Round Top’s Rick Perry Approves of Psychedelics
Fayette County resident and former Texas Governor Rick Perry supports legalizing marijuana, LSD, MDMA, magic mushrooms and a host of other psychedelic drugs for therapeutic use. Texas Monthly’s Christopher Hooks interviewed Perry about his advocacy for psychedelics for a story that appears in the magazine’s June 2022 issue.
Unbuckled Back Seat Passengers Endanger Buckled Passengers
The single most effective thing to prevent injuries and death in a car crash is to wear your seat belt. While most drivers and passengers are wearing their seat belts in the front seat, for some reason, many adults riding in the back seat do not feel they need to buckle their seat belt. A study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that to be very far from true. Unbelted rear passengers can become human projectiles – injuring themselves and the other passengers, even those wearing seatbelts.
FOR THE RECORD
Spring Production Fayette County Community Theatre will hold their spring production, a hilarious comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, at the Sanford Schmid Amphitheater on the grounds of the Texas Czech Heritage Center on May 13, 14, and 15. For more information, visit the FCCT website at www.faycotheatre.
Why Erwin Sladek’s Work Ethic Just Won’t Quit
There’s more to the big man walking across his pasture after checking his cows than meets the eye. Erwin Sladek Jr., a former La Grange High School football star, Vietnam veteran and La Grange Independent School District educator, isn’t content raising a few cattle. While many senior citizens nearing their mid-70s look forward to taking life a little slower, he has too many commitments to slow down unless a health issue like back surgery temporarily sidelines him.
