Crape Myrtle Mutilation Continues Unchecked

A harbinger of the New Year unhappily but inevitably arrived when I was back in East Texas over the holiday break. I headed with my wife to jointly risk our mental health by shopping at the Big Box Store during the Dead Week after Christmas, when sales abound. We were not shopping for bargains but simply trying to find a holiday six-pack of bottled Coca-Colas to give someone. No luck. When Christmas ends, for the big-boxers it is out with the old before the eggnog has been digested.  Gone are the decorations, cards and artificial trees. In place by New Year’s: Valentine’s Day cards and candy....

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