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.”

Editor’s Message

“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.

Editor’s Message

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.

Castro County Community Calendar

Community April 1-2 Ogallala Quilt Festival. Check for information and deadlines at ogallalaquilters.org April 10 Culpepper & Merriweather Big Top Circus. Dimmitt Rotary is sponsoring. Show times: 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 1400 Western Circle Drive.

The Middle Ages

I’ve been reading old articles we’ve had around the house since the 1980s. I keep a file folder near my desk that holds newspaper and magazine clippings. Some days I read about things that happened last year.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I helped with Hart Days from 1983 until last year. After many years of shepherding the event by a few Hart community residents, it was taken away from us. We decided to cancel it for 2020 because of Covid and five of us made the same decision in 2021.

Rules to Live By

My family didn’t go to church often. I remember mostly attending Kirkville Methodist at Christmas and Easter time. I do have a few special memories. I sang in choir for a brief time, wore a robe too big for me and recall entering from the vestibule with other choir members.

When We Need Another

Ecclesiastes 4:12 – “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”