Trish Choate

Have you ever heard of a person being the victim of their own success?

Fifty years ago, America’s economy and national security was thrown into chaos following the oil embargo. As a major importer of oil, the United States suffered from higher oil prices, shortages of petroleum products from coast-to-coast, gasoline lines and inflation.

What if the U.S. Government were a family? You may have seen the analogy floating around the last couple of years comparing the debt and income of the U.S. government to that of an average family. How does the nation’s budget compare to the standard family? I looked at this three elections ago. Let’s have fun with this example again.

Taylor County voters put in the legwork to make their voices heard during early voting.

I’m a veteran. Although the war I fought was the cold variety, it was certainly enough to keep me separated from my family about one-third of the time I was in the Navy. Today it is likely that you know veterans who were in hot wars.

Hero isn’t in any job title. Hero is a trait. Remember how you’ll be remembered.

Some of my favorite memories involve occasions when family, friends and I took off, hung up the sign, so to speak, and went fishing.

Surprised. Stunned. And so happy. Wichita Falls ISD band students scored a coveted invitation on Tuesday to march in a festive London parade.

Are you sure of yourself? Our self-esteem is how we see ourselves. For many, when things are great in our lives, then our self-esteem does well.

Some words become associated with broad groups of organisms. However, not all of those organisms may belong to the group. Invertebrate animals provide an excellent example of a single name referring to very different animals: at least from a scientific perspective.