Texas leads nation in jobs added

Unemployment rates were higher in December in 15 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 34 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, with Texas leading the nation in job gains. Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Texas being the top state during 2023.

Bobbies lifters win first meet

The Dimmitt Bobbies scored big wins in their weight classes and claimed the top team trophy at the Plainview Powerlifting Invitational this past weekend.

Swifts defeat Roos, 81-39

The Nazareth Swifts took a big win over the Kress Kangaroos, 81-39. Nazareth took the lead in the first quarter, 18-14, and widened the gap by another 16 points in the second quarter, to end the first leading, 41-21.

Bobcats defeat Mules, fall to Mustangs

The Bobcats fell to the Denver City Mustangs, 4537. Dimmitt gained a twopoint lead in the first quarter, but the Mustangs battled to take a one-point lead, 20-19, as the first half ended.

Las Vegas casino moguls buy Dallas Mavericks

The National Basketball Association (NBA) last month approved the sale of billionaire Mark Cuban’s controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks. The buyers, the Adelson and Dumont families, operate a prominent Las Vegas casino company.

Editor’s Message

Since they were young, the feline heathensisters, Dixie and Sheba, have been intrigued with playing in the bathtub. Their affinity for batting at running water while the tub fills is nonstop. This also happens when water is running into any sink in the house.

U.S. House Republicans target Mayorkas

U.S. House Republicans are moving forward and intend to prove that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is “derelict in his duty” over handling the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep.

SCOTUS to hear dispute on Chevron deference

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute this week that could lead to a decision dramatically clawing back the power of federal agencies.

Trump lawyer withdraws from ex-president’s cases

A key defense lawyer for Donald Trump has withdrawn from the former president’s legal team. Joe Tacopina, a highprofileformer Brooklyn prosecutor, had represented Trump in both his criminal hush money case and a sexual battery civil lawsuit brought by longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.

Under the weather

Yesterday I head somebody ask, “Why is it so cold?” it’s cold because it is winter. If it were hot, we would worry that there’s a hole in the ozone layer. But the ozone layer is invisible, so it would be really hard to find the hole. For winter amusement, many people ski.