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Good Reigns

Good Reigns

Margo Johnson
Thursday, February 8, 2024
That Little Voice I want to believe good reigns in this world. I want to feel peace is possible.

More Letters to the Editor

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
To the editor: Most books contain sentences and paragraphs. Those, in turn, often comprise words.

Support Building’s Reuse

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
To the Editor: I’m writing pertaining to the historic Knesek Building in Fayetteville. Yes, it’s sad to see it go but what was the alternative? Let it sit until it collapsed? I’m certain the seller was glad to get it off his hands.

Trump’s Tantrums

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
To the Editor: The original field of Republican candidates for President 2024 was crowded – 14 Republicans had announced their Presidential campaign objectives. Several of these presidential candidates debated publicly on a stage in August 2023.

On Book Banning

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
To the Editor: When I read the disturbing story by Regina Keilers about the fate of four books and the discussion about it, I was floored by the reasons to ban the books, the procedure to come to it and the time it took to discuss it. Fortunately your editorial in Friday’s paper covered most of my opinions about it.

Democrats Lead on Deception

News Staff
Thursday, February 8, 2024
To the Editor: This is the favorite tactic of Democrats to accuse others of misinformation and lies when the Democrats are not only the ones who coined the phrase, they are the all-time leaders of misinformation and lies. If they didn’t use misinformation and lies, they wouldn’t have anything to say at all.
Waylon Gave Up His Seat On Buddy’s Last Flight

Waylon Gave Up His Seat On Buddy’s Last Flight

Bartee Haile
Thursday, February 8, 2024
T EXAS History A thousand people, mourners and the morbidly curious, squeezed into a Lubbock church on Feb. 7, 1959 for the funeral of hometown rock-androller Buddy Holly.
TEA Annual Report Just Released

TEA Annual Report Just Released

Gary Borders
Thursday, February 8, 2024

The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates perstudent funding in the 2021-2022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up 42% since 2011. However, state funding has only risen slightly in the past decade, while local funding has increased substantially.

Texas public schools educate 5.518 million students while employing 371,778 teachers on 9,054 campuses, according to the report.

The Monster in the Attic

The Monster in the Attic

Florian Kana
Thursday, February 8, 2024
In 1948 I was 4 years old. The house we lived in at that time was an “L” shaped frame house. One half of the top part of this house was used by my older brother George and me to sleep in. There was just one bed and the rest of the room was used for storage. The other half of this attic did not have a floor to walk on.
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