Opinion

OP-ED: Supporting local means supporting local newspapers

As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, there’s a sense of relief and optimism that things will…

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OP-ED: Juneteenth: Freedom for all

In the hit 2015 musical, Hamilton, John Laurens (played by Anthony Ramos) raps the line, “And but we’ll never be…

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OP-ED: Texas legislature failed to help Main Street businesses recover from pandemic

Small business, the engine that drives this state’s economy, came out of this year’s state legislature OK —…

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OP-ED: Parents on the front line of defense against cyberbullying

In the United States roughly one in five children has been a victim of cyberbullying. And with 95…

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OP-ED: A pandemic silver lining: transformed health care delivery

COVID-19 transformed how Americans get health care. Before the pandemic, when people felt sick, they went through a…

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OP-ED: Discovering dairy alternatives

A long-asked question of which came first, the chicken or the egg can give one the idea of…

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OP-ED: Texas Times: Flag Day

It’s summertime in Texas, a season saturated with patriotic pride. We observed Memorial Day in May, honoring those…

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OP-ED: Honoring Flag Day

America’s original flag, it’s the only one that dared defy the straight-line pattern of all its successors. The…

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OP-ED: The Pentagon’s untouchable budget

Did you really think that electing Joe Biden would mean major reductions in military spending and the shift…

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OP-ED: THE IDLE AMERICAN: Plucky Grandview kids wow Branson

Fifth-grade violinists from Grandview, TX, Elementary School are accustomed to taking Branson, MO, by storm, but this year they…