The House That Smiles and a Family Model Home
Gina Caswell Kelly writes about making a home that feels welcoming for kids and their friends. She urges positive words, attentive listening, and forgiving attitudes, arguing a cheerful, loving home can influence children and their futures, inviting hugs, shared meals, and lasting memories.
Just Say Yes and No to Healthy Habits for Children
A guidance note highlights using Just Say No to excess weight and Just Say Yes to healthy eating and family exercise. It urges limiting extra calories, avoiding fried foods and butter sauces, favoring the Food Guide Pyramid, and promoting 30 minutes of family activity daily as a lifelong health strategy.
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Everett Koop
Lygus Bugs Threaten Local Cotton Fields This Year
The tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris and western tarnished Lygus hesperus infest cotton, with lygus moving from alfalfa and weeds to cotton when host plants dry. Adults show a white back mark. larvae vary in color. Some fields in Terry Yoakum Gaines counties were treated. overwintered boll weevil insecticides may help. Contact Texas Agricultural Extension Service for scouting and control guidance.
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Richard Hubbard as Texas governor who faced no legislature
Talk of Texas recalls Richard Bennett Hubbard the only Texas governor to serve a full term without a legislative session. During Reconstruction, he avoided calling the Legislature, moved reforms in education and prison, and shaped state institutions while crime roared and feuds erupted nearby. The note also touches German theatre in Fredericksburg, early Independence celebrations at Benson's Crossing, and the wagon yard era in Dallas and Denison.
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Magazine subscription scams warn buyers beware
The BBB warns subscribers about deceptive multi year magazine offers from telemarketers. Consumers may pay hundreds for packages, often unaware until bills arrive. Verify company details, total yearly costs, and reliability with BBB before committing.
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