http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037165018.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037165018.html “‘First Monday’ Came From Stray Day Sales of the Pioneer Days,” reads the by-line from the Weatherford Democrat, Friday, 14 March 1924. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037164813.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037164813.html According to the American Heart Association, heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death in American women. Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037104005.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_037104005.html The birthplace of the cultivated rose was in Northern Persia. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_034110546.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_034110546.html In the movie Long Kiss Goodnight, Samuel L. Jackson’s character practiced a habit of saying out loud to himself, “I’m putting my car keys on the dresser” ... on the kitchen counter” ... on the nightstand” as he laid down the object. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030154145.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030154145.html When it comes to clutter, “collecting dust” is no idle phrase. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030154010.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030154010.html As news of the day is processed, we are overwhelmed by bloated accounts that result in a cacophony of groans. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030153225.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030153225.html To find out if your ancestor listed in the 1910 census saw Civil War service, check Column 30. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030101053.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_030101053.html The Greeks ate only the leaves of beets and saved the roots for medicine while the Romans ate the roots. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_029095546.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_029095546.html They wore ragged coats, this pair of college administrators, poring over the ledger as the final flickering minutes of the fiscal year faded away. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_026103941.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_026103941.html On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Texas Legislature kicked off the 81st Legislative Session. Over the course of the next five months, I look forward to serving Parker and Wise counties in my sixth term in office, continuing to provide leadership on key public policy issues while upholding conservative fiscal and social principles. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_026103747.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_026103747.html The most recent figures made available by the Mortgage Bankers Association reveal that at least one in 10 Texas homeowners is at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023151515.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023151515.html As we worry about today’s financial situation many families are trying to find ways to save money. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023150932.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023150932.html The Parker County Genealogical Society will have its first meeting of 2009, Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Weatherford Public Library. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:23:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023102445.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_023102445.html Your garden grows better when there’s a box of baking soda nearby. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_022104139.html http://www.clintonherald.com/weatherforddemocrat/columns/local_story_022104139.html Reader alert: Be advised that this is a “Mother Hubbard” treatise. These random thoughts offered periodically are comparable to preachers’ “Mother Hubbard” sermons.They, in turn, are like “Mother Hubbard” dresses — the ones that “cover everything but touch nothing.”