Minding Your Own Business Ready to Sharpen Your Edge
Don Taylor argues competitors improve and job security hinges on staying unique. He cites McDonald s, Ray Kroc, Cyrus McCormick, Muhammad Ali, and Adolph Rupp to illustrate differentiating skills, self competition, and love of the fight. He shares head-on hustle tales of John the barber and Sally the dress shop to urge proactive market positioning.
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Don Taylor
McDonald's
Ray Kroc
Cyrus McCormick
Tiger Woods
Muhammad Ali
Adolph Rupp
John
Sally
Mary's Ladies Fashions
Amarillo
State Capital Highlights Texas Constitution and Separation of Powers
This piece reviews Article 2 Section 1 of the Texas Constitution, noting three distinct departments and the strict separation of powers. It calls readers to consult the online, searchable constitution at capitol state's site and urges Texans to engage with their organic law rather than rely on memory.
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Austin
Texas
State of
Senate
Capitol
Black-eyed peas myth sparks Texas tradition debate
In Texas a magazine article challenges the long held New Year custom of eating black eyed peas for luck. C F Eckhardt claims the practice began in 1947 to boost canned pea sales, not from older Southern tradition. The piece notes Texans’ cling to rituals as the 77th Legislature nears.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Parks & Wildlife
C.F Eckhardt
Seguin
Eckhardt
Elmore Torn
Henderson County
Torn
Thanks to Brownfield Volunteers on Christmas Fire Duty
A reader commends the Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department for their service on Christmas morning as Crystal Palace Club burned. She notes responders worked long hours, risking their lives, while residents enjoyed holiday hours. The writer urges gratitude for volunteers and supports their rules and dedication.
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Brownfield
Joe
Environmental tobacco smoke facts from Smokeless Lubbock notes
Environmental tobacco smoke ETS harms many. passive smoke kills about 53 000 Americans yearly and exposes vulnerable groups including children and asthmatics. The piece urges non smokers and venues to limit exposure and invites letters to the editor with contact details.
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IRS
DSS
TCFF
EPA
FSA
Looking Beyond a New Year Poem by Cletus Caswell
Gina Caswell Kelly shares reflections on entering 2001 and a personal poem by her father Cletus Caswell. The piece expresses hope, fear, and faith for the year ahead and closes with a blessing for readers to have a great new year.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
Cletus Caswell
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