Commentary

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Wildfire Mitigation and Prevention ProgramThis is a program everyone should consider making.We are currently in the D1 (moderate drought) stage of drought, and the outlook is for the drought to persist at least for the next few months.

Volunteers help fill Easter eggs for the Dublin EGGStravaganza in a morning event Saturday, March 8 at the Station next to First National Bank of Dublin. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Yours. Opinions Mine. Ours.

Paul Gaudette Dette

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Ours.FromTheEditor...So many eggs ... so little timeIt’s pretty simple to fill an Easter Egg.1. Yougetaplasticegg. (Faberge eggs are much too expensive to throw on the ground.)2. Select a size appropriate toy or candy. (This can be worked around depending on how tired or frustrated you are.)3.

Jumping at the Chance

John Moore

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Christmas 1973 had a focus. All I wanted was the new Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle set.The short sidewalk in front of our little red brick house on Beech Street was the perfect length to launch and then watch my hero ride off the end of the concrete and into the soft grass.

Elkins and her husband Kelly Elkins have three children. Their oldest, Mace, is 15, Brylee is 14 and Dax is 13. Courtesy photo

Where Are They Now? Katie Heaton Elkins

Eva Frederick

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

When Katie Heaton Elkins and her sister Melody were growing up, they often traveled to Lake City, Colorado, where their parents lived part-time and owned a restaurant.

Aging Matters

Amy Mcdonald

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Thank you for the opportunity to share information I learn as the sales and marketing director at our assisted living and memory care community. This month, I’ll review the costs of living in one type of senior care here in Texas.

Finding a Purpose in Life

Lupie Riley

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Thought: Many have asked themselves these questions. “Who am I?”. “What is my purpose in life?”. How do they find their reason for living?

The Keys

Jerry D. Ousley

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Have you ever had keys that you no longer used, or maybe even forgot what they were for? I have. I was cleaning out my drawer where I kept my “unmentionables” one day and I found a large pile of keys that had accumulated over the years. There were keys that went to automobiles we no longer owned.

The popularity of crawfish continues to boom. Texas producers are trying to keep up with demand for live crawfish for boils and restaurants. Michael Miller | Texas AgriLife photo

Crop Report

News Staff

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Texas crawfish production is faring better than last year’s dismal harvest, but the industry has not fully recovered to meet consumer demand following multiple rounds of harsh weather conditions this winter, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.Todd Sink, Ph.D.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Pecan Production ProgramThe last few years have been devastating for the Central Texas pecan industry.In both 2022 and 2023, we had extreme and exceptional drought amongst Comanche County pecan orchards and extremely high temperatures in Central Texas.

Board Meetings

John Moore

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Rainy days in the 1960s started with both of the captains. Captain Kangaroo and Cap’n Crunch.A bowl of Cap’n Crunch, placed strategically on the corner of my parents’ Formica dinette table allowed me to shovel those tasty, compact cubes of processed grains and sugar into myself.