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Trump is the Frontrunner?
Trump is the Frontrunner?
Don’t look now, but former President Donald Trump appears to be opening up a consistent lead in national polls against incumbent President Joe Biden, with Trump beating Biden 47.2% to 43.7%, according to the latest average of polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.com. 12/20/2023 00:00
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Wow, Silver Sage future sounds like Utopia on Earth! However, expressions like creation of ‘a more inclusive and just society,’ ‘racial and ethnic disparities,’ ‘empowering people and building equitable communities’ means Federal Government money. With that comes OBLIGATIONS to the government — so get ready Bandera! 12/20/2023 00:00
One Simple Rule That's Hard to Follow
One Simple Rule That's Hard to Follow
As many of us prepare to celebrate Christmas, while the world is ablaze with war and suffering, it is easy to feel comforted by our relatively safe and cozy lives within our relatively peaceful country. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact our gratitude should really be boundless as we see how others are forced to live, through no fault of their own. 12/20/2023 00:00
Property tax cuts go into effect
Property tax cuts go into effect
A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan. 31. The cuts come in the form of increased home exemptions, lower school district rates, and limiting the amount property appraisals can rise. 12/20/2023 00:00
Possum Cop Chronicles
Possum Cop Chronicles
Welcome to the Christmas edition of The Possum Cop Chronicles. This one is going to be all over the place. Isn’t that what this time of year is all about — everybody runnin’ around, steppin’ and fetchin’ trying to get all their ducks in a row for Christmas? I guarantee you that’s what Santa’s up to. 12/20/2023 00:00
Growing Up in Bandera
Growing Up in Bandera
Editor’s Note: The new Growing Up in Bandera book is now available! Visit the Bulletin office of call 830-796-3718 to purchase Growing Up in Bandera: Volume 2 for $25. Volume 1 and 2 are available as a package deal for $40. 12/20/2023 00:00
Deepening the “Deep State”
Deepening the “Deep State”
One of the primary rallying cries expressed by Presidential candidate Trump is the obliteration of the “Deep State.” This has resonated with many, if not all, of his supporters. The Deep State is considered a clandestine cadre of bureaucrats, military and intelligence personnel within our government, along with high level outside forces that generate or counter policies and actions in the governmental sphere. 12/13/2023 00:00
Pulling the plug on AI
Pulling the plug on AI
These days, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real and what’s not, both in words and images. 12/13/2023 00:00
VERMIN & BEING SEMTIC
VERMIN & BEING SEMTIC
The Oxford dictionary describes Vermin as people that are perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society. 12/13/2023 00:00
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I live outside the city and therefore don’t get too involved in city politics, but I do care if the city seems to be making poor decisions regarding who is hired, whether as a city official or as a consultant. We (Bandera as a whole) end up looking like either rubes or slackers. 12/13/2023 00:00
Legal challenges to amendments appear quashed
Legal challenges to amendments appear quashed
A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. The secretary of state’s office last week declared the propositions approved and now a part of the Texas Constitution, while Gov. Greg Abbott canvassed the election and certified the results. One proposition that would have raised the retirement age of judges was rejected by voters. 12/13/2023 00:00
RE: OUT TO PASTURE?
RE: OUT TO PASTURE?
As just another Bandera County retiree, I would like to voice my opinion about the editorial written by Abraham Schneck in last week’s paper. 12/06/2023 00:00
RE: 'TRUMP WILL CRUSH AMERICAN VERMIN'
RE: 'TRUMP WILL CRUSH AMERICAN VERMIN'
RE: 'TRUMP WlLL CRUSH AMERICAN VERMIN' 12/06/2023 00:00
Biden Losing Independents
Biden Losing Independents
President Joe Biden continues to trail former President Donald Trump by several percentage points with the latest national polls showing Trump ahead by four points and ahead in five of six battleground states. 12/06/2023 00:00
Mean Means and Ends
Mean Means and Ends
Just before World War II, the world watched and did nothing except chatter as Nazis turned a section of Warsaw, Poland into the “Warsaw Ghetto.” 12/06/2023 00:00
Border car chases led to 74 deaths in two years
Border car chases led to 74 deaths in two years
At least 74 people have been killed and 189 injured during high-speed car chases near the U.S.-Mexico border since Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar border security initiative, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit agency. 12/06/2023 00:00
Out To Pasture?
Out To Pasture?
I can’t imagine the complexities of running a newspaper in the digital age, and as an old schooler who loves his flip phone and doesn't have a Netflix account, I am grateful to live in a county where I can pick up a physical copy of the newspaper. 11/29/2023 00:00
Trump Will “Crash” American Vermin
Trump Will “Crash” American Vermin
What is happening to America, known since its founding as “The Shining City On A Hill,” a term derived from Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, making this country a model of Christian charity, a beacon of hope for the world and a place where all could be free? 11/29/2023 00:00
Gen Z Turning on Biden after Buyer’s Remorse
Gen Z Turning on Biden after Buyer’s Remorse
Young voters were one of the core coalitions that installed President Biden in the White House, supporting him by a twenty-four-point margin in 2020. Peering deeper into the data, young voters have been slowly drifting away from Democrats in each election since 2012. That drift has rapidly accelerated in the past three years as economic issues have become paramount for young adults. New polling suggests Biden is on track to lose double-digits with voters under thirty compared to the 2020 election, and economic issues are at the center of the problem. 11/29/2023 00:00
How to Have a Political Conversation, If You Dare
How to Have a Political Conversation, If You Dare
Humans have been killing those who disagree with them pretty much since we arrived on the planet (whenever you believe that was). Sadly, we continue to do that to this very day, despite the invention of more peaceful alternatives. 11/22/2023 00:00
A HILL COUNTRY CHRISTMAS – BOOK SIGNING AND AUTHOR’S TALK
A HILL COUNTRY CHRISTMAS – BOOK SIGNING AND AUTHOR’S TALK
It’s that time of year and what better way to enjoy the holiday spirit than to find a comfortable spot with a great book and a glass of wine. The Frontier Times Museum in Bandera has got you covered in all those areas with the much anticipated return of renowned Texas author Lynn Dean to a book signing event at the museum on Thursday, Nov. 30. The program will take place in the museum’s cozy Doane Gallery room and will start at 5:30 p.m. 11/22/2023 00:00
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