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As a retiree living on my own savings without a retirement pension, the recent volatility is concerning. But, all is not lost. Your mandatory distributions can be reinvested--if you choose/can--and many dividend aristocrat stocks are now on the cheap. You can also pick up some very solid REIT’s at good rates right now. Interest rates are coming down. Gas is getting cheaper. There are some trade-offs. No one likes to see their investments lose ground. But, people who scream for major pay raises and jobs always forget that higher wages and better jobs create higher costs. Many have gotten used to having basically 'slave labor' producers with safety issues and living conditions they would never work or live under producing our cheap goods. I would rather pay less and make more also. But, we're on an unsustainable path. Something has to change. As a conservative libertarian--for lack of a better description--I'm not a fan of tariffs or currency manipulation. But, it will never stop. It can only be minimized. We'll have to wait a little to see if any of these actions help. For perspective sake, my investments are still up almost 8% even with the recent sell-offs over the last 10 years. If you have a fairly balanced portfolio, yours should be somewhat similar. Remember, the Dow closed above 16,000 for the first time ever November 21, 2013. Barely 10 years ago. At close Friday, even after the large losses, it closed at 38,314. Roughly 2.5x growth. Perspective. Don't let the fear-mongers get you. You say you've been investing for 40 years. The market was around 5,000. You're still way ahead of the game.

So the coach you had takes y'all further then any other coach in Woodville history going all the way to Jerry World. But its his fault y'all didn't win because he didn't open up the offense and use different weapons? Yall need someone you can utilize what y'all have? Wow no wonder he left even with the talent coming up. If the fans and community does not back the coaching staff in every way then why would he stay after taking y'all (a team that had only been 2 rounds) to the promise land. To many bleacher coaches that know better then the man and staff who got y'all there. Better hope y'all find a top coach and will put up with the experts in the bleachers or back to the bottom y'all will go.

I can tell you the basketball kids and people in Buna are going to miss him. Hard working, raised a ton of money for the program, ran leagues in Buna and held the first 2 boys basketball tournaments in Buna since I’ve been here 20 years. He may not be everyone’s cup of tea but he is hard working and the basketball gym is always open for the kids to play.

3/14 Lumberton 8 Silsbee 10 Silsbee head coach Michael Nelson with his 300th win. Also, my grandson Wyatt Davis got to throw out the first pitch tonight. Was a strike right down the middle. Proud grandpa.

There’s not enough time for me to write everything down that I have learned from my grandfather. His life in a very small nutshell….Grew up with no father….started helping out with what jobs an 8 year could do and then by 11 he was working as much as he could. Put himself thru Lamar…when on to become one of the top guys for gulf oil. Went over to Korea and oversaw from “ground up” building of a refinery. Earned a black belt while time spent there. Retired from gulf when chevron took over…then later went back to work for chevron for a short time. Master carpenter as well, but could do it all from plumbing and electrical. Him and my Dad built the two story house I grew up in with their own two hands as well as a two story barn. He learned to depend on himself and his God giving ability no matter the circumstances from an early age….the silent generation was produced by the greatest generation and to me there is not much difference. My great grandfather on my dad s side was in WW1. Lived to be 94…him and my great grandmother got married at 15 and 16 and went on to have 14 kids. We went to there house a many Sundays growing up and were able to listen to his life stories. i didn’t live thru the Great Depression obviously but I was able to see the people it produced these people were in and around my life quite often not just holidays like some people. We took the time to sit still and listen to what they had to say and learn from them. there a a very small percentage of those people left and even a smaller % of those type of people produced in this day in age. like you said I absorbed as much as I could….most of it stuck and some didn’t.

I was raised on the farm (Dalhart, TX) in the early 60's. Dad just went to his next great adventure in 2023 at 87. As a leased family farm of 600 acres of maize & onions, dad, mom & my brother worked our butts off from sun up to sun down with school in between. I was driving a combine and helping with irrigation piping at 7. We would trade future crops for groceries & other needs at the COOP, and the big trip/adventure was to the S&H Green Stamp store. Trade in those stamps! Dad learned to fly crop dusting, taught me, & I learned how to drive just about anything there is to drive & work on them early. Nowadays, I'd have to be a plumber with an IT degree to work on my truck. But, I can still work on my motorcycle at least. Although, sometimes my back doesn't always cooperate. 😀

It has truly been a pleasure officiating for Coach Sigler over the years. His professionalism and integrity in the game of high school basketball were evident every time his team stepped on the court. What set him apart was not just his knowledge of the game, but the respect he consistently showed to officials—even in moments where a call was questionable, he never tried to embarrass or demean. He addressed concerns with composure and always maintained the standard of respect. Coach Sigler also went above and beyond by allowing me to come speak to his team on multiple occasions, giving insight on officiating and teaching the do’s and don’ts from a referee’s perspective. That openness to educate and bridge the gap between coaches, players, and officials is a rare and appreciated quality. Wishing Coach Sigler a happy and well-deserved retirement. Your legacy of leadership, character, and respect will continue to influence the game and those who play it for years to come.

