Faces & Places

“Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: 'Love. They must do it for love.' Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants.

Well... now what?

Unless you are the kind of person who starts reading newspapers on the opinions page, by the time you have made it this far, you likely have developed a few opinions about the news this week as well.

Early voting begins Oct. 24

Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4. Applications for voting by mail must be received by Oct. 28, according to the secretary of state’s office.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of you, a beautiful morning in Aspermont, Texas, and we got rain, wonderful rain, grab you a cup of coffee and let's visit. My kids told me yesterday ,'Mom do you and Joe stay at the Dairy Queen all evening after church on Sunday.?

What are we going to reflect

As an opinion writer as well as a person with a genuine curiosity about what motivates people to do the things they do, I sometimes have to reflect upon what motivates me to do what I do, and often I don’t like what I see any more than anyone else.

Faces & Places

BY MEG GRUBEN “Autumn was her happiest season. There was an expectancy about its sounds and shapes: the distant thunk pomp of leather and young bodies on the practice field near her house made her think of bands and cold Coca-Colas, parched peanuts, and the sight of people's breath in the air.

A one man movie show

I met Mike Robertson at a restored theater in Spur, where I did my new one-man show OUTRAGEOUS TEXAS WOMEN OF CHARACTER. Before the show started I saw this man in the audience who looked a lot like Santa Claus.

People, Place, and The Economy

“An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.” —Wendell Berry Last week, I set forth the importance and value of knowing a place.

Times of trouble remind us Texas open government laws are here for everyone

Across the state, Texans are keeping a closer eye on their government. They’re asking questions and demanding information. There’s a renewed awareness of our transparency laws.

Knowing a Place

“To know fully even one field or one land is a lifetime’s experience. In the world of poetic experience it is depth that counts, not width.