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#80 – Not a Good Time to Have a Broken A/C
On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the conference of the U.S. Army’s Medal of Honor. This award would come to be known as the highest military honor in the nation. The first recipients of the medal were six Union soldiers who, during the Civil War in 1862, penetrated deep into Confederate Continue reading
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#76 – Improvements to Our Health
U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Hits All-Time LowAdult cigarette smoking in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low last year, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Based on health surveys from more than 27,000 people, only 11 percent of adults reported smoking in 2022, a decrease from 12.5 percent in Continue reading
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#75 – Improvement: a Goal
There are four things that appear “stately” in their walk:1. The mighty lion who doesn’t retreat before any.2. The strutting rooster in the barn yard.3. The male goat in the pasture.4. And a king or ruler when his army is with him. NEWS IN BRIEF 1 MILLIONFox News has seen a decline of nearly 1 Continue reading
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#65 – Work Lies Ahead
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:We live in a time when more Americans need to wake up to what has happened and is currently happening around us. Perhaps, the Everly Brothers (1957) put it best in another context.”Wake up, little Susie, wake upWe’ve both been sound asleepWake up, little Susie, and weepThe movie’s over, it’s four o’clock,And we‘re Continue reading
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Post #43 – Summer Developments (continued)
HISTORY:On August 17, 1807, the Clermont, the first steamboat, designed by American engineer Robert Fulton set sail for the first time. The ship took 32.5 hours to travel the 150-mile journey from Manhattan to Albany. DID YOU KNOW?20,000 illegal immigrants have been detected crossing the English Channel is small boats to reach the UK since Continue reading
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Post #41 – Summertime Preparations for the Fall
Eclipse Over TexasA total solar eclipse will take place, April 8, 2024, and Central Texas will be an ideal location for viewing the rara celestial display. Waco sits very close to the middle of the path of totality. There is usually pleasant weather in April and easy access due to Interstate 35. Ya’ll come, here!—- Continue reading
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Post #40 – August Summer Blues Joys
From copanobaypress.comLast year a dunce of a professor at UT San Antonio called Come and Take It, “a slogan that embodies both anti-Mexican and pro-slavery sentiments.” Last week, an FBI document came to light which calls “Come and Take It” and the famous cannon symbols of “Militia Violent Extremism.” This is sad and infuriating. It’s Continue reading
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Post #31 – Summer Heat continues…
50 PercentMorgan Stanley CEO James Gorman told investors at a conference that the odds of a recession are at 50 percent. $5.00 per gallonThe average price nationwide of a gallon of regulate-grease gasoline topped $5 for the first time on June 13, according to AAA. What is a “bear” market?This is when the closing price Continue reading
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