TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is the 256th day of 2020 and the 85th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY In 1940, four teenagers discovered prehistoric paintings, estimated to be 15,000 to 17,000 years old, in a cave in Lascaux, France. In 1953, Sen. John F.

Music and marching

Trombone player Joanna Perez holds her instrument steady and yells as she performs the marching band command. CDN | Litzy Silos

Ready for rain

Jim Reedy from Hydro hops into his truck during a rainy day after he fills up his automobile with gas so he can stay warm and dry. CDN | Litzy Silos

A vision for Clinton, Route 66

We have always admired towns that were once nothing more than wide spots in the road that became tourist hot spots. We can remember when Presleys' Country Jubilee and the Baldknobbers were the only shows at Branson, Mo.

Russian deadenders try for comeback

The Trump-Russia investigation effectively ended on July 24, 2019, the day special counsel Robert Mueller testified on Capitol Hill. Mueller's halting presentation of his 400-plus-page report troubled both Republicans and Democrats.

My husband thinks I go overboard with the flowers

Yesterday, I bought gladiolas. They are nearly 3 feet tall and bright fuchsia. It is safe to say they are the most exciting thing to appear at my desk in ages. When I walked in the front door, my husband, Peter, said, "Oh my gosh." Translated, that means: "You have gone overboard on the flowers.

You gotta have a little faith

I used to be one of those people who argued with the talking heads on television.

The return of jazz

Clinton High School jazz band member Garrett Rivas practices the mixolydian, dorian, and blue scale on his bass on the first day of jazz rehearsal.

Art and music in one

Triston Yeager, 8, works with professional colored pencils that are made of beeswax. His drawing of the moment displays a skull to represent his favorite band.

Kiwanis members make difference in community

Kiwanis member Lori Veazey holds up a spray can in one hand in order to mark the holes where the American flags would go along the Frisco sidewalk.