August 17, 2010 RSS feed / Editorial

Border protection

I believe we in Texas are between a rock and a hard place as far as the governor’s race is concerned. White made Houston a sanctuary city, so I question him on the state becoming one. More...

Sports: the parent trap

An open letter to Lampasas ISD administrators

1. Kids are urged to ride home on the bus to be “with the team.” They get home after 1 a.m. and then have to study. All the while, the parent could have had that child home by 11 p.m. More...

Veterans’ sacrifices cannot be repaid

County Auditor Jack Clark, in the Aug. 3 paper, made a completely unfair and discriminatory statement. He referred to the tax break 100 percent disabled veteran homeowners receive in a very negative way. More...

Wartime stories

I want to commend Joe Rushing for writing the story about his World War II experiences and the Dispatch Record for publishing it in the Aug. 6 edition. Reading it widen my knowledge of history. More...

Teacher raises

How can Lampasas ISD justify a pay raise for teachers at a time when the economy is in the tank and everyone else is looking at either no raise or a termination notice? I’m for teacher raises, but now is NOT the time! More...

From the Bible

“The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:15,17 More...