Mower fun than bumper cars?

Body COMMENTARYRemember bumper cars? Do they still exist?I just loved the whole experience. Wham! It didn’t matter much who you hit as long as you hit somebody. Wham! Wham!

Not my truck, Lord

Body Shed a Little Light SUE JANE SULLIVANThis month’s guest columnist is Kelly Gordon, a retired teacher who now works part-time as a UIL academic coordinator in Borden County.

In-state tuition guidance creating confusion

Body AUSTIN— Advocates for undocumented college students claim some students have been told incorrectly they are no longer eligible for low in-state tuition rates, the Texas Tribune reports. They are asking for clear guidance on the issue.

The 501

Body HANABA MUNN WELCHOkie-centric hymn humorAn Okie friend of mine with a divinity degree has long threatened to produce a redneck version of the Holy Bible. Occasionally he tests the waters by sharing sample verses on Facebook.Is Okie derogatory? Should I say Sooner?

DPS officers arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants

Body AUSTIN— In an operation being called “Lone Star 2.0,” more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers this year, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Body with Pastor Kim Norwood“Spiritual lessons from a dog”I have been a dog lover since I was a little boy, but what I have discovered over the years is that they are not just great companions, they are also great teachers.

Sharing some recent reads

Body Shed a Little Light SUE JANE SULLIVANMy mother was a reader.The 1930s and forties rural setting nurtured this: no television and no neighbors, with nightly radio and a Saturday trip to town as the rare outlets to the world.

The 501

Body A brave new spy worldShades of “1984.” Spies are afoot.OK. I don’t really remember “1984” that well. I read it back in the late 1960s. Then in 1984 things didn’t play out exactly as predicted. That I remember.Who wrote it? George Orwell? That’s my guess.

Second special session gaveled to a close

Body AUSTIN— The second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC.

Going through the motions

Body After four months of physical therapy for my knee replacement, I graduated with honors.This was unfamiliar territory for me, a disciplined and concentrated program of making my body do things it had once done so effortlessly.