The freedom to drive a vehicle

When President Barack Obama named retiring Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois to serve as his administration’s secretary of transportation, LaHood brought with him a vision for changing the way Americans moved from one place to another.

Thank you, Scout Pack 100

The Rock Church Cemetery Association would like to thank Pack 100 of Lampasas Scouts, parents and Scout leaders who placed U.S. flags at American veterans’ graves on Nov. 4 prior to Veterans Day on Nov. 11, and participated in a brief ceremony honoring those veterans for their service.

Biden needs a reality check on Gaza

As Israel continues its systematic assault on Hamas deep inside Gaza, closing in on high-ranking targets and putting the jihadists’ sprawling subterranean tunnel network squarely in its crosshairs, the conversation has begun to shift away from the warfare on the ground.

Jews ‘shocked’ by their fellow Leftists

New York Times headline: “On Israel, Progressive Jews Feel Abandoned by Their Left-Wing Allies.” NBC News: “The left faces a reckoning as Israel divides Democrats.” Time Magazine: “How the Activist Left Turned on Israel.” Los Angeles Times: “ ‘The left has really let us down.

This isn’t rocket science, GOP!

Another election, another round of recriminations. I have ZERO confidence that the Republican Party will heed anything I say here, since they don’t listen to the dozens (or hundreds) of other better-known commentators making similar points.

The great ‘green energy transition’ that wasn’t so great

EDITOR ’S NOTE: Dennis Prager is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Stephen Moore. One of the textbook marketing flops of all time was the Ford Edsel sedan, which was heralded as the hot new car in the late 1950s.

Want a ceasefire? Tell Hamas to free hostages and surrender unconditionally

Just as the Israel Defense Forces encircle the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, calls for a “ceasefire” are accelerating. For the first week or two after the Hamas Holocaust of Oct.

Self-appointed ‘world-changers’ think they are exempt from society’s rules

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO and founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is on trial for criminal fraud and conspiracy. Bankman-Fried is accused of bilking investors out of billions of dollars when his company collapsed. The trial is not going well for SBF.

Honoring our veterans

On Veterans Day, we honor all who have served in defense of our nation. Being a veteran means you were willing to give everything and expect nothing in return. It means that you volunteered to serve so others have a choice.

Dinosaurs, an alternative view

Since I wasn’t around when dinosaurs roamed the earth, what I supposedly know as facts about them came from what I read in books and learned in school.