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With the notorious summer heat creeping back in, horse owners may begin to worry about the sores their equine friends can develop during the scorching season. Dr.

Texas gardens are often water stressed, plagued by too much or too little rain. Ironically, the symptoms of too much and not enough water in your garden are often the same – sad looking plants with droopy leaves, said Larry Stein, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture specialist at Uvalde and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences.

'And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.' Colossians 3:15 I first remember my Dad 'asking the blessing' at meal-time when I was around five years old. His prayer was very quiet…. short, and always exactly the same: 'Dear God, make us thankful for these and other blessings. Amen.' I never understood why he said, 'make us thankful' instead of 'we are thankful'. I later began seeing it in a different way.

In honor of our Lord Jesus Christ, I ask those who love teaching help others love learning. I remember Sister Dulciras in primary school flipping open an approximately five by five plastic sheet from a bulletin board displaying a new colored scenic painting the class was assigned to look at and write about.The assignment blossomed for each of us to describe and communicate the story perceived.

We all know that drunk driving is dangerous and yet people still choose to get behind the wheel impaired, causing on average 65 alcohol-related crashes every day last year. Three Texans died daily as a result — their lives extinguished at the hands of those who never thought they would be responsible for a roadside tragedy.

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Hello readers! This issue of Point/Counterpoint may be that rare occasion where you see both of us actually agreeing. The question is has this current generation lost its sense of patriotism? The answer to this is an unequivocal hell yes! With a few exceptions today’s generation is more concerned with the little device in their hands entertaining them than actually loving their country.