Dear Reader, Since the news of freedom was slow to reach the farthest corners of Texas, I feel OK posting this a few days later. Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. It took two years for the federal troops to reach Galveston, Texas to tell those enslaved there that they were freed. […]
Archives for June 2024
USPS Postage Increase July 14, 2024
Dear Reader- Donovan Beeson designed this postage increase graphic. She adds, “I know it just happened in January, but this is the world we live in. My arguments remain the same- this is still affordable and have you seen postal rates for other countries? The USPS receives no tax dollars and relies solely on postal […]
My New Pen Pal
Dear Reader, During this past year, I participated in a pen pal program sponsored by a local chapter of The Agency on Aging. I was given the name of a young girl, an 8th grader at a nearby middle school. We exchanged letters once a month. She had the double challenge of not only having […]