Origins of gun culture in Texas and its roots
A historical overview traces Texan gun culture to Scots Irish Borderlanders who settled Appalachia and later Texas. It links violence, frontier isolation, and frontier wars to a legacy shaping attitudes toward firearms. The piece cites Dr. Steve Showalter of Lee College.
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Snickers and a handshake spark listening as hope grows
Janice Jircik of The Wellness Center Bayside shares a tale from a mental health facility where a patient received a Snickers bar and a handshake. The simple acts triggered trust, helped the patient set life goals, and fostered self belief, illustrating the power of active listening for Mental Health Awareness Month.
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Janice Jircik
Bayside
Chambers Health
The Power of Smell and Personal Remembrances
The piece reflects on how smell links to memory, appetite, and danger, with personal anecdotes from Ginger Stripling about dairy farm scents, refined odors, perfumes, and the role of olfactory glands. It celebrates senses as part of human design, ending with contact details for Ginger Stripling.
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Today in History Highlights 1861 to 2009 and beyond
Key events across years include Taney ruling Lincoln lacked habeas corpus authority in 1861, Disney’s The Three Little Pigs in 1933, Golden Gate Bridge pedestrian opening in 1937, Doris Miller earning the Navy Cross in 1942, U S Supreme Court O Brien case in 1968, Fortier’s 1998 Oklahoma City testimony, NASA shuttle program spacewalks closing in 2010, and the US pandemic death toll surpassing 100000 a year ago.
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Mike Fincke
Gregory Chamitoff
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