Jane Kinney

Time to read 2 minutes Published 7 hours ago Last updated 2 min ago WHEW! We had a wildfire over the weekend on the southeast side of the village. Our local volunteer fire department sprang into action and had the blaze under control within a few hours. Like most unincorporated towns in Texas, the men who live here drop everything when they get the “fire” message on their phones. Sometimes, it’s in the middle of the night.

WAS IT A CASE OF SINCERE ignorance or conscientious stupidity? I fear it was the former. I went to Houston for Memorial Day weekend. The occasion was my nephew’s high school graduation. Fourteen family members showed up. I traveled with the West Texas relatives. Here comes the “sincere ignorance” part of the story . . . When you live in a small town, you pride yourself on your common sense. Our… Premium Content is available to subscribers only.

EARTH DAY LAST FRIDAY, April 22, marked the 50th year of worldwide observances that call attention to the health of our planet’s environment. Here in West Texas, our environment is brown and dry with ever-present hot winds and low humidity. My community has had 0.98 inches of precipitation since Jan. 1. Most of that moisture was light snow. It is so dry that the weeds have shriveled up into… Premium Content is available to subscribers only.