Columns

Body Ethan Shaw and Rheann Shaw, both of Terrell, are the newest junior members of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Body Aug. 7: Terrell Artisan Fair.

Body What are you aiming for? Do you know? Research results show over 95 percent of people do not have clear-cut goals. When we get up in the morning and have nothing to aim for, odds are we will reach our destination.

Body The past year gave us many opportunities to evaluate and change the way we do things at the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. For instance, the July 4th celebration offered new attractions and a new location.

Body We are told that we are what we think. Is that realistic? If I think I am a great player, does it make me one? Of course, the answer is no but I think life is remarkably like an echo. You get back what you put in.

Body The Texas Legislature convened in special session last Thursday and GOP legislators introduced a fresh set of voting bills after Democrats blocked an earlier attempt during the regular session by walking out in May, preventing a quorum.

Body July 18: Journey of Hope – The Ability Experience will be stopping in Terrell as part of their 59-day, 3,600 mile cross-country journey from Santa Barbara, CA to Washington, D.C.

Body Thinkers disagree on almost everything. But one thing most deep thinkers agree on is the fact, people become what they think about. With football season about to begin, I guarantee you many players are thinking of a district and state championship season.

Body On this day in 1865, Greenville S. Dowell, a Virginia native born in 1822, and a group of local physicians formed the Galveston Medical Society.

Body My dad was born in 1921, in Panola County, Texas. He was the youngest of nine children, born into a sharecropper family. He grew up chopping, hoeing, and picking cotton.