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Opinion

OP-ED: Future forecasting for WOCCISD

In 2015, we conducted a strategic planning meeting with a committee of District stakeholders, including community members, parents, …

Opinion

OP-ED: Texas has the tools to end the rape kit backlog. Let’s use them.

That’s the number of untested rape kits in Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, and…

Opinion

OP-ED: We need action to control out-of-control health care costs.

As a businessman and former legislator, I get a lot of questions from employers of all sizes, entrepreneurs,…

Opinion

OP-ED: On state’s big challenges, Texans expect their government to act

It shouldn’t be a surprise: ask Texans what they think, and there’s a good chance they’ll tell you to…

Opinion

OP-ED: Story Over a Cup: The Windchill and other things

I posted a joke on Facebook recently that I found both hilarious and perplexing: “The inventor of the…

Opinion

OP-ED: My Five Cents: Texas Water Development Board authorized $44.5 million in Flood Mitigation Assistance

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, signaling six more weeks of winter.  Since 1887, the groundhog…

Opinion

OP-ED: Talking about parenting: Understanding that being different is a gift

To say I have eclectic tastes would probably be an understatement. The interior of our home is pretty…

LTTE

Opinion

Letter to the editor: Why you should move to OC

Two of us with medical problems were allowed to sit down until the nice people in front of…

Opinion

OP-ED: THE IDLE AMERICAN: Camels making a comeback?

The Geico insurance people had the chance to keep camels in front of folks, but lost 15 percent of…

Opinion

OP-ED: The need for rural broadband is real

Of all the issues advocated for by the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the need for high-speed,…