MISTAKES WERE MADE LET’S CORRECT IT!

In last week’s headline story about the two Fisher County sheriff candidates, we incorrectly reported that the Housing Authority confirmed Deputy Robert Castilleja’s January move-in date to a Housing Authority apartments as the candidate Castilleja told in during his candidate forum.

Rural Frustration Is Real — And It’s Growing

For the first time since 2008, Democrats outvoted Republicans by roughly 500,000 votes during early voting in the Texas primary. That signals something important: enthusiasm and energy inside the Democratic Party are rising.At the same time, I fear something else is happening.

THE LAUGH HEARD ALL ACROSS TEXAS

Jo Bird could hardly say three words without laughing. She laughed at her own stories which were actually stories from her experiences. Her topics were endless. She could make a trip to the dentist or hospital sound hilarious.

Faces & Places

“She’d always heard that praying for patience was dangerous because God could send adversity to teach patience. But she decided adversity had already arrived, and she really needed patience right now. Hers was onion-skin thin.

Half a century

Sue Jane Sullivan Fifty years.One of my newspaper assignments this year has been Texas high school basketball, specifically two small schools in neighboring counties.I found myself this week on the campus of Abilene Christian University, where my parents met and fell in love.

EARLY VOTING ENDS FEB. 27

Early voting in the March 3 primary ends on Friday, Feb. 27,. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas has 18.7 million registered voters for the primary.

“THE BALLOT BOX”

Based on the content of this week’s edition, I’m reckoning many readers expect some editorial commentary on the subject matter. Prepare to be disappointed, because all that is contained within these pages is an eye-dropper of information next to an oil drum of data.

Do You Vote on Character or Politics?

I have struggled to write this column — not because I don’t believe strongly in the subject, but because it’s a delicate one, and the last thing I want to sound is preachy.Isn’t there an old saying that you don’t talk about religion or politics at a cocktail party?

A HISTORY CAMP IN HISTORIC

Tom Stevens of Chappell Hill was on a cruise once and an entertainer had men on stage asking them questions about married life. The men were asked what three words they use most when talking to their wives. When it came Tom’s turn he replied, “I have two different ones: I am sorry and you are right.

Faces & Places

“Hope is not logical.It always comes as a surprise, just when you think all hope is lost. Hope is the cousin to grief, and both take time: you can’t short-circuit grief, or emptiness, and you can’t patch it up with your bicycle tire tube kit. You have to take the next right action.