Faces & Places

“The circles of shame are vicious. Painful feelings of shame help cause people to be depressed and suicidal, these in turn become shameful aspects of the self.

REDISTRICTING ATTRACTS A SPATE OF GOP CANDIDATES

Redrawing the state’s congressional maps, though being challenged in court, has drawn 114 Republican candidates in the state’s 38 districts with nearly two months left until the filing deadline, the Houston Chronicle reported.The Texas Legislature redrew the maps at the request of President Donald...

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.

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.