Skills Matter

Controversy erupted Tuesday over a comment made by economist Art Laffer regarding hourly wages. Asked by Fox News anchor Sandra Smith if the minimum wage should rise, Laffer replied that many minimum wage workers "aren't worth $15.

Plucky Grandview Kids Wow Branson…

Fifth-grade violinists from Grandview, TX, Elementary School are accustomed to taking Branson, MO, by storm, but this year they wowed audiences despite the “double whammy” of rainstorms and a pandemic.

The Climate Censors

Whom does Facebook trust to censor? A Ph.D. graduate from France. Really. The Frenchman, Emmanuel Vincent, started a group he calls "Climate Feedback." It does "a new kind of fact-checking." It sure is new. And wrong.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Population gains, losses in state detailed The U.S. Census Bureau has released is sub-county population estimates from April 2010 to July 2020. That includes population estimates for the 1,200 incorporated places in Texas.

Views from Around the Panhandle

After too much dry weather, we were delighted to experience real rain over the weekend. Anticipating heavy rain Sunday evening, the better half, Pat, our daughter, Merribeth and our grandchildren Kade, Adeline and Lillian, hurriedly planted the rest of our garden.

New Politics and Policies Treat Children like Chattel

The United States is creating a hostile, dangerous, and depressing environment for children. We wallow in the past at the expense of our future.

Might Makes Right?...

Ever-deepening Christian faith is called upon by believers who sometimes are challenged by their “trust and obey” commitment.

Expanding Child Tax Credit

by Veronique de Rugy Marketing is everything in politics. It explains why a tax credit that benefits 90% of American families with kids -- some of them with income higher than $400,000 -- is marketed as an anti-poverty measure.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Budget headed to governor’s desk The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget to Gov. Greg Abbott after the House approved the measure last Thursday. The 140-day legislative session ended at midnight May 31. Senate Bill 1 is $13.

'Reimagine Policing' — and Open Pandora's Box

Let's agree that Americans in every community -- regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation or socio-economic status--expect two things of local law enforcement: Fight crime; Respect civil rights. That's essentially all any of us wants from our police.