Shelf Talk December 19
Wed, 12/18/2019 - 11:14am
Here are some reading recommendations from the Dripping Springs Community Library for the month of December, chatted up by Century News columnist Alice Adams.
Here are some reading recommendations from the Dripping Springs Community Library for the month of December, chatted up by Century News columnist Alice Adams.
Daffodil, 2 years old – Staffordshire Terrier Mix – Female. Are you looking for a dog that can keep up with, or better yet, enjoy your active lifestyle? Look no further. Daffodil dreams in high speed. She loves to get her little body moving and loves a good workout. Throw some water in the mix and you’ll really see this girl’s goofy side.
AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs on Dec. 11 hosted a roundtable discussion of state agencies to coordinate efforts to accurately count all Texans in the upcoming 2020 Census.
"The census plays a major role in determining the distribution of federal funds to the Lone Star State in areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture and infrastructure and housing, as well as determining the size of our congressional delegation,” Texas Secretary of State Rugh Hughs said. "That's why it's imperative that we work collaboratively towards finding ways that our state's agencies can help to ensure that we count all Texans in the upcoming census," she added.
Ronnie (Shorty) Barnett didn't get his nickname from being the shortest kid in class. As a local teenager, Shorty found school boring and daily fishing on Lake Travis a much better use of his time. His father didn't agree. So in 1963, at the age of 17, Shorty enlisted in the Navy and soon found himself on the USS Rupertus DD851 heading straight into the Pacific toward Japan and then onto Vietnam.
From early childhood, I have loved books, not obsessively, but books were a big part of my world. To understand the “why” of this deep appreciation for books at such an early age, I could attribute it to always having books at my home, but I think the larger motivation to always have a book nearby may have been the new worlds beckoning from the books or, perhaps, it was the escape it offered -- from my mother’s constant oversight, a little sister, boring chores -- or maybe it was the always-present challenge to read and learn.
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