Texas

Texas families celebrating the Fourth of July will find slightly lower food prices than last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) marketbasket survey.

Clay Center, Kansas – When the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, our forefathers built their hopes of the nation’s survival on some important principles. John Witherspoon, one of the Declaration signers wrote, “Nothing is more certain than that a…corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.” This is the principle of a civil society. Witherspoon and other founders repeated this ideal believing if America did not upkeep its civility, it would become its greatest downfall.

Last night, my husband, Peter, and I went to see the play “Come From Away.” I read about it last year, waited for the day tickets were available, and bought the very best cheap seats I could buy. I love going to the theater more than almost anything, so you might be surprised to learn my husband is not much of a theatergoer. I’ve learned, over the years, if I ask him months in advance, he imagines the date will never come and agrees to go with me—and that’s what he did when I asked him last December about this show. The show came to town last night. Peter is a good sport.

Dawson County commissioners Tuesday discussed during a budget workshop session the $1.3 million cost of renovating a downtown building to accommodate the adult and juvenile probation departments.