Looking After Their Own…

Seminary professors, bless ‘em, are saddled with expectations that run the gamut, and they forge on, day after day, knowing that the likelihood of having “another Billy Graham” in their classes is beyond remote.

Mandate Vaccine?

Politicians love force. The idea of leaving us alone to make our own decisions goes against their nature.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Elections bill passes House along party lines The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.

Views from Around the Panhandle

The new school year has started, but many of us were “Home Schooled” in many ways, as reflected by the following observations from yesteryear. 1. My mother taught me “To Appreciate a Job Well Done.” “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.” 2.

Thank Troops and Blame Commander in Chief

It is hard to believe President Joe Biden cares more about the United States than the rest of the world, which might explain his bungling of the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Doctors Have a ‘Word’ to Say…

Most hunters are so gungho, they’ll hunt anything that’ll run from ‘em. Similarly, TV news folks salivate at the prospect of all-out chases to pluck credible opinions on controversial topics. This was the case recently when a neurosurgeon was questioned by a Dallas TV reporter.

Lessons from Georgia

Georgia (the ex-Soviet Republic, not the U.S. state) is now a remarkable success story. Its economy is growing at 5% per year, and the country ranks ahead of the United States in economic freedom. Yet, 20 years ago, Georgia was even more miserably poor than the rest of the former Soviet Union.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Abbott tests negative four days after testing positive Gov. Greg Abbott announced via Twitter Saturday that he is now testing negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive though asymptomatic. “I am told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination I received.

'CRT' by Another Name Is Still CRT

Out of the blue, an awkward academic phrase -- critical race theory— has become fightin' words. Yet, the warring sides can't seem to agree exactly what they are fighting over.

For a Few Dollars More….

Stories of gasoline price wars were common in Texas around 1960, when regular gas sold sometimes for10.9 cents per gallon. Competition for college biology teachers, however, wasn’t all that common. Dr.