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U.S. sending billions to China this year

U.S. sending billions to China this year

U.S. sending billions to China this year

Two weeks after he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden traveled over to the State Department to deliver a speech about his foreign policy. One point he repeatedly stressed in that speech: He was not going to let the People’s Republic of China take advantage of the United States.
Postmortem 2022

Postmortem 2022

Postmortem 2022

Unlike past elections where certain factors, issues or problems clearly stand out when explaining results, analysis of these midterms feels like assembling a jigsaw puzzle: lots of parts, no clear picture of what happened or what’s coming. Here are the pieces I see at this point: No.

letters policy

The Lampasas Dispatch Record encourages letters from readers. Letters should be to the point, typed if possible, and signed. Address and telephone numbers also should be included for verification purposes. Only one letter per writer will be considered in a 60-day period.

Flag placement at cemetery

The Rock Church Cemetery Association would like to thank Scouts, parents and Scout leaders who placed U.S. flags at American veterans’ graves on Nov. 5, prior to Nov. 11, and participated in a brief ceremony honoring those veterans for their service.
Florida, the new red-state capital

Florida, the new red-state capital

Florida, the new red-state capital

In what was an overall frustrating election night for Republicans, in which the oft-predicted “red wave” failed to materialize nationally, there was one state above all that provided a clear beacon of hope. That would be my adopted state of Florida. In the Sunshine State, Gov.
Biden vows to legalize nationwide killing of unborn babies

Biden vows to legalize nationwide killing of unborn babies

Biden vows to legalize nationwide killing of unborn babies

Thirty-five years ago, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, who was then serving as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, gave a speech explaining why he was going to vote against confirming Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.

‘God Bless the USA’

Thinking back to the early 1980s and Lee Greenwood’s song, “God Bless the USA,” reminds me of how blessed we’ve been as a nation – our liberty and freedoms. Today, as fellow Americans, we need to ask Him to bless our nation again.