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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Can We Agree On These?
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I am going to attempt to set down some thoughts which I hope most of us agree upon. General Principles. First, we all want a healthy economy, one where young people get paid enough to make a decent living, where they can hope to buy a home by the time they…
Read More2024 7-4A ALL DISTRICT – GILMER BUCKEYES FOOTBALL
2024 7-4A ALL DISTRICT – GILMER BUCKEYES FOOTBALL Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year: Lucas Cano OG Defensive Lineman of the Year: Tyler Hagler DT Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Zade Taylor RB 1st Team Offense: 1st Team Defense: Trill Butler RB Alex Guillen DE Brendan Webb WR Jet Bates DE Geramiah Noble WR Brayden…
Read MoreGilmer’s Tra Fluellen signs with New Orleans Saints
Congratulations to our guy Tra Fluellen (@tra_fluellen) on signing with the @Saints . .#NewOrleans #Saints #NFL pic.twitter.com/tzkVytASYf — TRI Sport Agency (@TRISportAgency) December 9, 2024 Report: Saints sign former Middle Tennessee State safety, UFL draft pick
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
December 9, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.55/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 4.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 2.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Democrats Double Down
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Democrats have doubled down on dumb, disgusting, diatribes in the wake of their historic loss and rejection in the 2024 election. Democrats lost the 2024 election overwhelmingly. Their weak, tired, annoying spiel failed with an electorate fed up with their chronic whining, name-calling, and identity politics. They spent their last few…
Read MoreSpeaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term amid bruising leadership battle
By Jasper Scherer, James Barragán and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune Dec. 6, 2024 “Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term amid bruising leadership battle” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.52/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 6.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 19.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Save Your Money
By Jim “Pappy” Moore No matter your age, these are pointers which can help you make your money go further. Let’s start with weddings,. For the most part they are huge money wasters. They are a headache. They cost ridiculous sums of money. I beseech the parents and the young people getting married. Do not…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
November 25, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.59/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 2.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 7.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Why I Write
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I write to find out what I think. I know of a number of people who have been credited with the thought, but it has been around a long, long time. My writing began in 1990 when I was forty. At first it was poetry. Here was my first poem. Poet…
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