GUEST COLUMN | Take the fall
One of my most vivid memories of fall happened during junior high. I was standing in the end zone prior to the start of a game. I could barely feel my fingers …
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GUEST COLUMN | A product of our generation
If we're honest, some products aren't that different from each other. But during the 50s, 60s, and 70s, our moms were extremely loyal to the ones they liked.
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TEST DRIVE | Heavy-duty pickups: Right tool for the job
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas -- The sun was beginning to set but the outside temperature clung doggedly to 105 degrees.
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GUEST COLUMN | The simple life
Our grandparents had it figured out. They lived life on their terms.
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TEST DRIVE | Kia Niro PHEV
As the Earth's hottest summer on record draws to a close, pollsters say most Americans believe climate change poses a threat to the nation's well-being, but mo…
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GUEST COLUMN | Y’all come back now
He left me a message, so I called him back.
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GUEST COLUMN | ‘I never knew life sounded so good’
I have been setting on something for a bit now that I want to share and hopefully encourage others.
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TEST DRIVE | 2024 GMC Canyon is expensive and luxurious
Mid-size seems counterintuitive for pickups, which were primarily designed for hauling and towing and, well, why would anyone buy a truck to do less of either?
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GUEST COLUMN | Food for thought
They were called, "Victory Gardens." And they were one of the weapons US citizens used to help win World War II.
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GUEST COLUMN | Big adventures
Pee Wee Herman died.
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TEST DRIVE | Kia Seltos affordable choice in crowded field
Roomy, nimble, and electronically sophisticated, the 2024 Kia Seltos is an altogether pleasant runabout that does battle in an ultra-competitive niche of affor…
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GUEST COLUMN | Baskin in the past
When our parents would take my sister and me from Ashdown, Arkansas to Texarkana, often they'd succumb to our begging and stop for ice cream.
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TEST DRIVE | Ford Bronco Raptor: Why?
Reasons aplenty exist to explain why the Ford Bronco is outselling the Jeep Wrangler: less noise but better ride, handling, comfort, acceleration, braking, rel…
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GUEST COLUMN | Name that town
If you grew up in a town with a unique name, there are likely many stories about how the name came to be. Also, you know the struggles of trying to explain the…
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GUEST COLUMN | Fear itself
A granddaddy long legs climbed onto my face while I was out brush hogging on the tractor.
