Financial Focus

When it comes to managing your money, there’s more to consider than just the bottom line. For many people, investing isn’t only about building wealth or reaching goals — it’s about making sure their dollars support charitable causes and principles that are in line with their closely held values.

Childress Meals on Wheels accepting donations

One of the many reason that we, as a community, are the best — we believe in helping others.Childress Meals on Wheels is a tremendous organization that provides nutritious meals to those in our community that need a little help.

Financial Focus

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only ques tion is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you?

The 501:

Don’t underestimate the long-lasting effects of a little book you read back when you were barely old enough to read.That’s our theme. But let me digress slightly to specify that the Little Golden books were my favorites. Maybe yours, too? I still have all mine. I’m an only child.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

CHILDRESS — Tuesday, July 22, a Cirrus, from Abilene, practiced in the area, another Cirrus stopped for fuel on its way from Montana to Waco and a local Mooney returned. A Piper Cherokee flew in from Florida, and a Cessna Citation came in for fuel.

In the arena... and making a difference

In Teddy Roosevelt’s essay, he talks of the spectator crowds and those in the arena. Indeed, some people never seem to get in the arena. Well, I have no plans of being president or of being on Mount Rushmore, but I have definitely been in the arena and have been making a difference.

The 501

Don’t underestimate the long-lasting effects of a little book you read back when you were barely old enough to read.That’s our theme. But let me digress slightly to specify that the Little Golden books were my favorites. Maybe yours, too? I still have all mine. I’m an only child.

Financial Focus

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only question is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you?

Daylight from the sun

I recently visited the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin to see the newest temporary exhibit, “Ain’t No Daylight in Vietnam: March 1968.”My hope is that this article will humanize, as well as educate and focus, some “Red River Sun” daylight on what we call the Vietnam War, or what the Govt.

The 501: Questionable questionnaires

“At what age did you start smoking?”That was the first question on the register-aheadof- time questionnaire I filled out for my orthopedist. I’m not blaming him. He’s probably never eyeballed one of those questionnaires — either filled out or not.