TOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

THOUGHT FOR THEwith Pastor Kim NorwoodThe Cry for FreedomAs a young boy I understood that July 4th was a celebration of the day that the original American colonies formally announced their freedom from English rule with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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HANABA MUNN WELCH 5B0o1mbing out at nuclear debateReady writing.What does it take to be an awardwinning University Interscholastic League ready writer? Could I have done it? Who knows? I got assigned to debate. Woe was me.It was a small school. We had one team.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

with Pastor Kim NorwoodWhat’s in your mind and thoughts?I got some great advice years ago. It was this: “Don’t trade what you want most for what you want now.”That is a difficult lesson for many people, because most of us enjoy instant gratification.

Fish bones, quicksand, booger man

The 501 HANABA MUNN WELCHDeath by fish bone.All of us kids knew it could happen to any one of us. How painfully tedious it was to ferret out all those delicate, malicious fish bones to keep from choking to death at the dinner table. But it was part of growing up.

Abbott has until June 22 to sign or veto bills

AUSTIN— Texas legislators wrapped up the 89th session last week, passing more than 1,200 bills — 800 of which were sent to Gov. Greg Abbott in the last 10 days of the session, The Dallas Morning News reported.Abbott has until June 22 to approve those that have not been signed, including the next...

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

with Pastor Kim NorwoodWhat’s in your mind and thoughts?I read an interesting story of some senior adults who were traveling in their motorhome and stopped in an RV park for the night. That evening they were awakened by a noise outside their motor home.

Legislative session wraps up

AUSTIN—The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.• A ban on clubs supporting gay teens in public schools won final legislative passage on Saturday.

Less than a week remains in legislative session

With the leg islative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

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COMMENTARYRecycle. How long has it been a word?Not that long. An online etymology dictionary says it’s from the 1920s and originally referred to a process used in petroleum refineries.

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HANABA MUNN WELCHGraffiti ain’t what it used to beGraffiti, back before we knew that word, used to be quite racy.