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DIY in the rear mirror

Warnings abound concerning the danger of saying “never again.” Most of us are guilty of making false promises on topics such as New Year’s resolutions, diets and exercise. 

Oilfield impacts

West Texas Intermediate crude prices this week were the lowest they’ve been since March. WTI dipped to $56 after remaining in the low $60s for quite some time. But a

Officials say top issues are resolved

AUSTIN — With the governor’s mansion as their backdrop, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt.Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on May 23 announced their agreement on the Texas Legislature’s

Oil goes below $60

Thursday US oil futures tanked 5.7%, the biggest percentage loss of the year. The DJIA recouped some of its losses in the final hour after falling 451 points earlier. Chip-makers

Food Pantry

It’s about time the Andrews Food Pantry project finally got the green light. Construction on the new $700,000 facility to be located in southwest Andrews is perhaps long overdue. If

Major legislation is on the threshold

AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have yet to cast final votes on the marquee issues of the 86th regular session of the Legislature: the state budget, school finance reform and property

Oil facing resistance

The United States is now a net energy exporter with production exceeding that of Russia or Saudi Arabia. If you are in the USA conducting the energy service business, what

Co-parenting basics

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CO-PARENTING BASIC: BEDTIME ROUTINE. Is there a bedtime routine in one home and no structure or scheduled bedtime routine in the other home? This is very confusing for children to

Rooster fights

The alleged rooster fighting activity Saturday morning in northeast Andrews County and ensuing arrests attracted a lot of attention on the newspaper’s social media site over the weekend.

In fact, scores more commented on that post compared to the one with city election results the same night.

The rooster fighting arrest post attracted more likes than the number of voters who turned out at Saturday’s election. Some said on social media that roosters aren’t the main criminal problem facing the county.

Shopko memory

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I’ll miss the Shopko Hometown when it closes its doors on May 19. We have some fond memories that occurred at the store on N. Main. In fact, it doesn’t