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Every Veteran Has a Story: Warren Oates
STAFF SERGEANT WARREN DURWARD OATES
United States Army Air Forces, World War II
Tail Gunner, B-17 #42-5777, 96th Bomb Squadron, 2 nd Bomb Group
©By Larry Hume, VFW Post 8904, Center, Texas
Things to Consider
In the spirit of Christ, I pray that all is well with your soul. Times have surely changed since the time that
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ walked in a fleshly body. Many customs have changed, even the way
that we hear the word of God has changed, not to exclude the content of His word. The zeal of the people
delivering the word to the world seems to have fallen into the content of pleasing the people and not God.
TxDOT Launches Distracted Driving Prevention Campaign to Save Lives
DISTRACTED DRIVING CONTINUES TO PLAGUE TEXAS ROADWAYS
Cell phone use, other distractions cause 1 in 5 traffic crashes
AUSTIN – Sadly, distracted driving is still near the top of the list when it comes to crashes on Texas roadways, coming in at No. 2 for traffic crash causes. Last year Texas roadways saw nearly 1 in 5 crashes caused by a distracted driver in which 364 people died and 2,200 were seriously injured.
Senator Nichols' Five Cents
This week the Senate passed Senate Bill 1, the Senate's version of the budget for this year. The budget includes over $11 billion for children and teacher public education support, $8 billion for