Opinions

The month of May is National Neurofibromatosis (NF) Awareness Month.

The White House just released a new proposal that would turn back the clock on four decades of beneficial collaboration between leading research universities and the private sector.

PRAY FOR ISRAEL

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We hear that all the time from both sides of our political divide. Frankly, it’s frightening.

Last month headlines abounded that finally President Joe Biden was gaining an edge in polls against former President Trump, but that edge is fading rapidly, even as Trump’s legal battle continues.

Alamo RCD Area, Inc., Senior Assistance Program, sponsors the Food Pantry every month, at The Way Church, 7789 FM 1283.

Do you believe in the rule of law? That’s the notion that ours is a nation of laws, not of men, and that no one, not even the President, is above the law. The framers of our Constitution made this the explicit focus of their efforts to define a relationship between government and the law.

For Christians in the cowboy crowd, or those who at least believe in God, one of two things seems to happen when a cowboy hits rock bottom.

The growth of industrial- scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future.

The criminal case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records does not appear to be boosting President Joe Biden’s chances in November, with Biden’s once narrow lead over Trump disappearing in new polls.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It’s time to be honest with you.

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.