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Letter to the Editor

The Save Texas Schools Rally was postponed due to the bad weather on the weekend in February it was supposed to happen. It is now set for Saturday, April 5. 03/27/2025 08:43 PM

Has it been done before?

Has it been done before?

There is something to the claim that history repeats itself. I realize that people running these Iphones think if it hasn’t flashed on their screens in the last 30 seconds, it didn’t happen. In the period during WWI with Europe torn to pieces, American agriculture boomed and farmers were saying they would never have another poor day. In the 1920’s Europe came back into production, farm prices plummeted and a depression flowed through rural America while the cities enjoyed the roaring 20’s. 03/21/2025 09:10 AM

Let your light shine before others…

Let your light shine before others…

Spring break was a much needed break last week. Katy and I were able to rest some. We also enjoyed playing with our nephew, Boone. There are only about nine weeks of school left. Summer will be here before we know it. 03/21/2025 09:10 AM

Making Texas housing affordable again

Making Texas housing affordable again

We can all agree: Texas must never turn into California. Californians are struggling due to the high cost of living and excessive taxes — not to mention their radical liberal government and culture. Some of you may even have fled from states like California to find a safe refuge in conservative, free Texas. 03/21/2025 09:10 AM

Texas farmers concerned over growing trade war

Texas farmers concerned over growing trade war

Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the Houston Chronicle reported. Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said the tariffs could be especially tough on younger farmers. 03/21/2025 09:10 AM

House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding

Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

Spring Screening – Are You Due for a Colonoscopy? National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Spring Screening – Are You Due for a Colonoscopy? National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

The body is an amazing, complicated, and sometimes fragile machine. Like any machine, it operates best when given the right fuel, used properly, and provided with regular maintenance. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

Whatever were gains, I now consider loss for the sake of Jesus Christ

Whatever were gains, I now consider loss for the sake of Jesus Christ

Katy and I sure are enjoying our spring break. It has been a much needed break. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

China in midst of 50 years of economic boon

China in midst of 50 years of economic boon

In the late 1960s I took an elective in college called Chinese History. It was a time of the Vietnam War and something else not noted much in the Western World called The Chinese Cultural Revolution. It lasted from 1966 to 1976. Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese socialism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. In reality, it was to consolidate the supreme power of Mao Zedong. 03/14/2025 03:38 PM

Why I carry a business card

Why I carry a business card

When I’m at an event with people I’ve never seen before, I depend on my business card for salvation. Even if you don’t have a job, a card lets you to display credentials to get one. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Feeling safe with Ike’s bald head

Feeling safe with Ike’s bald head

With all the current talk about Russia it might be worthwhile to think about the closing days of WWII. In February of 1945 there was a conference at Yalta in Crimea between Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to discuss the post war reconstruction of Germany and Europe. At the time Soviet forces, which were three times the size of the Western Allies, were 40 miles from Berlin and the Western forces were crossing the western boundary of Germany many hundreds of miles from Berlin. Russia demanded the right to drive on to Berlin and occupy Eastern Europe and the Western forces were to stop at the Elbe River. In return, Russia agreed to join the war against Japan whose invasion was expected to create a million casualties. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

‘Opposite day’ Again, I’m in need of some help. I feel like I’m losing my mind. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

Voucher bill has backing of House majority

A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

I can do all things through Christ…

I can do all things through Christ…

February was an extremely busy month, but a very fun month as we got to follow the Fairfield Lady Eagles throughout the playoffs as they advanced to the state tournament for the fifth time in six years. 03/05/2025 08:07 PM

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Rally for public schools Calling all supporters of public schools. It is time to stand up and be heard and seen. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

Prehistoric humans

Prehistoric humans

We don’t give prehistoric people enough credit. These remarkable folks learned to walk upright, discovered fire, and invented the wheel. Sadly, they made that wheel out of wood, accidentally set it on fire…then had to start over again. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM

Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House

A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members. 02/13/2025 08:49 PM