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JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Insurance Imbroglio
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Imbroglio: 1. A difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement. 2. A confused or complicated disagreement. 3. A confused heap; a tangle. I have had car insurance for sixty years, except for the time I was overseas in the U.S. Military. I have never had my car insurance lapse. It has always…
Read More“Hold the line”: Republicans rally to Abbott’s defense in border standoff with Biden
By Matthew Choi and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune Jan. 25, 2024 ““Hold the line”: Republicans rally to Abbott’s defense in border standoff with Biden” 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. Sign…
Read MoreTexas’ border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, and Davis Winkie, Military Times Jan. 24, 2024 “Texas’ border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order” 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 MorePadilla Poll Coaches 2023 All State Team
Padilla Poll Coaches 2023 All State Team 4A D-II Offensive Player of the Year Sr Will Henderson Gilmer RB Defensive Player of the Year Sr Aron Bell Gilmer LB Coach of the Year Alan Metzel Gilmer 1st Team Special Jr Brayden Pate Gilmer K Jr Ty WellMan Sanger P Sr Bryan Ramirez Ferris P Jr…
Read MoreCHRISTUS Health Announces Expansion to Mount Pleasant with New HealthPark Campus
(MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health announced today an expansion to Mount Pleasant with the planned development of a new CHRISTUS HealthPark campus that includes a freestanding emergency department and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic location. “We are passionate about increasing access to health care for patients across East Texas,” said Chris Glenney, senior vice president for…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
January 22, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.65/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 2.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 36.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Pride of Authorship
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Many of us have recurring dreams. Teachers tend to have dreams of classroom situations they experienced over the years. Lawyers will dream of events in a courtroom or in the office. Sometimes the dreams are quite accurate in the development of the matter at hand. Other times they simply seem to…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
January 15, 2024 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 13.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 27.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreVideo: Sleet in Gilmer – Jan 15, 2024
JIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Popcorn! Peanuts!
By Jim “Pappy” Moore As football season draws to a close, my mind goes back to the days when local football games meant money in my pocket. When I was a twelve-year-old in Junior High I had a weekend job at a grocery store across the highway from the papermill on highway 103 east of…
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