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June 17, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.95/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 16.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 13.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Corporate Wienies ruin it all for everyone.  These are NOT the people who create businesses, who nurture them into success.  These are the faceless, soulless number crunchers who think shaving costs by altering a winning product is smart management. There’s a burger chain I’ve been loyal to for forty years.  Let’s…

By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune June 13, 2024 “Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies” 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…

June 10, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 13.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.90/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 27.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 23.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Think about where the 21st century has taken us. What is the status of men and women? The thing which stands out most is how women have come to believe they are the superior gender, and that men should agree with them on this matter. Remember fifty years ago when women…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Black Americans are getting a bad rap. Most of them are hard-working, decent, driven people. They want a fair shake from society. They want good educations for their children. They want safety for their neighborhoods. I have known many black people in my life, starting in 1960 when I was ten…