The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made a decision of rare importance, concerning not a pandemic illness but the country’s leading cause of preventable death: smoking. It is crucial the White House stick up for what would be the FDA’s most assertive antismoking policy ever — one that will inevitably meet severe resistance.
The killing of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon is devastating for their families and friends. It is also the embodiment of a wider assault on environmental defenders and those who work with them, and of the dangers faced by journalists. The relentless targeting of those who seek to protect an ever more fragile world is increasing as the climate crisis grows more intense. In 2020, more than four defenders a week died globally. A disproportionate number are Indigenous people or, like Mr. Pereira, those who work closely with and for them. Mr. Phillips, though passionate about the environment, was not an activist but a reporter – one of many who have died in Latin America because of their work.
A few years back, I did a story for a magazine that dealt with the topic of campfire cooking. And since we’re several years down… Login to continue reading Login…
By Lynn Burkhead, For the Herald Democrat Big news has come out of Austin in recent days as longtime Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive… Login to continue reading Login…
I’m going back in my time of growing up. Now some of my new readers will not have any idea of what I’m talking about;… Login to continue reading Login…
By Lynn Burkhead, For the Herald Democrat Calendar June 25 – Future Bass Trails Team Tournament out of Alberta Creek. For information, call Joe Copeland… Login to continue reading Login…
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans outside New York’s Beacon Theatre were cheering for Taylor Swift before she arrived, belting her songs before she stepped onstage. That energy remained throughout her stop at the 21st Tribeca Festival on Saturday, where Swift discussed transitioning into the director’s chair, the nuances of visual storytelling and the possibility of future film projects with Mike Mills, writer and director of “C’mon, C’mon” and “20th Century Women,” before surprising fans with special guests and an acoustic performance.
A special person received a special award Tuesday. For her quick thinking and selflessness during one of the hardest times in her life, Ariel Johnson was given the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office’s 2022 Courage Award.
In December, Grayson County commissioners approved spending $140,000 on a needs assessment for the county jail. Tuesday, commissioners approved an amendment between the county and Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects to go beyond the study to full-design services for the expansion of the jail.
Dear Dr. Roach: Four years ago, my wife had hip surgery caused by a fall. About eight months after the surgery, she noticed her left leg was 3 inches shorter that her right one. Her doctor agreed it was shorter and said that does happen frequently. She must use a cane to walk and is now in a lot of pain just walking in a market or around the house. Is it common for this type of disability to be caused by hip surgery? Is there any type of procedure to correct it? What can be done to alleviate the pain and discomfort from this injury?