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A new year. Does it seem possible we have ended another year of strife, illness, change, COVID-19, and even happiness? Amidst all the gloom we see, read about, and experience, we are also fortunate to find joy and take time to enjoy life’s smallest gifts.

Woodward Maurice Ritter was born on Jan. 11, 1905 deep in the piney woods of East Texas at a wide spot in the road called Murvaul.

We can’t track what stories your eyeballs look at in our print edition, but clicks on our website www.fayettecountyrecord.com do give an indication of the most read stories of the past year. The Fayette County Record website saw just under a million page views in 2021 (it was 914,814 views to be exact).

More than 20 new state laws went into effect as Texans rang in the New Year, with another halfdozen to go on the books on Jan. 18, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Those laws include a ban on transgender athletes competing on sports teams that reflect their gender identity, and penalties for illegally restraining dogs.

The Christmas tree and outdoor lights are still up at our house. And I’m hoping it stays that way for a couple more weeks.

To The Editor: On Christmas Eve a Fayette County Record reader wrote that “he (Biden) has systematically destroyed the improved and (improving) economy, demolished the creation of new jobs…….).” Maybe it was a busy Christmas season that kept the reader from seeing the following about the economy, jobs and wages. In Washington Monthly, national economic consultant Robert J.

To The Editor: I saw the Letter to Editor about Biden’s first year as President, as they say, “you hit the nail right on the head,” good job. I believe he is as good as a rotten egg.

To The Editor: I had a dear friend who refused to get vaccinated. I encouraged him many times in the last year to please get vaccinated.

The silence soothed me, no taxis, no pedestrians, just my doglets and me wandering the streets of San Miguel de Allende early on Christmas Day 2021. The city was late in awakening and I was left to welcome my 79th Christmas by myself in the quietness of a new dawn.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Nov. 28 through Dec.