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Fond memories of the Chestnut Street Bridge

A few weeks ago on the news, I heard about the famous Suspension Bridge in Waco, Texas that has been restored and is now in use. That reminded me of the old Chestnut Street Bridge in Lampasas.

Disinformation operation against the Supreme Court

The past five weeks has seen a flurry of media activity, clearly coordinated, against the right-of-center U.S. Supreme Court.

Answers needed on immigration crisis

Unless they live in border states, most Americans seem oblivious to the immigration crisis in the country. While we’ve always had people crossing the border illegally, the Biden administration’s lax policies on immigration have permitted the daily dribble of migrant crossings to become a tsunami.

When Biden thanked Communist China for helping fund the U.S. government

During President Barack Obama’s first term, there was a massive spike in the annual deficits run by the federal government. In fiscal 2008, before Obama was elected, the annual federal deficit was $458.55 billion, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Thoughts on the death of my dog

Last week, Otto, my beloved English bulldog, died. He died as he lived peacefully. His presence in our home for 12 years was an unmitigated joy.

Drought

Last year was a tough one. We were in a drought. When it comes to rain, we were mostly doing without. Then we got smart and prayed to the Lord for rain. He sent it, we loved it, but it stopped; goodbye again. It is said, “It rains on the just and the unjust alike.

The fentanyl trail: China to Mexico to American mortuaries

It starts in China, runs through Mexico and ends in mortuaries all across America. This is the fentanyl trail -- that, so far, our government has failed to block.

Destructive policies damage our nation

An obsession with a distorted sense of “compassion” is strangling our national debate on the most important issues of our time and contributing to the ongoing deterioration of the country.

Joe Biden threatens to ‘finish the job’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro. His ‘Finish the Job’ slogan sounds more like a threat by a movie villain than a guarantee of future prosperity.