Opinion

While winter often brings cooler temperatures to the Big Bend region, it also introduces a heightened risk of fires both inside homes and across the surrounding rangelands.

I am writing to you to get some help. Maybe by crying out to the public, we can make Alpine safer.

New laws taking effect in New Year A spate of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, The Dallas Morning News reported.

Holiday lights are the best. When colorful decorations delight, and fireworks illuminate the night.

This year, the Alpine Avalanche turns 135 years old. In just a few short months, the United States of America will mark its 250th birthday. On paper, these are simply numbers; anniversaries to be circled on a calendar.

To the Good Folks of the Tri-County area: I want to thank everyone who helped with the 38th production of the Live Nativity.

Dear Neil: Could you please recommend some foundation plantings suitable to plant on the north side of the house? In addition to north side shading, the area is also shaded by two enormous crape myrtles, so there is never any direct sunlight.

Every year, millions of people set New Year’s resolutions with the hope that this will be the year things finally change. While the tradition dates back nearly 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, modern resolutions are less about ceremony and more about personal improvement.

“Tonight’s December thirtyfi rst, Something is about to burst … Hark, it’s midnight, children dear. Duck! Here comes another year!” —Ogden Nash, (1902 – 1861) American poet declared by The New York Times as the country’s best-known producer of humorous poetry.

Winter has officially arrived, and officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas say the Texas power grid is expected to hold up through most weather conditions, the Houston Chronicle reported.