Columns/Opinions

PSA: Are you afraid of outliving your money?

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

Here’s something to think about: 58% of retirement savers from all age groups, including current retirees, say that outliving their assets is their greatest retirement fear, according to a study by Cerulli Associates, a financial services research organization.

"Reel Reviews: ‘Trap’ by far best Shyamalan thriller movie in years" by: Jessica Shepard

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

I’ve been a fan of the majority of M. Night Shyamalan’s movies since his breakthrough with “The Sixth Sense” in 1999. So, naturally, when I saw the trailer for “Trap,” I made sure to mark it on my calendar to review for our readers.

‘Next Generation Heroes’

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

While enjoying the last bit of summer vacation, there’s a distant echo of a clock ticking down the last minutes before students return to school.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Seymour Krellborn (Ray Garcia), left, makes a comedic entrance when bringing Mr. Mushnik (Matthew Boren), right, a tray of plants to show off his work progress as part of the Community Actors of South Texas (CAST) press night preview of "Little Shop of Horrors" Aug. 1. Tickets for the production are limited and selling out fast online.

Salinas: Entire cast of Little Shop of Horrors great

News Staff

Thursday, August 8, 2024

CAST’s newest stage delight had me laughing and smiling at the storyline and the characters - they were all fabulous! You won’t want to miss Mr. Mushnik played by Matthew Boren - what an accent that never faltered!

"On the Olympics, the maddening saga of CenterPoint" by: Mike Reddell

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

By no means have I watched all of the Olympic events, but there are some that I caught over the weekend that interested me. First, is the Olympic sport of handball that bears little resemblance of the sport I played when I was a young man.

"I can’t be the only person victimized by kitchen appliances, can I?" by: Jessica Shepard

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

I know I can’t see you out there in the real world unless we run into each other but I’d like you to indulge me for a moment. By a show of hands, who amongst our readership has been personally victimized by a kitchen appliance? Now, I’m not even talking about an electric appliance here.

"Summer is almost gone and what do we have to show for it?" by: John Sample

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Last week was painful until the Personal Consumption Expenditure report indicated that inflation was essentially under control. The core rate - excluding food and energy - only increased .2% to an annual rate of 2.6% close to the Fed target.

Dickerson: Retirement Planning Counselor

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Financial Advisor Hawes Dickerson of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Bay City has received the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor(TM), or CRPC(TM), designation through the College for Financial Planning.

"Reel Reviews: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ top worldwide box offices for a good reason" by: Jessica Shepard

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Let me start this review off by admitting that I know the “Deadpool” movie franchise hasn’t been everyone’s cup of tea since its inception with the first film “Deadpool” in 2016. But, the Marvel comic character itself has been around since the early 1990s and has its own semi-feral fanbase.

‘Work Ethic’

News Staff

Thursday, August 1, 2024

(Dictionary- noun the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward.)Let’s talk about the definition of work ethic. Any description that uses the phrase hard work tends to get the same response as when someone yells “fire!” What happened to the quality work ethic?

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