Around East Texas
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Swamp still not drained — says Horace McQueen
Remember a short time ago, Speaker Pelosi of the U.S. House of Representatives said the “Swamp was being drained” and that ethics would rule in her domain? Well, she has a short memory, or has too much on her plate. She now has to contend with the financial and ethics violations of Congress members Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters. Both seemed to think they walked on water when it came to financial dealings and hopefully they will soon be removed from office.
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No end to insanity out of Washington
I quit thinking I have heard it all a long time ago.
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‘Ya'll’ Beats ‘You Guys’ — says Horace McQueen
It sometimes takes a child to get our attention-and our granddaughter Faithe got ours! Her parents — both Texans who live near Houston — have been around “big city” folks way too long. They have a terrible habit of saying “you guys” — when they really mean “ya'll”. The granddaughter has been with us a couple weeks this summer and we steered her away from “you guys” to the correct term “ya'll”.
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK: Dreaming of cooler weather and healthy sweet potatoes
As the mercury climbed back over the century mark it’s easy to see we are in the middle of the dog days of summer.
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Rain, rain — We love you, says Horace McQueen
What a changed picture! The welcome rains are stimulating grass growth, and the hay baling is fast and furious. Farm folks are smiling and fertilizer dealers are preparing for an influx of customers who are ready to put down soil nutrients for a hay crop or grazing.
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK: Encourage elected officials to repeal estate tax
Summer keeps chugging along and with the blessings of God we have gotten needed rains this summer — that has changed a lot of moods around here.
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Summer is here — with a vengeance...
Those cooler days of spring are behind us-with temperatures up to 100 degrees and over becoming common in much of East Texas. Where moisture has been plentiful, grass and gardens are producing. For those of us who have received only paltry amounts of rain, pastures, row crops and gardens are wilting from the heat. By the time you are reading this issue, maybe the rains will have come our way.
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK: Being a Texan is something special
As Christina and I walked through the hallowed walls of the Alamo a couple of weeks ago, the butterflies once again fluttered in my stomach.
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FARMER'S NOTEBOOK: East Texas rains a welcome relief
My wife says I am obsessed with our rain gauge.
As soon as I hear the rain quit falling I usually try to run outside and see how much we’ve gotten. -
East Texas looking better says Horace McQueen
Just about the time folks are talking serious about drouth, the rains came! Most of East Texas got some of the life-sustaining liquid, but not always as much as we wanted. Hopefully hay meadows and pastures will respond quickly and start growing for grazing and haying.
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