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If you are of voting age, you face a massive decision in November. By now, everyone realizes voters in this election will affect our future for the next twenty years, maybe more. Choices made will directly influence such political and societal areas as climate change, women’s rights, and sanity in weapon ownership. This vote will send a signal around the world about where the United States of America stands on issues. It is the most important election in our history.
Read moreAs I sit on my porch, entertained by the drama going on around my three hummingbird feeders, I notice that the sugar water in the feeders doesn’t seem to be going down as fast as it usually does. I know it isn’t because I forgot to add the sugar, since I had already done that last week and made a point to remember it this time. So, what is the reason?
Read morePresident Joe Biden has made eradicating government corruption a top priority: “Fighting corruption is not just good governance,” he recently proclaimed. “It is self-defense. It is patriotism, and it’s essential to the preservation of our democracy and our future.”
Read moreA longtime disgrace for the U.S. of A. is the unavoidable burden of indebtedness required to work through a vocational or college education, at whatever level. Forgiving these debts after their affliction is only a short-term bandaide measure which ignores the cause of the wound and does nothing to prevent the bleeding at its source. Why should public financing (barebones) of schools through the secondary level be an acceptable arrangement (though currently under duress from the privateers of the education business), yet for vocational school and college, everybody is on their own?
Read moreIn last week’s Bulletin, the Republican county chair in Bandera said a Mar A Lago type FBI raid happened during a recent Republican meeting at the China Bowl restaurant.
Read moreDoes the Presidential decree waiving student indebtedness follow the Constitutional requirement that all budget bills originate in the House? In contrast
Read moreEditor’s Note: The following letter refers to a column published in the August 31 edition by Conrad Streigl.
Read moreYour Bandera County Republican Party has kept our promise that all meetings will be open to the public, though some meetings do not have public comment, per Republican Party Rules. We have monthly meetings, which we hold in each Precinct so voters didn’t have so far to travel. Our August meeting was held in Precincts 101 and 102 at Rocking B Ranch, where we had a heavy agenda, but a very successful meeting.
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