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Political Blame

As we continue to watch events unfold in Afghanistan and see what many consider a failure to exit properly, it is important to remember that, historically speaking, failure is common. Many of the men that we consider our greatest presidents experienced failures. What sets apart some presidents over others is how they handled the situation. One such complete failure happened in 1961.

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Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: I started collecting SS when I turned 70 to maximize my income. One factor that is never mentioned is that the annual cost of living increase appears to be based on the previous year’s payment. I’ve talked to others who are about my age (77) and we talked about how much of an adder we will receive. Those who collected earlier always get much less than I do. So, it appears that the annual increase is based on previous year’s payment and not on the original payment from when I started collecting, so it has a compounding impact. Frequently the increase received by those who collected early covers the Medicare increase plus a small adder, whereas I have been getting a much larger increase. Can you comment? Signed: Wondering

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“Riding Together”

My husband, Peter, and I are at my parents’ cabin in the woods. The weather was perfect for a bike ride so we took a long one. We had not all been riding together in almost two years and I am not an experienced rider. So, in order to prevent my butt from getting sore, I have a big, soft seat on my bicycle. My mother, an avid cyclist, does not approve.

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Buc Blab

Another exciting week of buc blab! Your Tonkawa Bucs are pretty amped up from this past week! First of all we want to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our teams, crews, and extra activities this week. We greatly appreciate everyone for the support you all have given us! Tonkawa football wants to say a huge thanks to their fans and especially to the Pride of Tonkawa for hyping us up during the games. If you haven’t already, come watch the halftime show at one of our home games. It won’t disappoint! Another huge thanks to the volunteers who help work during the game inside the concession stands, we are very thankful of you all!

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Time Machine

60 years ago, May 11, 1961

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Twenty Years Later

Knowing that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 was fast approaching, I knew I needed to address it. I struggle writing about 9/11 because in many ways it still brings on strong raw emotions and I want to do it justice. For my own history, it is the foremost event and has done more to change this nation during my lifetime than anything else.

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“A Good Story”

To me, “the farm” has always meant the farm where my mother grew up, one of 11 children. Every book I ever read that was set on a farm, and many other books as well, all took place in my imagination at my mother’s family farm and the surrounding woods.