In defense of praying after tragedy

Those who denigrate prayer after mass shootings reveal their own ignorance. On Wednesday, a man fired more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He was targeting students attending a back-to-school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others.

A lesson from Canada for New York City

The lovely ladies at Twitchy.com brought to their readers’ attention last week a complaint from Canadian citizen Glen McGregor, who posted on X that he injured his knee playing softball and will need an MRI, but the province of Ontario requires that he get an ultrasound first.OK, fair enough.

President has authority to fire Lisa Cook

Last Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Bidennominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for “cause.

Trump’s biggest immigration win yet

Solving America’s illegal immigration crisis didn’t require amnesty -- just better leadership.Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies released a study showing America’s foreign-born population dropped by 2.2 million from January to July. While the number of naturalized U.S.

Censure of district clerk at meeting was not appropriate

After reading the Aug. 15, 2025 Lampasas Dispatch Record article entitled, “Commissioners Court sets proposed tax rate,” I feel compelled to write this letter of support for District Clerk Edith Harrison.

The Cracker Barrel backpedal

The Cracker Barrel chain of restaurants has backed off the disastrous plan it had to revamp the classic logo, which had featured an elderly white man in overalls (“Old Timer” or “Uncle Herschel”) leaning on a barrel.

News proves the Left was wrong on Trump

There are only a few professions where you can be consistently wrong and hold onto your job. Apparently, being a Democrat is one of them. It’s less evident when a Democrat is in the White House, because the media will lie and engage in deflective handwaving to cover up for them on a daily basis.

District Court judge seems to be passing off some of her duties

As a citizen of Lampasas County, I was very disappointed to find out that the judge who we elected to represent our 27th District (Debbie Garrett) is not covering all of her duties as indicated in her contract.

The art of the deal, Russia-Ukraine style

Two months after the breathtaking Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and the ceasefire with Israel that soon followed, President Donald Trump once again upended conventional foreign policy wisdom.

How the Left feeds hunger in Gaza

If Western leftists cared less about starving children in Gaza, there would be fewer starving children in Gaza.Food shortages have been a major concern in the Gaza Strip. U.S.