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On Second Thought

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I have had a job since the day I graduated from high school, snagging my first position as a customer service clerk at the City of Iowa Park. I worked there a year before joining the Leader staff in 1984.

One Man's Ramblings

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Well, looks like this is the last column I will be writing for a while. Please ... hold your applause, and wait until an appropriate time to break out the spirits for the big celebration.

One Man's Ramblings

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With this paper’s 52-year run soon to end, obviously I’ve been doing a lot of time reflecting back through its history.

On Second Thought

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My heart hurts, but it is a bright sadness.

On Second Thought

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I get that sometimes it’s hard to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, but we should listen. We should all listen to each other, and especially to people whose journey we have an opinion on but have not lived. There is wisdom in experience.

One Man's Ramblings

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I posted a question over the weekend on our Facebook page, asking people what they were doing to beat the heat these days, and offer up some pictures if they were near water, somewhere cool like the mountains or Canada, or just offer a tidbit of information.

Welcome to the Hotel California. Or, maybe not.

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I took a gander at the 10-day weather forecast on Tuesday, and was not surprised to learn that the average high temperature in North Texas this week will be sufficient to roast a chicken in open air.

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants

Skipping over hot stones in the summer heat

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The dog days of summer are upon us, and I can see why a lot of people trip out to cooler places like the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, where the cool breeze is worth its weight in gold.

Welcome to the Hotel California. Or, maybe not.

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I spent much of my youth and the entirety of my adulthood contemplating the lyrics of Hotel California.