Lamesa Press-Reporter

Gift Cards

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00am

One afternoon I was cleaning the kitchen junk drawer and came across three $100 gift cards to Las Brisas Steak House.

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I’m usually pretty good about doing things I don’t want to do. I’ve been alive long enough to know that getting starting is always the hardest part. But nothing is harder for me to start than doing weights.

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Breathe, Mort, Breathe!

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00am

Jiminy Cricket! I never dreamed I’d be writing about an insect popularized by Pinocchio, or that this week’s piece may warrant bottom-of-the-barrel placement.

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Texans’ right to free speech

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00am

Americans’ right to speak their minds is considered sacred, which is why we must fight to protect the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Citizens Participation Act. Both measures were carefully written with protection of the individual — the “little guy” — in mind. They’re designed to give a David a fighting chance if he finds himself in a legal duel with a Goliath.

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Soil moisture condition looks to worsen across the state

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00am

While many areas of the state received badly needed rains weeks ago, most of the benefits to agricultural producers are evaporating due to less than adequate rain and higher-than-normal temperatures statewide.

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Tornado spikers fall to Cougars in three

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00am

After hearing of Odessa Compass Academy’s big upset win last week over state ranked Denver City, Lamesa Coach Skye Torres knew that her Golden Tors would also have their hands full from the visiting Cougars here Tuesday evening.