This. Around 40% of the country isn’t affected by market volatility investments. They don’t participate because they are barely getting by as it is. Fixed income folks—or those living on their own savings right now—are getting hit. Those on medication (typically older, but I’ve read reports that state 70% of Americans of all ages are on at least one prescription) will get an unexpected hit, and insurance costs will drastically rise if this continues very long. As a free trader, that would be my preference. I’ll settle for fair trade. I understand what is being attempted. But, I wish the tax cuts had come first. The blame between D’s, R’s, MAGA’s, Progessives is really silly. We’ve had bad policies from all sides for a long time. The U.S. began its own problem when we moved away from making stuff to simply making money from money. As a big Mike Rowe fan (and a retired engineering person), I wish we would again put more emphasis on crafts, skills, & trades vs. many of the worthless degrees kids are being suckered into now. This emphasis would help our security, economy, and individual balance sheets all the way around. We need doers. Offshoring nor AI can take away jobs that require technical support at location. JMHO

Man, looks like we got the OC from Woodville on here. Either that or a bleacher creature who thinks he knows what was happening on the sidelines. I appreciate your passion, but Gunter could've given WV their two best players and still got that behind strummed. Gunter is a whole different animal.

Spoke to OC Matt Kuykendall last evening. Like what I heard, don't think I've ever spoke to a high school OC with the his vision. Sounds more like a college OC to me with some of the things he discussed. There is not a single negative so far that I personally can see and I've been around a long time. Your thoughts on his work at BH? The program building is happening quick. Example, there were only 55 kids moving to the freshman team next year before Abseck was hired, now they have 100 committed to play next year and they are already working an off season. New strength and conditioning coach for MS through Varsity. Several stadium and indoor practice facility improvements already done or planned to happen after graduation. The communications between the coaching staff and player parents will be upfront and personal. Not seen around here in almost 20 years. Bigger booster club involvement with player parents, things are moving very quickly, no grass growing under Abseck's feet.

Let me help you. In removing DEI from the government, the administration has removed obstacles such as set asides such as requiring a certain number of contractors or minimum of anything. So they can’t hold contracts for certain people or companies That has been taken to mean in this political opinion piece, that we can now return to segregated lunch counters. When the article brought up that the Civil Rights Act was still in place and discrimination is against the law, the response was….. “The Civil Rights Act of 1964 still bars discrimination, and segregated facilities, in the United States. But civil rights groups have feared that Mr. Trump’s war on D.E.I. programs has signaled the federal government’s willingness to retreat from enforcing it”. So… we fear that something may happen. Nothing has happened and nothing has been proposed. But by golly, we know that he has something up his sleeve!!! It is more meaningless dribble. It is an, “in our opinion” piece. More hard core journalism. 🤣

So you’re saying the Southland Conference is one of only nine conferences with a team in the second round of the NCAA tournament? Cool!

My father was raised on a house boat and his father trapped and shrimped for a living in Louisiana. HE was born in 1930. He drove an ice truck and delivered ice to homes that had "ice boxes" - He learned to work on motors watching his Dad, and at 16 he was working in an outboard motor shop rebuilding outboards. He believed in zero waste - when he passed in 2020, I had to clean out his garage. Every thing I picked up was a part of my childhood. He built me a mustang in the 80's and he still had parts to it. He took off the headlights and blinkers on an old Yamaha motorcycle he gave me at 6 yo (that would be in 1971) and I found them on a shelf in a box.....and I could hear him tell me, if I ever build me a motorcycle, I could use those...... While I didn't absorb all his traits, I absorbed a bunch....lol

Football practice never stops at Nederland….

Hope this isn’t a security leak. Lol. I love watching this stuff. Please, no liberals. This could trigger a scream at the sky moment. This video shows what a good Houthi looks like….

No DEI allowed. These are totally merit based jobs…….no clowns.

