Opinion

OPINION: The filibuster is busted. Time to scrap it.

Letting small minorities of senators block things most Americans support delivers obstruction, not bipartisanship. If you’re under the…

Opinion

OPINION: My Five Cents- New laws now in effect

Monday, January 31 is the last day to register to vote in the March primary elections. To register,…

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OPINION: Supreme Court renders mixed decisions on the vaccine mandates

The U. S. Supreme Court has rejected President Joe Biden’s OSHA vaccination overreach for private sector employees, but…

Opinion

OPINION: Story Over a Cup – The Coffee War of 2008

Today I want to talk about male pride and coffee. Two items, which when combined, can make for…

Columnists

OPINION: Positive Highlights – Give love a chance to win

There is always the lifelong question of, what is love? People, of course, young and old have their…

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OPINION: THE IDLE AMERICAN – They let us eat cake

Blackie Sherrod–arguably the best sportswriter this side of the ancient Olympic Games begun in Greece seven centuries before…

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OPNION: THE IDLE AMERICAN – Old-time radio ‘goofs’

Time delay–a feature that allows deletion of serious blunders–has not always been a “backstop” when there’s tongue entanglement…

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OPINION: We can’t allow China to buy Texas

We don’t make enough of our products in America anymore. We’ve known this for decades, but it became…

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OPINION: Participating in census program could mean millions for Texas

It’s been more than a year since the U.S. Census was supposed to be completed. But your community…

Opinion

OPINION: Story Over a Cup: Roswell has mail

My dog Roswell has obsessions. For instance, if you move furniture, he will attack it. If you sweep,…