The number of states posting full economic recoveries since the Great Recession has dropped to 40, after state tax revenue dipped in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to new research released from The Pew Charitable Trusts. But the drop is expected to be short-lived, the report states note.

The Regular Meeting of the Town of Eads Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Shields, Monday July 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall. Board member, Kathy McCracken, took roll call:

Mayor – Joe D. Shields- present

Trustees – Present –Kathy McCracken, Terry Riley, Dennis Pearson, and Lisa Trigilio

Absent – Meghan Buck and Justin McLoud

Town Clerk- Robin Fox –Absent

Assistant Clerk- Shealynn McCracken-Absent

The impact of trucks on our daily lives is more profound than most people realize. The shift to driverless trucks means more change is coming.

Some families are frustrated about a public backlash, saying what they did was legal. They say the real problem is the cost of higher education.

Textbook prices are causing many college students to forego the books they need for class, putting their grades in peril and leading many to miss out on certain courses, research shows.

Don't blame climate change for the 39,000 forest fires now incinerating huge tracts of the Brazilian Amazon. This environmental catastrophe is human-made and highly political.

Articles for the week ending August 24, 2019, from the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

From the 132-year history of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado.

Pearls of faith from Pastor Richard Zabriskie.

Rural life and humor with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.