SoundBites

Only Twelve Days Left

May 15, 2013

At the close of business Wednesday, May 15, there are only twelve days left in this legislative session in Austin. Representatives and Senators are scrambling to pass bills. Any last minute additions or deletions could cause problems with bills getting passed. On the other hand, it is at this point that our legislators have to [more...]

Does the Pocket Hose Work?

May 8, 2013

Sometimes I am downright gullible. Those infomercials on TV can be rather convincing. My better rationalization told me that the Pocket Hose was not worth bringing home, but did I listen? No. It just sounded so good. Light weight, space saving, convenient—all good words. I looked them over several times at the store and listened [more...]

Celebration Radiothon

May 1, 2013

Brownfield will be hosting the annual Relay for Life on Friday, June 14, at Coleman Park. That’s only a little over a month away. Organizers have been getting ready for this year’s event ever since last year, and now that teams have been formed and money-raising plans are being finalized, you will be hearing more [more...]

A Commentary: The Boston Marathon

April 16, 2013

Yesterday’s tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon reminds us how fragile the freedoms we take for granted are in 2013. After Sandy Hook, many were adamantly calling for more gun regulations and even gun bans. The fact is that there will always be a way for cruel and mentally disturbed individuals to do the havoc [more...]

A Commentary – Can You Believe This?

April 12, 2013

I don’t know how I missed this item in the news. I guess I just heard part of it and didn’t listen to the details enough to realize the impact it would have—but, a Federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, has ordered that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration make the morning-after birth control [more...]

We Need Rain!

April 1, 2013

By Glenda Cameron - There’s no love in my house any more. This dry weather has people and animals walking around with a don’t-touch-me-I’m-not-touching-anything-anymore scowl. Recently, my two cats have started blaming me every time there are sparks or pops or hair that won’t lie down. The male, Donnie T, absolutely wore himself out licking [more...]

A Commentary – Brownfield 2013

March 20, 2013

  New restaurants, new hotel, new travel center, new oil businesses, new highway, new public safety building, new athletic facilities, new grape business, new superintendent, new courthouse, new business facades! A year can make a big difference! For the longest, Brownfield just seemed stagnant—it’s heyday a thing of the past. Longtime residents bemoaned the past [more...]

Really?

March 11, 2013

It’s the crucial moment in the show. The SWAT team is ready to charge into the building and apprehend or kill the perpetrator. The music crescendos with the action as the police burst into the room. And, I stop you here. Have you noticed that the SWAT team is covered head to toe in bulletproof [more...]