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David's Daily Devotion for January 30

January 30, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, January 30.

The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is considered to be America's library, and boasts 32 million books. It began in 1800 when Congress moved to Washington from New York City. But in 1814, during a war with England, the British burned it to the ground. On January 30, 1815, Thomas Jefferson offered his personal collection of 6500 volumes as a replacement, and was paid $24,000 in return. That's a half-million dollars in today's money.

David’s Daily Devotion for Jan. 26

January 26, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, January 26.

In the summer of 1695, Swiss mathematician John Bernoulli offered a challenge to the world's scientists. He placed a six-month limit on the solving of an "unsolvable" problem. And, sure enough, at the end of six months, the great minds of the earth had been unsuccessful. But then, on January 26, 1696, the problem was given to Bernoulli's rival, Sir Isaac Newton, who proceeded to solve it . . . in one night. Genius!

My Five Cents: Dean of the Senate, Texas Ports, Law Enforcement, Veterans Home Loan, Crawfish Season

January 25, 2024 - One hundred and eighty-five years ago this month, the Republic of Texas passed a piece of legislation that set the framework for education funding to this day. On January 26, 1839, a bill passed that set aside land for public schools in Texas and two public universities. It fulfilled the vision President Mirabeau Lamar had for a public education system endowed by public lands in the state. Though not immediately successful, the program had lasting impacts and earned Lamar the nickname “Father of Texas Education.”

David’s Daily Devotion for Jan. 25

 January 25, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, January 25.

How do you sleep at night? You've heard the old joke - "I sleep like a baby, I wake up every 3 hours and cry!" My sleep habits have undergone a radical change in my old age. As a young person, I was a dedicated night owl, never going to bed before midnight, every morning another challenge to get up in time for school or work. I remember my mother (bless her heart), having to tell me over and over, "David, get up!" and finally coming into my room and sprinkling me with cold water - and we weren't even Methodists!

“The Quail” By Doug Fincher

January 24, 2024 - In 1947 my English teacher (Mrs. Stanton Memefee) called me to her desk and said, “Henry, “Sleepy” Hughes told me you had found a covey of quail.” When I told her I had flushed a covey near the East Center airport, she asked me to shoot her one and bring it to class. When I said I didn’t have any 12 gauge shells, she said she’d bring me some the next day.

Mirabeau B Lamar Day, Father of Texas Education

January 25, 2024 - Tomorrow, January 26th is the first Texas Honor Day of the new calendar year and it honors Mirabeau B. Lamar who is recognized as the “Father of Texas Education.” On this date in 1839 the legislature of the Republic of Texas passed a law which set aside land of public schools and two universities. It was decades later that the public schools were established, but Lamar’s advocacy of the program earned him this recognition. A statement from one of his speeches to Congress, “a cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy” was used by Dr.

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