Opinions

Capital punishment serves its purpose; don’t abolish it

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Bowing to intense political pressure, Oklahoma’s Kevin Stitt, the Republican governor of one of the nation’s reddest states, commuted on Thursday the death sentence of convicted murderer Julius Jones. Stitt’s commutation of Jones, who was convicted for a first-degree carjacking murder in one of the most reliably pro-death penalty states, is but the latest troubling data pointing toward the possible abolition of the death penalty in America.

Requiring vaccines is not the role of government

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It’s a good thing the White House doesn’t handle 911 calls -- it might take two months to get a response! That’s the irony behind the administration’s vaccine mandate. The president used his “emergency” powers to write the rules and then was in absolutely no hurry to release them -- or, as we’ve learned by his Jan.

LETTERS

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I enjoyed the article on Margaret Medina in your Nov. 12 issue. I was a child when our family ate at Margaret’s. Her food was excellent. It was hot (spicy), which I loved. Lampasas memories are my favorite.

Let’s honor veterans by adopting a more sober foreign policy

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The Veterans Day holiday last week, coming just a few months after the national humiliation that was President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, ought to serve as a wake-up for Washington’s myopic foreign policy and national security establishment, as well as our decadent ruling class more broadly.

What’s next for our world?

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Throughout the world’s history, evil has been an undeniable part of human life, and some of it unspeakable evil. It persists in every society and is found among all people on earth. We do indeed know “good and evil.”

Free flu shot clinic

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Thanks to AdventHealth Rollins Brook for providing a painless drive-thru, free flu shot clinic on Oct. 21. The staff was so friendly and well-prepared. My family of four was in and out in 5 minutes. We appreciate this service.