Financial Focus

We’re getting close to the Fourth of July, our national Independence Day. This celebration may get you thinking of the many freedoms you enjoy. But have you thought of what you m i g h t need to do to attain financial freedom?Your first step is to define what financial independence signifies to you.

Pop

I was walking back across the driveway on a rather hot afternoon in May, and I encountered something new and different. There were more bluebonnet seeds on the driveway than there were only a few hours ago. Pop! Pop! Pop!

The 501

The daughter of a friend of mine has a friend with a fresh new boyfriend. She found him “in the wild.” Apparently, that’s the term that applies to a man (or woman) you catch sans dating app. Risks prevail either way, but nothing beats a wild-caught fish. Right?

Financial Focus

We're getting close to the Fourth of July, our national Independence Day. This celebration may get you thinking of the many freedoms you enjoy. But have you thought of what you might need to do to attain financial freedom?  Your first step is to define what financial independence signifies to you.

Literary agent with Wellington ties credited for success of classic novel

Most of us who read “To Kill a Mockingbird” in junior high or high school knew that the Harper Lee book had won the Pulitzer Prize.

Fish bones, quicksand, booger man

Death by fish bone.All of us kids knew it could happen to any one of us. How painfully tedious it was to ferret out all those delicate, malicious fish bones to keep from choking to death at the dinner table. But it was part of growing up.

Is your retirement at risk?

It’s important to save for retirement, but only half of Ameri cans have calculated how much mone y they’ll need, accordi n g to the 2024 Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Swallowing: It can be a problem

Swallowing is a complex and coordinated muscular sequence that can often become less coordinated as we get older. However, gravity often assists to make our swallowing acceptable.

The 501

Death by fish bone.All of us kids knew it could happen to any one of us. How painfully tedious it was to ferret out all those delicate, malicious fish bones to keep from choking to death at the dinner table. But it was part of growing up.

Collingsworth Chronicles

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee Most of us who read “To Kill a Mockingbird” in junior high or high school knew that the Harper Lee book had won the Pulitzer Prize.