But you recognize the hypocrisy between having outrage over a tampon machine in the boys bathroom because of the message that it sends to the kids, while simultaneously supporting a man who teaches young men to grab women by the p-word, right? If morals and decency weren’t important then, why are they important now? The sad truth of the matter is this-if Donald Trump came out in a dress as the spokesperson for his new “Trumpons” for men, you’d be splayed out on the floor with a mirror trying to figure out the two-part applicator.

the misinformation is appalling. The defense of his behavior is appalling. the complete fabrication of what happened to justify that defense is most appalling. A kid murdered another kid for telling him to leave, and possibly grabbing him by the shoulders. Many on the internet blame the victim. It's insane.

One of the best Final Fours in terms of excitement of all 3 games I can remember.

If you think WV had the talent to beat Gunter, the answer is “not much”. WV did well to keep it as close as it was.

Area Round Girls: 4A Girls Division 1 #13 Vidor vs Sealy TBA #6 Lumberton vs Brookeshire Royal, Ray Maddry Stadium, Channelview Tues 5pm 4A Girls Division 2 Hardin Jefferson vs New Waverly, Bronco Stadium, Dayton Tues 5:30pm Hamshire-Fannett vs Bellville, College Park HS, Woodlands Tues 5:30pm 5A Girls Division 2 Port Neches Groves vs Lake Creek, Galena Park ISD, Galena Park Tues 5:30pm Barbers Hill vs Montgomery, Tomball ISD, Tomball Tues 5pm Area Round Boys: 4A Boys Division 1 #16 Lumberton vs Sealy, Sealy HS, Sealy Tues 6pm Bridge City vs Navasota, Abe Martin Stadium, Lufkin Tues 7pm 4A Boys Division 2 East Chambers vs #9 Brookshire Royal, TBA Tues Liberty vs Harmony Innovation Prep , TBA Tues 5A Boys Division 2 Port Neches Groves vs Lake Creek, Galena Park ISD, Galena Park Tues 7pm Port Arthur Memorial vs#25 Kingwood Park TBA Tues

He needs Lamar athletics to be bad. Otherwise, what would he do with himself? He clearly doesn't understand or maybe chooses to not understand in order to hate.

The president’s 49% overall approval rating in the Fox News poll matches the all-time high for Trump in the network's polling, which he last reached in April 2020, near the end of his first term in office. That is six points higher than where he stood at this point in his first administration (43% approval in March 2017). Looks like he is not doing as bad as the Democrats (who are polling the lowest in THREE DECADES......But please Democrats, keep doing what you are doing...... [Hidden Content]

You actually have to pay money to enter the CBI tournament so other than the little bit of exposure you get maybe it is not financially practicable.

RIP, great athlete, great man!

Good luck trying to convince Israelis they aren’t really Jewish. While you’re at it, go ahead and convince all of their opposition that they are waisting time because they are not really Jewish.

Doesn’t matter he’s got 7 years and the clock is ticking

They were going to be deported because they weren’t American, and led disruptive protests on an American college campus. It makes sense. If you’re not American, hate America, and IN America, it’s probably best if America helps you out and sends you home.

The way schools are funded are as follows (2022/2023 numbers): About 95% of the money comes from 3 pots: $29B - Local property tax revenue, which is determined the value of properties in a district and a tax rate set by each school board. $23.1B - State funds that come from numerous state taxes, including Texas’ sales tax. $14.13B - Federal taxpayer funds, which largely help cover the costs of providing meals to kids and giving support to low-income children and students with disabilities. There's another $4B (roughly the other 5% that comes from miscellaneous local resources - not sure what that really is) Here's what I'm concerned about. If a local ISD loses too much funding due to voucher kids going to private schools, the government (pick which level) is going to come in and bail that school district out. Where does that money come from? You guessed it! US, the taxpayer! The net effect is that private "for profit" schools make more money, higher earners who already pay for private tuition get a large break in tuition and my tax liability gets increased to fund it. Meanwhile, the poor bastards that couldn't afford private tuition in the first place STILL can't afford it, and the saga continues. Make it make sense...

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Do you have an altar to Trump in your home? He seems infallible to you. The bond markets rattled him bad because him and his cracked economic team didn’t see that one coming. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. Spitballer.

Market down -18% instead of -20% Edit: member has been banned for an especially egregious insult. Please keep this in mind during your future debating.

The RANGERS sweep the rays with a 4-3 victory today and win the 3rd series of the season. Off to Wrigleyville.

What better opponent than Port Arthur for a playoff game there.

