Maxine Crabtree Ross
1937-2023 Maxine Crabtree Ross was born August 20, 1937, to C.R. and Lois Wright Crabtree.
January 2023
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John Lynn Porter
1938-2023 John Lynn Porter passed into his Heavenly father’s arms on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 84, following a long illness of many factors. He was born on July 30, 1938, to Edwin and Marie Porter in El Reno, Oklahoma.
Patti Le Olmstead
1935-2023 Patti Le (Chapman) Olmstead went to be with the Lord on January 4, 2023. She was born on October 26, 1935 in Sherman and was the daughter of Nolene (Simmons) and E.B.
Remedying children seen and not heard
When we look at systems that navigate the tangled workings of families, we often find snarls. No surprise there — anyone with a family knows how complicated those relationships can be, even when things are going well.
Make it difficult for bad cops to get new jobs
A report from the Sunset Advisory Commission on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, coupled with reporting by the San Antonio Express-News, reveals a gaping hole through which police officers behaving badly can hop from one department to the next without detection.
Where did winter go?
Man, this weather is crazy. Today as I write, it is expected to get into the upper 70s and the calendar still indicates that it is January.
Birthdays
Happy birthday to Ronnie van Zandt of Sherman and Lucy Piazza of Denison. Happy anniversary to Mark and Teresia Martin, 50 years; .
Texas universities propose a tuition freeze in exchange for additional state funding
As Texas lawmakers consider what to do with an unprecedented $32.7 billion state surplus, leaders of the state’s six largest public university systems are pitching that nearly $1 billion be allocated toward higher education.
Designers look to nature, landfills for new decor materials
At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker’s sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. Come closer — or just ask the New York-based designer/ architect — and you’ll find they’re actually made of algae.
Birth control ruling to see fresh scrutiny at Texas Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Samantha Sorsby-Jones watched friends at her Texas high school go to great lengths to get birth control: Secretly arranging rides to clinics that didn’t require parental consent and hiding phones in bushes in case parents were tracking them.