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JIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: How to Create Fascism
By Jim “Pappy” Moore How to Create Fascism. Curtail freedom of speech. Outlaw certain subjects. Claim that disagreeing with government policies is sedition. Claim that suspecting elections have been tampered with is “destroying our democracy.” Destroy democracy by using government prosecutors to prosecute your opponents for things you do routinely. Claim that…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
July 3, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 7.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 125.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Be Careful What You Wish For
By Jim “Pappy” Moore I’m not going to lie to you. This tragedy with the mini-submarine headed to see the Titanic leaves me shaking my head. Four grown men decided to get into a submarine smaller than a minivan and go two miles down to the ocean floor where the Titanic rests. Unfortunately, one of…
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86th East Texas Yamboree Queen Addison Young representing The Bluebonnet Literary Club
2023 East Texas Yamboree Candidates Front Step: L-R, Mallory Kay Bowin, Abby Stewart (Yamboree President), Addison Jayne Young Second Step: L-R, AnnMarie Perez-Dodd, Melanie Rose Aguilar Third Step: L-R, Madeline Jane Winn, Mallory Morgan Tate, Marlee Denise Mauldin https://yamboree.com/
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Video: Rick Meritt @ Gilmer Rotary Club – June 27, 2023
It all began in 1981 with Rick Meritt building custom steel fences and buildings as 3-M Steel Construction. Named 3-M (three Meritts) to include his wife and son. As he built all over Texas, Rick developed products that better suited his first love – Hunting. Hence, Outback Wildlife Feeders was created and began with a…
Read MoreTexas Weekly Gas Price Update
June 26, 2023 Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 11.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.20/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 9.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 131.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…
Read MoreJIM ‘PAPPY’ MOORE: Time for a 1970s Reboot
By Jim “Pappy” Moore Ever since 2020 rolled around, I’ve gotten the feeling we are living through another era where angry, unhappy people have taken over the narrative of our lives and our country. It has reminded me of the late 1960s. Many of us remember those years. There were some good causes that needed…
Read MoreCrews Continue Mobilized Response to Repower All Customers
Crews continue mobilized response to repower all customers; Overnight extreme weather in east Texas temporarily adds new outages Despite power restored to more than 95 percent of nearly 250,000 Ark-La-Tex residents following last week’s super cell severe weather event, late Friday storms packed another punch to east Texas and temporarily added new outages. Saturday morning…
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