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Let's Rethink the War in Ukraine

Let's Rethink the War in Ukraine

Now that the Ukrainian military aid bill has been passed we have an opportunity to assess the developing conflict and offer suggestions. Here we will argue for more diplomacy and less war. None of this essay should be construed as support for Russian behavior - which has been abysmal. And at the end, there will be a bonus history lesson from European Member of Parliament Clare Daly. 05/01/2024 00:00

What (a) Character

What (a) Character

Although the competition is quite keen, Ted Cruz is ranked as likely one of the most, if not the most, reviled politician in Congress. Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner labeled him “Lucifer in the Flesh.” 05/01/2024 00:00

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the Author of the Letter 'GOP April Meeting' I was sorry to see you upset by the lack of attendees at the last meeting. 04/24/2024 00:00

Has Biden’s Border Crisis Turned Young Men Conservative?

Has Biden’s Border Crisis Turned Young Men Conservative?

The latest Harvard Youth Poll reveals President Joe Biden has lost significant ground with voters under thirty compared to four years ago, with a 20-point decline among young men. While young Americans give Biden low marks on foreign policy and economic issues including inflation, housing, and the job market, immigration is a leading factor in young people’s departure from Democrats. 04/24/2024 00:00

Prayer Meets Your Needs

Prayer Meets Your Needs

If there's ever a time when people in the cowboy culture pray, it's at a rodeo or bull riding before competing. Some pray not to be hurt, some pray to win, some pray for the stock and some just use it as quiet time to talk to God. 04/24/2024 00:00

Taylor Swift to the Rescue!

Taylor Swift to the Rescue!

It’s a shame when a pop superstar has to take over the duty to promote the youth vote in Texas because some schools and the Secretary of State are violating their duty under the law to do so. 04/24/2024 00:00

APRIL GOP MEETING

APRIL GOP MEETING

Thursday evening, April 11, 2024, the Bandera County GOP Executive Committee met at the Silver Sage Senior Center at 6 PM. The meeting was open to the public. 04/17/2024 00:00

The Solution is in Your Hands

The Solution is in Your Hands

It’s time to be honest with you. 04/17/2024 00:00

We are the 99 percent, and we vote

We are the 99 percent, and we vote

I remember well my first vote. It was 1972, in Decorah, Iowa. I voted for Nixon for president, and he won the greatest landslide in American presidential history. My, how politics in America have changed. 04/17/2024 00:00

Crucial Bills Languish While GOP Sips Kool-Aid

Crucial Bills Languish While GOP Sips Kool-Aid

At the risk of sounding like an “old person”, I must say that the good old days really were better. Not because of what political party controlled the White House or Congress, but because of how “we, the people” handled things. 04/17/2024 00:00

Why the measles outbreak keeps me up at night

Why the measles outbreak keeps me up at night

Since the beginning of this year, measles cases have been reported in eleven states spanning both coasts and heartland. The situation warrants enough concern that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors about renewed measles risk. 04/10/2024 00:00

Eclipse in our Rearview Mirror

Eclipse in our Rearview Mirror

Enough already. The eclipse of April 8 has been smothered with coverage by both mass and social media. Americans — some who flail at things that go “bump” in the night — yearned for even more darkness! They carved out time from busy schedules and squeezed funds from their budgets to make their way to a slice of the globe where the solar eclipse darkened the day for some four minutes — give or take a few seconds. 04/10/2024 00:00

A Mafia boss could be president!

A Mafia boss could be president!

That’s not farfetched! Americans love Mafia bosses. 04/10/2024 00:00

Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight

Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight

State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported. 04/10/2024 00:00

SERIOUS GUADALUPE RIVER DAMAGE BY DEVELOPER ALMOST UNNOTICED BY MEDIA

SERIOUS GUADALUPE RIVER DAMAGE BY DEVELOPER ALMOST UNNOTICED BY MEDIA

Apparently about several tracts totalling around 400 acres were purchased on Hwy. 1340 across the road from Camp Stewart, by an out of town developer and were being cleared, trees burned and roads built including down into the Guadalupe River. Ron Duke, of the Kerr County Water Alliance (KCWA-contact page on website), reported this major river and land violation to me and others on March 21st. This is a new citizen's group formed to observe and protect our county's water resources. As you know, groundwater (aquifers) and the river comprise the bulk of our Kerr County water supplies and they are connected - groundwater produces the springs, which in turn produce most area creek and river flows. 04/03/2024 00:00

GOP realigning or Seniors Leaving Trump?

GOP realigning or Seniors Leaving Trump?

While we have been extensively reporting on former President Donald Trump’s significant increase in support compared to 2020 among working class voters, minorities, and young people, one group of Americans appears to be shifting away from Trump at the margins – seniors. 04/03/2024 00:00

Mr. Tough Guy

You may think George Soros is really digging deep into his pockets to cause the former Trump officials who knew him best to seemingly press the panic button and speak out against their former “boss.” It is well known that if you cross “da’ boss” you will be subject to enough bad words, threats, scowls, and slurs to put the worst 6th grade school yard bully to shame. 04/03/2024 00:00

Leave It to the Aggies….

Leave It to the Aggies….

Texas A&M University--a major educational institution respected throughout the world--emerged unscathed from a litany of “Aggie jokes” that were shared for decades, though not so much now. 04/03/2024 00:00

Solar eclipse means big money to Texas

Solar eclipse means big money to Texas

One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality. 04/03/2024 00:00

BANDERA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION

BANDERA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION

The Bandera County Republican Party held its Precinct and County Conventions on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Pipe Creek Community Center. 04/03/2024 00:00

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