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Relax, folks – I’m talking about cars and trucks – not people. But you must admit that there are a lot of white vehicles on the road these days. In fact, BASF, the world’s largest chemical company released a study recently where they found that 39% of vehicles around the world were painted white. They say it is because of its “classic, timeless beauty and high resale value.” Black came in second place at 18% with gray in third at 16% and silver at just 8%. These percentages combined make up 81% of all vehicles painted in what is known as achromatic paint. What is “achromatic”, you might ask? It is the absence of color, white being the prime example.
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The impending closure of CHI St. Joseph’s MatureWell Lifestyle Center in Bryan has me on another rant about the sad state of health care these days. Add this to local corporate health care facilities leaking doctors like a sieve, patients’ complaints being blown off with disastrous results, and it’s just one more in a long string of disappointing and dangerous malpractices mal meaning “bad” – perpetrated on a vulnerable public. Health care facilities know they compromised the public’s trust during covid and have ramped up the marketing rhetoric but they remain misguided in their concern to adhere to Mission Statements and Values which promote “social justice” and “inclusion” rather than listening, treating and doing no harm.
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Subscriptions are appreciated but I am also asking merchants who don’t place ads in the Navasota Examiner to consider doing so. Before continuing, in the interest of full disclosure, I am a freelance writer for the Examiner and could benefit from additional ads.
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Hello everyone! Allow me to tell you a bit about myself and this new column. My name is Jennifer Sanchez-Ramirez, and I am proud life-long resident of Navasota. My husband David and I, as well as our two children, are proud NHS grads! We enjoy attending events in Navasota and around Grimes County and are excited to see the progress being made around our hometown.
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The following is part eight of an eight-part series based on the U.S. Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. The reader should discover that these tenets carry over to all facets of life and are not limited to military service.
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The Texas House passed a bill promising $17 billion in tax relief, a measure that is at odds with the Senate’s tax break plan, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The House bill would lower by half a home’s cap on appraisal increases. It passed overwhelmingly, 141-9. However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, said that body will not approve it, preferring its plan to raise property exemptions from $40,000 to $70,000.
In a press conference held Thursday, Patrick reiterated his opposition, saying appraisal caps do not have much effect on property tax bills.
“So let me be very clear, I’ve said before this session, I’ve said it at the beginning of session, I’ve said recently, you don't negotiate on bad math,” Patrick said.
House Speaker Dade Phelan took a less confrontational stand.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Navasota is growing. Try finding a parking space at the post office, the hair salon or at one of our fine shops and restaurants downtown. Heck, I may have to park 3-4 blocks away just to pick up my check at The Examiner! The groups of strangers with that questioning gaze stopping mid stroll on Washington Avenue are another giveaway.
A decade ago, as a relatively new resident regrouping after my husband’s death, a trip downtown was a form of therapy for me, not in the shopping sense but in the social sense, because I was likely to run into one of the new acquaintances I had made. I also committed to learning about my new home and to volunteering for something to bring meaning to my life again. In fact, I was the first person to sign up for the inaugural Navasota Citizen’s University class! A proud NCU Class of ’13 graduate, I think this strategy has worked well for me!
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Continuing the Bookman family history in Grimes County and Trinity University we find that Jesse Bookman’s two children, Pickens Butler and Mattie J., both attended Trinity University at its original location of Tehaucana, Texas. The University was founded there in 1869 and relocated to Waxahachie in 1902, before making a final home at San Antonio.
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