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Stay Dry, Stay Safe

To the editor: Growing up on the Texas coast, I got used to storms and hurricanes. My family lived in Corpus Christi when hurricane Carla came through in 1961.

EVs Do Make Sense

To the editor: Last week’s letter, “EVs Don’t Make Sense,” contained a lot of misleading information. The writer listed seven points, and I would like to address them.

Like Him or Not

To the editor: Last week, a commentary by a legal fellow in the Edwin Mees III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation summarized the Trump New York Trial-more frequently referenced to as the “Hush money trial”- stating, “District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan ignored procedure, took justice into their own biased and fallible hands, and, inevitably, delivered injustice”. He explains the injustice; “A prosecution cannot be just unless the law and the process used to enforce it are just.” “Enforcement is unjust if the government claims power it does not have, wields the law not at bad actions but at people it thinks are bad, selectively spares its friends and targets its enemies, or fails to tell its target how he has violated the law.” The judge in Trump’s trial, Merchan, was biased; “He allowed Bragg to introduce irrelevant and highly prejudicial evidence; denied Trump the right to call a witness necessary to rebut one of Bragg’s legal theories; declined to sequester the jury; and failed to properly instruct the jury about a central element of Bragg’s case.” What is clear is they were paying “lip service to the rule of law only to destroy it.” Considering these facts, is Trump the felon or are those who distorted the rule of law the felons? Letters in the July 5 edition of the FCR were correct in stating we the people as voters are responsible to “prevent putting into the office of the President of the United States a man or woman who wants to destroy” our democratic republic or “take away our freedoms.” One of the authors claimed “MAGA justices” deny justice and the recent Supreme Court decision “paved the way for a MAGA dictatorship.” Is he fearmongering? A senior writer at National Review reported, “After the debate, there was no more pretending examples of Biden’s fragility, and mental slips were GOP dirty tricks.” He continued, “Just like the Hunter Biden laptop incident, like the freakouts over every lost Supreme Court decision, like the concocted “ethics” problems of Supreme Court justices, like the entire Russia collusion hoax, the Biden cover-up is rationalized in the name of decency.” Biden’s criminal behavior was rationalized in the investigation of his unauthorized removal, retention, and disclosure of classified documents.

Aiming for the Stars

In other areas parents can tell their kids ‘the sky’s the limit.’ That’s not aiming high enough in Fayette County. Thanks to former La Grange High School student William A.
Aiming for the Stars

Anson Jones Third Choice For D.C. Appointment

TEXAS History 

Anson Jones boarded a ship at Galveston on Jul. 11, 1838 for the long, roundabout trip to Washington, D.C.

As much as the Massachusetts native dreaded the difficult journey, he disliked the destination even more. But Dr. Jones always found it hard to say no to Sam Houston.

Anson Jones Third Choice For D.C. Appointment

My First Dance!

The year was 1955. I was about 12-13 years old at this time. I was still too young to have a driver’s license so I hopped a ride along with cousin, Jimmy Joe Kana and my older brother, George, Jr. who at that time drove my dad’s 1947 Chevy. We all went to Plum, which is a few miles northwest of La Grange. That was about as far out of town that I ever got to venture.
My First Dance!

Remember When?

July 5-9, 1974 Fayette County Commissioners appointed Fritz Lobpries as interim county judge, effective July 15, following the resignation of County Judge David Murray. To accept the appointment, Mr.
Remember When?

Laughter

By MARGO JOHNSON The sound of laughter reminds me of our kitchen table when I was young. My dad was funny, corny, quick, and uncontrollable with his humor.
Laughter

EVs Don’t Make Sense

To the editor: Politicians and “green” energy schemers have the goal set for our country to be driving electric vehicles in the near future. The next few months will be filled with political rhetoric related to global warming, climate change, carbon dioxide (CO2) contamination, etc.
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