Woodville is using a search firm...tells me right off the bat it's likely an external hire

Certainly we have no clue. Going by social media, including local and national, there seems to be about an 80%-90% of the people saying there has to be something up with this. Their outright statements are that they were all involved in something crooked, etc. Obviously, anything is a possibility since we have no clue. There is a very good possibility that these deputies did not even know each other. A couple were retired. I have a hard time remembering, but I believe that I have known six police officers who have killed themselves. Two were coworkers. This is not a huge area compared to the greater Houston area. Some causation of the fairly short time frame possibly had to do with the mentality that if a couple of others did it, it must be somehow acceptable. There was a case, maybe 15 or 20 years ago where several teenagers in a community had committed suicide. I don’t think there was any connection. When some teens are struggling and not knowing what to do and a couple of others in the same community take their own lives, I believe that it somehow gives them justification in their own mind as a reasonable solution. Like, well Mary and Robert did it so….. Policing is a profession which already has a fairly high statistic of suicides. To see so many personally (no telling how many I have seen) and seeing death every week and then topping it off with other officers from the same agency, I think it might make the decision easier. Maybe someone with mental health, professional experience can chime in. But who knows if they were related. My suspicion is that they were not.

I work on the drilling side for 17 years. We are already drilling rigs. Had 12 going and will finish may to June with 5 left. And the plan is to hold tight for the remainder of the year and see what after the 1st quarter of next year brings. Yea the policies are great to lower oil prices but no company is going to drill more unless they make more. There are plenty of wells already producing that they can slow up or speed up depending on what the prices are today. I’m a hard core conservative but working in the oil industry for this long I have seen a difference in the oil industry when republicans versus democrats are in office. When democrats are In office they scare everyone and oil prices get higher so we drill more. Seems like when a republican gets office gas prices come down but the drilling stops as well. Really about $75-$77 a barrel is the sweet spot to continue drilling and not over price things.

Just very odd behavior. Unless he is just trolling in which case spending time trolling Lamar athletics is also very odd.

Oh god here comes the “my side”, “your side” Trump University honors grads again Textbook koolaid drinkers

It's my understanding that he has been wanting out of Woodville for quite some time.

I'm sure they're ecstatic to have the approval of two political geniuses that can't distinguish between this administration and the last one.

I can see your point but I feel this administration has already set itself apart by actions and the folks they have put in positions, by qualifications, not checking a box. Unless you have someone as qualified, ready to step in, which is difficult, I certainly wouldn’t can anyone just for PR reasons, and I’m willing to bet this ain’t happening again, lol.

I met George in a mall in Austin years ago. He was demonstrating his "lean mean grillin' machine". Incidentally I already had one I used often. George was a great guy. Sincerely friendly and a family man. I wish all pro athletes could be like him.

Offense Ty Bryson QB Hamshire-Fannett Defense Tayvion Hunter DE Woodville Congrats to these two great players. Well deserved

Port Arthur Memorial vs Kingwood Park Tuesday 7pm at Goose Creek Memorial HS.

I am afraid you will see more and more of that. Tough to compete in the major leagues with a minor league payroll. Combine that with kids staying in school longer (all but sure fire first round picks can make more now staying in school) and I think we will see fewer and fewer Cinderella stories. Hope I’m wrong.

I think what @thetragichippy and @LumRaiderFan are simply pointing out is that when the left says/does something that turns out to be untrue or unrealistic or even a downright lie, you and your ilk seem to forget how to speak; however, when a conservative (especially Trump) says anything that didn't go exactly as planned, y'all are quick to start heating up the tar and plucking the chickens... They are pointing out your and others blatant hypocrisy. Now sure, it goes both ways. The right does the same thing to the left. The difference in this instance is that whether it be a week, a month or even a year to arrive at peace, it will save tens or even hundreds of thousands of lives. Our beloved previous administration was not capable of anything other than pouring billions into the conflict instead of trying to settle the conflict. Not sure if you like Kool-Aid much, but you sure seem to drink the $h1t out of it. Do yourself a favor and open your blinded eyes that no matter what side of the aisle you lean towards, peace and prosperity are worth celebrating. Quit bitching about Trump just for the sake of hateful bitching. Embrace the lives that will be saved.

Nothing to say except it didn’t surprise me. This team could beat a great team in the Aggies twice but can’t beat Xavier. Too inconsistent.

Next Tuesday? or the following Tuesday? Or Tuesday after next? Or first Tuesday of May? Or 6 months from next Tuesday? Or third Tuesday of March, 2026?

If you like your Doctor, you can keep them.........