How the 9/11 terrorists got here

The commercial aircraft that al-Qaida terrorists flew into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001 -- killing 2,977 people -- did not take off from some foreign land before flying toward targets here in the United States.

From whence did I come?

I, along with every other human being, had absolutely nothing to do in bringing my being into existence. My parents didn’t really have much to do either, other than to have a desire. After that, things proceeded naturally.

Gov. Cuomo’s last act of treachery

Disgraced Andrew Cuomo abandoned the New York governor’s mansion last week, leaving nearly 15,000 dead nursing home residents in his wake as a result of a catastrophic executive order forcing their facilities to take in COVID-19-infected patients.

Imagine no big cities

Remember John Lennon’s silly song “Imagine”? Well, here’s my (much shorter) version. Imagine if some of the biggest cities in America seceded from their states.

Lampasas County’s new Democratic Party chairman

I would like to be the first to congratulate the Lampasas County Democrats on the selection of a self-proclaimed socialist, Clayton Tucker, as their new chairman! Bernie Sanders is a hero of his, and he can’t wait to implement Bernie’s ideas here in Texas.

Letter writer offers warning about COVID-19

This letter is to warn people about what has happened and what is happening now regarding COVID, or, perhaps more accurately, a population control agenda. The United Nations wants to depopulate the world. Enter Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and has vast wealth.

Congress considering dangerous provisions in voting rights act

If readers believe in honest elections and are against election fraud, I would urge them to call or write our legislators and ask them to vote against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Matt Staver with the Faith & Liberty organization wrote yesterday [Aug.

No need to draft our daughters

The Senate Armed Services Committee has included in its annual defense bill a provision that would require women to register with the Selective Service System. This is a battle Congress has fought before, particularly since the Obama administration opened all combat jobs to women in 2015.

My position on COVID-19

Dear Ms. Alexander, You invited me and others who saw your letter to the editor [“Citizens should have right to choose their own path,” Aug. 17 edition] to comment on your position concerning the COVID-19 pandemic; here is my view.

The unfolding tragedy in Kabul

The annual threat assessment the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released this April did not present an optimistic vision for the future of Afghanistan.