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My advice to young women

Laura Hollis

Monday, April 20, 2026

Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California), who was -- until a few days ago -- running for governor of California, has had to end his campaign amid a swirling morass of sexual scandal.According to CNN, it was an “open secret” in Washington, D.C.

Bond offers opportunity to invest in the future of our students

Pat Hill Lampasas

Monday, April 13, 2026

Lampasas voters have the opportunity to support this school bond. All the propositions will help Lampasas students for many years. This has been needed for a long time, and it is time for us to invest in the future of our children and this community.

Traveler appreciates recent assistance with auto repair

Susanne Beeman Louisiana

Monday, April 13, 2026

I would like to take the opportunity to thank The Shop Auto Services for their professionalism and willingness to literally drive the extra miles to help me while stranded in Lampasas recently.

Artemis II mission offers inspiring unity for a deeply divided nation

Josh Hammer

Monday, April 13, 2026

National confidence, unfortunately, is in short supply these days. In this season of springtime renewal, Americans would do well to look up -- literally. Artemis II, NASA’s first meaningful manned space mission in over a half-century, has taken the nation by storm this month.

New middle school is a priority; Proposition A deserves approval

News Staff

Monday, April 13, 2026

After months of deliberation by school board trustees, district administrators, facilities experts and community members, a bond election for Lampasas ISD will take place May 2. Early voting starts next Monday.

What exactly is the purpose of NATO in the year 2026?

Josh Hammer

Monday, April 6, 2026

One month into Operation Epic Fury against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a long-overdue conversation has finally broken into the open: What, exactly, is the enduring rationale for NATO? For decades, this question has been treated in Washington foreign policy circles as heretical. But it isn’t.

Madison understood the war power

Terence P. Jeffrey

Monday, April 6, 2026

Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia visited Princeton University in 1995 and gave a lecture in which he discussed his approach to interpreting the Constitution. He argued that what mattered most was the original meaning of the text when it was ratified.

In today’s NBA, a player’s beliefs can be a firing offense

Ben Shapiro

Monday, April 6, 2026

EDITOR ’S NO TE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job.

Better rude and truthful than smooth and deceitful

Laura Hollis

Monday, March 30, 2026

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller died March 20. This is what former President Barack Obama said in a post on X: “Bob Mueller was one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI, transforming the bureau after 9/11 and saving countless lives.

Jews and Christians: United we stand, divided we fall

Josh Hammer

Monday, March 30, 2026

For a brief window this week, Passover and Holy Week -- the sacred observances of Jews and Christians, respectively will overlap. Jews around the world will gather Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the Seder, which recounts the Exodus from Egypt and God’s redemptive hand in history.

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