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Community can help prevent child abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is a time for communities, families, and individuals to increase awareness and provide support to families to prevent child abuse and neglect.
AgriLife offers tips for bullying
Do you remember the school bully who went around teasing and threatening you or your classmates? Remember how you felt? Remember how you wished he would just go away? Ever wondered what happened to someone who was teased or bullied or what became of the bully himself ?
Production costs outpace revenue
The cost of growing crops could outpace revenue for many farmers in 2022, making it more difficult to break even despite rising commodity prices and increased demand both domestically and globally.
Farmers, consumers being hit by inflation
Texas farmers and ranchers are paying more at the grocery store, just like everyone else. We see the higher cost of food.
Cacaphony of chaos, beauty
The birds outside my bedroom window go crazy every morning. I love it.
Don’t be surprised by taxes on Social Security income
When you reach the appropriate age, it’s easy to apply for Social Security retirement benefits – just go to Social Security’s website, fill out the online form and you’re essentially done. But many people overlook the next step – completing Form W-4V, which asks you how much federal income tax you want withheld from your benefits. And if you skip this step, you could face an unpleasant surprise when it’s tax-filing time, because Social Security benefits can indeed add to your taxable income.
Deadline nears to register to vote in May 7 elections
Eligible Texas voters who have not done so already have until April 7 to register to vote in the May 7 statewide constitutional amendment election, as well as any local elections for city, school districts and other local entities.
Seniors and their discounts
In the course of human history, there have rarely been days like current ones when bottom lines on price tags have been so convoluted, confusing, confounding and – in some cases – perhaps even conspiratorial.
