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How We the People Conduct Our Elections
How We the People Conduct Our Elections
“I love working the polls!” a friend told me recently. “It strengthens my trust in the whole process. And it’s fun getting to help eligible voters flex their civic muscles.” 10/16/2024 00:00
CHARLIE WALKER
CHARLIE WALKER
In the convoluted recesses of My Smiling memory Prances a proud stud horse I can still hear the syncopated cadence of his hooves Trotting through the milky way at night And witness the blue black shimmer of his taut coat Like moon rays on a high tide Grandpa called him Charlie Walker Powerful yes puissant A veritable mare stalker He would fight any trespassing stallion His mates were the most select And his colts were Grandpa’s Mexican medallions This black stallion fired my pen and imagination As a little boy seeking to define his shiny rippling muscles Aphrodite’s amorous snorting toy Alexander’s Bucephalus without malice And in the precent of pure hearted Woman A bit coy Feared by the aggressors of the ranch Respected athlete of the rodeo arena Charlie Walker could crush the head of a rattle snake in the morning Let a child pull on mane or tail in the afternoon Only to move with the grace of a camouflaged matador And his gentle spirit resurrected in the magical limelight of A full moon at midnight N. R. Vay II San Antonio, TX 10/16/2024 00:00
Early voting begins next week
Early voting begins next week
Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Monday, Oct. 21 and ends on Nov. 1. Texas voters will be choosing from a full slate of candidates, from president to U.S. senator to various county positions. 10/16/2024 00:00
Our Stories Shape Stories that Matter Most
Our Stories Shape Stories that Matter Most
Editor’s Note: The following column is presented in recognition of National Newspaper week. 10/09/2024 00:00
TRUMP LEFT KIDS IN DANGER
TRUMP LEFT KIDS IN DANGER
In January Donald Trump killed the toughest anti-immigration, bi-partisan bill in years, ready to be passed in Congress, to help stop America’s devastating opioid epidemic. 10/09/2024 00:00
Vance is Right: Unbridles Immigration is Causing Crisis
Vance is Right: Unbridles Immigration is Causing Crisis
“We don’t want to blame immigrants for higher housing prices. But we do want to blame Kamala Harris for letting in millions of illegal aliens into this country… which does drive up costs, Tim. 10/09/2024 00:00
Lawmakers to tackle soaring home insurance rates
Lawmakers to tackle soaring home insurance rates
Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners' insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle. 10/09/2024 00:00
Don’t Be Railroaded
Don’t Be Railroaded
Perhaps you already know all about the Texas Railroad Commission. I admit I didn’t, other than knowing it wasn’t involved with railroads, but I just never paid it much attention. I bet a lot of folks have had a similar experience. 10/02/2024 00:00
Trump Was Right About Criminals
Trump Was Right About Criminals
“I say, I told you so.” 10/02/2024 00:00
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
My fellow Americans, We have an employee that we hired 3½ years ago. She was given tasks but completed none of them. She just had a performance review and failed it, so she backstabbed her elderly supervisor. 10/02/2024 00:00
Phelan’s GOP foes back one challenger
Phelan’s GOP foes back one challenger
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/2024 00:00
t's time to share drug savings with Medicare patients
t's time to share drug savings with Medicare patients
A simple reform to Medicare’s prescription drug program could put billions of dollars back into seniors’ pockets over the next decade. That’d help them better manage their chronic conditions and significantly lower overall health spending. Concerningly, that reform is gathering dust. That’s a huge problem for seniors -- and one we need to fix sooner rather than later. 10/02/2024 00:00
Trump Cheated Us BIg Time
Trump Cheated Us BIg Time
Congress almost passed a bill this past May with significant ways to combat the immigration crisis. Trump killed it. 09/25/2024 00:00
Congress Wants to Break the Internet
Congress Wants to Break the Internet
The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently marked up up 16 pieces of legislation including the so-called Kids Online Safety Act and Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which would dramatically erode liability protections that websites and applications currently enjoy under existing law. 09/25/2024 00:00
Science vs Opinion: Consequences
Science vs Opinion: Consequences
These days it seems like there has been a death of expertise. On social media, virtually everyone is claiming to be an expert. Where does that leave our trust in actual solid, provable, documented information? 09/25/2024 00:00
Weaving
Weaving
“Weaving” has been Donald Trump’s most recent explanation/excuse of the all too often incoherent tangents he expresses while speaking. 09/18/2024 00:00
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
09/18/2024 00:00
From Your County Gop
From Your County Gop
In the last three and a half years between eight and twelve million illegal aliens have crossed our border and are loose in the United States. Many of these are known to have ties to terrorist organizations, criminal cartels, and adversarial foreign intelligence agencies. The American taxpayers are footing the bill for many of these people. Violent crimes are being committed in record numbers by foreign invaders. In that same time, food prices have doubled. Energy prices are sky high. Auto insurance has nearly doubled. The American Dream is almost unattainable for most young Americans. 09/18/2024 00:00
Are You Better Off Than Four Years Ago?
Are You Better Off Than Four Years Ago?
I would like to share some thoughts regarding the debate last Tuesday evening between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. 09/18/2024 00:00
Who Should Vote… and Who Shouldn’t?
Who Should Vote… and Who Shouldn’t?
Quick! Can you produce your birth certificate? Do you have a passport, either current or expired, that you can find right now? You better, or you just might not be able to vote this November. 09/11/2024 00:00
A government plan to rule out innovation
A government plan to rule out innovation
The federal government may soon finalize guidance that could weaken ownership of intellectual property throughout the U.S. economy. This would affect a huge swathe of industries, among them biotechnology, clean energy, agriculture, and defense. 09/11/2024 00:00
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