Thoughts on the death of my dog

Last week, Otto, my beloved English bulldog, died. He died as he lived peacefully. His presence in our home for 12 years was an unmitigated joy.

Drought

Last year was a tough one. We were in a drought. When it comes to rain, we were mostly doing without. Then we got smart and prayed to the Lord for rain. He sent it, we loved it, but it stopped; goodbye again. It is said, “It rains on the just and the unjust alike.”

The fentanyl trail: China to Mexico to American mortuaries

It starts in China, runs through Mexico and ends in mortuaries all across America. This is the fentanyl trail -- that, so far, our government has failed to block.

Destructive policies damage our nation

An obsession with a distorted sense of “compassion” is strangling our national debate on the most important issues of our time and contributing to the ongoing deterioration of the country.

Joe Biden threatens to ‘finish the job’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro. His ‘Finish the Job’ slogan sounds more like a threat by a movie villain than a guarantee of future prosperity.

Unfair burden: Lampasas County property owners deserve better from appraisal district

Do you own property in Lampasas County? Have you owned it for at least two years? Is it eligible for a homestead exemption? Has your homestead exemption been removed, and you were unaware of it? Maybe you haven’t even applied yet. Well guess what?

Slavery, the Left and the truth

Ageneration of Americans is being raised on half-truths and lies about the history of slavery in America. They are given the impression that America was uniquely bad and that American slavery was uniquely bad. They learn nothing about slavery elsewhere.

Fight back, or lose everything you have

In a world that seems increasingly chaotic -- one in which we are bombarded, daily, with shocking headlines -- it’s all too easy to dismiss bad news as just unfortunate but isolated events. This is a grievous error. The events we are watching are not isolated; they are connected.

Recent scientific findings are quite fascinating

“Our oceans, lakes and rivers don’t come from icy meteorites, say scientists” – Jamie Carter, contributor to Forbes, March 21, 2023 During the week of March 20, according to Carter, we readers discovered that “All the water on the Earth is older than the sun,” and, according to Carter, we still...

Patriotism and prayer can pull our country back together

I was in a meeting on Sept. 11, 2001, when I heard that a plane had flown straight into one of the twin towers in New York City. A short time later the second plane hit the other tower, and I felt shock. I heard the announcers on television say, “We’re been attacked.”