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Texas history

On Feb. 22, 1878, Sam Bass and his gang pulled the first train robbery in Texas history hitting the Texas Central at Allen Station 24 miles north of Dallas.

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Little Red and Little Brother and their mom have left the building.

Totally Texas topics

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An old Greek proverb has it that “a society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”

Better Living for Texans

Here’s how to cook like a pro. No matter how much experience you have in the kitchen, these tips will make you a better cook.

Texas’ first printer couldn’t catch a break

On Feb. 16, 1817, a Boston teenager with a hand-cranked press produced the first printed words in Texas history – the long-winded manifesto of a doomed expedition.

Let’s Talk About… Dogs in the city

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Last week, this beautiful Husky turned up, lost and bewildered, on Poston Road.

Letter to Editor

Dear Editor

Let’s Talk About… Campers, RVs & such

When I returned to Hamilton in 2017, I brought along a fifth-wheel camper as a place to keep my stuff and as a home for my 17-yearold “White Kat.” I parked it next to my parents’ house and immediately had it hooked up to electricity, water and sewer. Little did I know that I had violated several city ordinances, however unintentionally.

First of all, my parents’ electrical service had to be upgraded to support the addition of the RV, and I didn’t get an electrical permit.

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“I wish I could hug you, but there’s a car in the way,” my sweet bonus-granddaughter said from the Storm’s drive-thru window Thursday afternoon.

It made my day. A hug would have been nice, but the love was there, and it felt good.

I’ve had some pretty down days lately, not the kind of holiday I would have preferred, not the kind anyone could have predicted pre-pandemic, but with many beautiful moments in spite of COVID in my home and the loss of my precious mom.

WALKING WITH GOD

“After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixtyfive years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him” (Gen. 5:22-24).