Columnists

A successful beginning

By Rickie Harris We experienced a unique start to this new school year as Hurricane Harvey presented so…

Columnists

Good news is coming

  By Dean Crooks   It has been said that if you want a strong community with well-informed…

Columnists

The Idle American: Uncle Mort and Horse Sense

THE IDLE AMERICAN    Uncle Mort and Horse Sense Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury   Horse sense–my 104-year-old…

Columnists

Heroes and lessons emerge in Harvey’s wake

By Todd Staples In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, remarkable stories of resilience emerged. Among them is the…

Columnists

Upside Down: Cartel boss sues government over harm from free enterprise

by Mary Lou Serafine   If members of the public did not already know what a racket many…

Columnists

Looking at new methods for funding schools

By Sen. Robert Nichols   We have officially moved into the Fall season and with that comes the…

Editorials

Let’s talk to the taxman

By Bobby Tingle   When Senator Ted Cruz campaigned to be become the Republican nominee for President of…

Columns

Chairman shares concern about hospital tax election

By David Covey Orange County voters have an important decision to make at the polls on Dec. 19,…

Letters to the Editor

Against Hospital District

It goes without saying that Orange County needs a small hospital, It also goes without saying that this…

Letters to the Editor

Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce Supports Hospital District

Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas Orange Campus’s closure of obstetrics in 2013, in-patient services in 2015 and emergency…