Biting the Hand That Votes for You

The Texas GOP depends on rural voters to win in November— but uses party rules to punish their legislators By Suzanne Bellsnyder, Texas Rural Reporter This past weekend, the Texas Republican Party held a meeting that told rural Texans everything we need to know about who’s really running things.

Printing What They Don’t Approve

When I woke this morning, I had a plan to write an editorial about the rapidly evolving world of AI technology and recent conversations I’d had with a few twenty-somethings about their personal concerns—about how to tell what’s real and what’s computer-generated.

CARETAKERS OF TOMORROW’S HISTORY

In the decade I have been slinging ink from this desk, I don’t recall any other news week when an above-the fold headline, obituary page, and editorial column converged in alignment, but that’s what happens after the passing of an icon.

WHAT SHAPE WILL THE NEWS TAKE

Only a week has passed since the last edition of the DMC hit newsstands, and less than a month since the tragic events in Utah. Yet here we are again, with Charlie Kirk’s name appearing in back-to-back editorials.

Dirt Democracy can Bring us Back to our Roots

Texas has a new endangered species of rural legislators, and it’s something that should concern us all. The state faces a water crisis, the loss of family farms, struggling public schools, and a general shift away from local control and Texas values that have made our state unique.

Faces & Places

“People aren't just ants rushing around over a crust of bread. Every life, no matter how isolated, touches hundreds of others. It's up to us to decide if those micro connections are positive or negative. But whichever we decide, it does impact the ones we deal with.

2 Cents Worth

What a week Joe and I have had. We went to Abilene to get that little yellow engine light checked. Well, while they were checking that, the clerk said, “Your battery is getting weak!”So as soon as he checked the computer about the little yellow light, we went and bought a new battery.Wow!!

The Oldest Living Graduate

Ronnie Hollar of the panhandle town of Fritch has had a life of hard work and great enjoyment from his leisure time activities like church work, playing in a bluegrass band and delivering food to people who are infirm in their homes.

SLOWLY BECOMING A CRIMINAL

In a world saturated with discussions about changing climates, economic uncertainty, social apathy, and civil unrest, at least we can count on the unwavering certainty that accompanies the revolving door of political hypocrisy.

Letter to the editor

Thank you, Sheriff for your letter to the editor. Thank you for letting us know you will become a certified police officer by attending an academy. Thank you for announcing your plan to recruit while there.You complain about citizens complaining on Facebook.