, is like living inside the molten contents of one of those fried mozzarella sticks that I always steal from my youngest daughter’s order at the Sonic Drive In. This year, though, the summer heat is throwing a good old fashioned hissy fit.
Texas cowboys go on NM crime spree
Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:00am
All the High Fives Gang had to show onAug. 6, 1896 for the comedy of errors they had the nerve to call a bank robbery was a posse hot on their heels.
JAZZING UP CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Wed, 08/09/2023 - 12:00am
Dear Heloise: I like to buy cookie dough in a frozen round roll and just cut off the number of cookies I want, along with how thick I’d like them to be. But I also do other things for my cookies that I’d like to share. Before I pop them into the oven, I sometimes add butterscotch chips, pecans or a drop of orange oil to the top of the cookie. My grandson loves a marshmallow or some sprinkles on top. It just helps to jazz up a regular chocolate chip cookie. Kelly H., Sandy, Utah
