On to the next chapter

Daniel Philhower of Granite Media Partners Inc. – the new owner of the Lampasas Dispatch Record – asked my wife, Gail, and me to write a farewell column about our experiences in the newspaper business.One of my first memories was a conversation I had at a very early age with my Dad.

Happy to be in Lampasas

If you haven’t heard or missed the story on the front page, I’m the new publisher here at the Dispatch Record. I started Oct. 1 and it’s been a blur of activity since.

Great care from AdventHealth Rollin Brooks

Thank you very much for my medical treatment, AdventHealth. I would be remiss to just say “thanks” and leave it at that, as the faith-based, nonprofit healthcare system provided me with phenomenal care.

Paxton’s winning record versus Talarico’s extremism

Ken Paxton is a proven fighter who, as Texas Attorney General, has consistently defended Texans against radical social experimentation and fraud, protected consumers from abuses in the tech and pharmaceutical industries, and saved women’s sports and locker rooms from the intrusion of...

How important are midterms?

Prior to the 2024 presidential election, my opinion letter to the Lampasas Dispatch Record dated 8-27-24 listed three things that would likely happen if we elect wrong candidates. So, in order to reiterate these very real possibilities, they are listed here again: 1.

Greenland shows ‘art of the deal’

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed.

The difference between liberty and license

The Founding Fathers who fought for liberty wouldn’t recognize how people define the word today. A recently released survey from the Indispensable Institute for Family Studies shows vice has a vice grip on young men.

Rule of law can’t be based on feelings

One of the primary tenets of the American legal system is the importance of precedent; the doctrine of “stare decisis” means “to stand by things decided.”

Kudos to K-Kids at Kline Whitis Elementary School

On behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we wanted to say thank you to all the K-Kids at Kline Whitis Elementary for helping with our annual Clothed with Compassion event.

AI moral panic demands leadership

The midterm elections are right around the corner, and both parties are about as popular as a Mondaymorning visit to the DMV. The time-tested solution? Find a scapegoat, go negative, and blame the other side.This year the weaponized bogeyman is artificial intelligence.