Have you ever been driving along, minding your own business, listened to your favorite music on the radio, and BAM! You hit a speed bump. Your car goes airborne, your drink goes flying, and your heart starts pounding
At six, I used to stand at the top of the hill in Hot Springs, Arkansas, after scurrying down from the Oak in my back yard. I then watched for the train, ready to run in front of the engine. But I never did. Instead, I found myself running back to the tree.
The internet has been in tears for the last couple of weeks. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the children’s TV show “Blues Clues,” the original star, Steve Burns, recorded a brief video directed to the kids who watched him all those years ago.
The time after WWII was a continuing of our nation’s recovery and the beginning of a new and improved life. Actually, it was the best of times and the worst of times. For the worst, look at the American farm, which began to collapse in the war’s aftermath. The small, family owned farm, which had organically fed our country so well, was slowly pushed aside as large conglomerates took control. Combined with this were the beginnings of a chemical revolution that radically changed the face of farming.
Seventeen Southeast Texas counties have been declared disaster areas after Hurricane Nicholas came ashore, dumping more than a foot of rain and cutting off power to a half-million customers in Texas, according to poweroutage.us. That number had been reduced to about 4,200 as of Sunday.
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