No one who saw Willie Shoemaker take that terrible tumble at Santa Anita Park on Jan. 23, 1968 would have believed the tough little Texan would ever ride in another horse race.

Continued from last week... Another incident I recall very well was with a skunk.

Several dozen school districts across the state were forced to close last week due to the omicron variant of COVID-19 sending home students, staff and teachers. Most school districts planned to reopen on Tuesday following the MLK holiday.

A man was walking along a California beach and stumbles upon an old lamp half-hidden in the sand. He picked it up, rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said, “OK, OK. You released me from the lamp. I see that you are a male and this fact is going to make it harder for me, but tell me your wish and I will try to grant it. You only get one wish…forget about getting three which only applies to the female race. Now, tell me. What is it?”

To The Editor: The headline “Dubious Distinction” got my attention. But like most headlines of this nature, it ramped up my skepticism filter.

To The Editor: Who knew that getting a vaccine to prevent your own death would become a political issue? It beats all, don’t it? Travis Franklin La Grange.

Jan. 18-21, 1972 Texas Governor Preston Smith and the Criminal Justice Council approved a grant of $13,335 on Fayette County’s application for funds to operate a 24-hour radio dispatcher service from the county sheriff’s office in the courthouse.

I’ve been thinking about how often I have misjudged someone. It’s difficult to change my mind, so once I have formed an opinion about someone, I don’t want to give it up and admit I didn’t know what I thought I did.

Four brothers busted out of the Graham jail on Jan. 14, 1889 and foolishly hightailed it for home.

I moved houses with my Dad most of my life starting in about 1954. After he passed away in 1975, I continued with my three brothers George Jr., John and my youngest brother Dennis.