FDA: Kids can get COVID-19 booster
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward.
May 2022
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GOP is divided over $40 billion for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Signs of Republican resistance are mounting over a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine, a reemergence of the Trump-led isolationist wing of the GOP that’s coming at a crucial moment as the war against the Russian invasion deepens.
‘Red letter day’ for Newbury family
Dear Editor: Thursday, May 5, 2022, was a red letter day for our family. The dedication of the Newbury Family Welcome Center at Howard Payne University was a great honor for all of us.
Kickstart your way out of a grocery rut with a papaya
I sometimes find myself in a shopping rut that leads to a cooking rut. Getting in a hurry, I grab the known, the usual, the items that don’t require thought at all. It’s an automatic response that is fine for some things but can lead to menu boredom.
James Odie (J.O.) Thompson
James Odie (J.O.) Thompson passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at home with his wife LuCretia by his side. He was born September 23 in Temple, TX. He worked for the railroad for 42 years before retiring from BNSF in 2004. He had a zest for life and loved traveling and meeting new people. They lived in Brownwood, TX for 30 years before moving to Temple 3 years ago because of his health. His parents, Billie Lou Carberry and Odie Wood Thompson, brother, K.L. Thompson, sister, & Martha Lou Messiner and step mother Lois Fulton preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, LuCretia, 3 sons, Dalton McCombs of Arizona, Jim Thompson and wife Dayna of Johnson City, Jason Thompson and wife Kassy of Pflugerville. Nine grandchildren, Madalyn, Alexis, Matthew, Karlen, Kenna, Covin, Kennedy, Austin, and Rylin and one sister, Gaye Lynn Butler and husband, Roger. Also, many nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service at Jenkins Springs Cemetery in Early, Tx at 11 am Saturday, May 21, 2022. His sister-in-law, Mary Birmingham will have a memorial service at that time also as she passed away on April 18, 2022.
Delicious dessert tastes best shared with company
Dear Abby: I lost your cookbooklet collection! My family and I have really enjoyed some of those recipes. I have loved all the ones I have tried, but my favorites are the desserts. Particularly noteworthy is your Peanut Butter Pie. It is yummy! Please let me know how I can order the booklets again. I need them because I’m having a family celebration for Father’s Day.
Abbott, Dems want Biden at border, for different reasons
AUSTIN – Texas Republicans aren’t the only ones challenging President Joe Biden to see firsthand what is going on along the Rio Grande as communities grapple with what is expected to be an even greater surge in unauthorized immigration within the next month.
When fun-poking gets serious
The memory is lodged in my brain’s recesses, as closely as mistletoe clings to mesquite trees. Our parents -- neither with educational opportunities beyond high school -- provided commonsense counsel for my brother and me.
Man arrested in Dallas shooting had Asian-focused delusions
DALLAS – The girlfriend of a man arrested in Dallas Tuesday in a shooting that wounded three women in a hair salon in the city’s Koreatown told police he had been admitted to health facilities because he was having delusions about Asian Americans, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
AgriLife Extension programs help older Americans stay healthier, more involved
As people age, nutrition and physical activity are even more important to their overall health. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is playing an important role in providing nutrition education and wellness outreach to help older adults stay active and independent.