The year was 1949. I was about six years old at the time. My dad was a house mover and in the summer he let me come along to help move the buildings. I helped by staying at his side and bringing him tools, pieces of wood, etc. as he needed them.

T EXAS History Two “river pilots” on patrol over the international border on Aug. 10, 1919 mistook the Rio Conchos River for the Rio Grande and a wrong turn took them deep into the Mexican interior.

That Little Voice The boat bounced across the waves, saturating our spray-netted hair with icky salt water. We laughed, ducking, trying to save ourselves from the forceful cascades.

To the editor: Fayette County officials proffered a taxing hospital district because MediCare had broken health care’s fiscal viability in most rural settings. A majority of FC voters rejected that proffer because they were unwilling to supplement MediCare with tax dollars just because of where they lived.

To the editor: Recently, I watched a rally in Washington, D.C. called “Lost Voices Fentanyl.” The more I heard, the more I became concerned for the future of our country.

To the editor: Whether elected or appointed, our leaders must respect the will of Fayette County and Texas voters and govern in our interest, not seize power, commit crimes, and rule over us. After deliberately delaying for more than six months, the MAGA Justices on our Supreme Court have not only invited Trump to get away with committing crimes but have chosen to interfere in our election on his behalf.

To the editor: I’m perplexed with where to begin with the utter lack of knowledge about election law displayed in Cindy’s letter from the 26-July edition of the FCR. Let’s start first with the false statement she made: NO, Biden was not forced off the ticket by the Democrats.

To the editor: Kamala Harris, in her first campaign rally for the Democrat Party presidential nominee reminded prospective voters of her elected roles (in reverse order): vice president, U.S. senator, California attorney general, and before that a courtroom prosecutor.

What’s in a name? For many decades, I asked my mother (whose middle name wasAnnette, and who chose it for my given name) and her parents where this name came from. The only answer was “I just liked it when I heard it.” But where did Grandma or Grandpa Tiemann (Mom’s parents, married in 1917) hear it? Most likely, it was a name in the Texas news in the World War I years, when the suffragist movement for women was in full swing.