Editor’s Message

There's something beautiful about the experience of reading a print newspaper; the fresh ink on your fingers, the smell of newsprint, and of course, the occasional bizarre and (unintentionally) funny newspaper headlines. One of my favorite parts of journalism is finding the “failed headline.

Editor’s Message

The rights of the citizen in obtaining public records is spelled out in Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, stating that “government is the servant and not the master of the people.

Editor’s Message

They say comedy is tragedy plus time, but despite the terrible current invasion in Ukraine, there is no time lapse, and it has not stopped the Ukrainian government or internet dwellers from poking fun and getting a few laughs in the midst of the turmoil.

Editor’s Message

A passport is a document that allows one to enter a foreign country. A FOREIGN COUNTY. We don’t in fact need permission to leave our own country; one can go up in a plane or a balloon, one can sail the ocean blue, as far from home as one wants. If you build a rocket ship you can go to the moon.

Landers to retire from DSEC

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative announced the retirement of Steve Landers after more than 43 years with the cooperative. His retirement was celebrated at come and go reception this past Friday.

Newspaper mailers face dramatic postage increases

The U.S. Postal Service today announced it would hike Periodicals postage rates an average of 8.5% for Periodicals on July 10, 2022, disappointing publishers who expected passage of the Postal Service Reform Act to moderate the price increases.

Editor’s Message

Addressing the “fear porn” that was spread for two years, destroyed lives and basically crippled our society, Aaron Kheriaty, MD pointed to the prestigious New England Journal Medicine for initiating the idea of “sick until proven healthy.

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“He who does not learn from history, is doomed to repeat it.” George Santayana The founder of Dubai, Sheik Rashid, was asked about the future of his country. The Sheik replied, “My grandfather rode a camel. My father rode a camel.

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Abigail Allen recently wrote a column pertaining to the shutdown of the Texas A&M student newspaper. She was totally correct in her assessment that we still need university and student printed editions for many reasons. Her column can be viewed at The Texas Center for Community Journalism.

Op-Ed: Ukraine Matters. Here’s Why.

In recent days it has been impossible to ignore the scenes of Russian troops invading Ukraine. The U.S.