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Against Wind Farm

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: I recently returned from a road trip to Door County, Wisconsin. As we crossed the country, I saw a lot of windmills – some moving, some not-and wondered how the power they were supposed to be generating was transferred to the people that needed it.

We Elect a President To Be Over the Law

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: We the people need to screw our heads back on and absorb some reality. First we need to learn that politics and prosecutions do not mix.

Thoughts On Separation of Church and State

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: Researching my current fictional work based on the lives of my Puritan ancestors who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 has given me an insight into—and appreciation of—the origins of the separation of church and state idea. Our founding fathers later enshrined this concept in the first amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof….

On the Environment

1 year ago By David E. Will

Environmentalist? People often accuse me of being an environmentalist. Like that is a bad word.

Fire Safety Urged For Fourth

1 year ago By Gary Borders

Highlights

With the Fourth of July bringing a possible four-day weekend for lucky Texans, the Texas A&M Forest Service urges outdoor enthusiasts to exercise fire safety outdoors, especially when using fireworks or starting campfires to roast hot dogs and toast marshmallows.

Approximately 90% of wildfires are caused by humans and their activities, and the Fourth of July is one of the top days for reported wildfires, according to the forest service.

“Immortal” Texans Punch Wilson’s Ticket

1 year ago By Bartee Haile

TEXAS History

On the Fourth of July 112 years ago this week, 40 delegates to the Democratic national convention boarded a train in Baltimore for the long ride back to Texas proud of the fact they had earned a place in history.

Although he remained a revered icon, William Jennings Bryan realized his three defeats, twice to William Mc-Kinley and once to William Howard Taft, ruled out another run for the White House. The Democratic Party needed new blood at the top of the ticket, and there was no shortage of willing donors.

The Wit, Wisdom of Tex Parker

1 year ago By Jeff Wick

I think Paul ‘Tex’ Parker would be tickled to know he was featured on this Opinion Page one last time. Tex, 83, who wrote occasional columns in this newspaper off and on for over a decade, died last week at his home in La Grange.

Hope for the Hospital

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: On June 21, the Record reported on the efforts of St. Mark’s Hospital’s Board and Progressive Health Group (PHG) of Oxford, Mississippi to reopen the hospital as a rural emergency hospital (REH).

Can’t Ride Two Horses

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: In Glynis Tietjen’s letter to the Record (June 14, “Church and Pride”), she bases her objection to Christian acceptance of gay relationships on “the words of the Bible.” Though Ms. Tietjen doesn’t quote any scripture, she references the “words of the Bible” as the “word of God” and says the Bible “is going to have its words denied to support and give into a small percentage of people who want to change Christian values.” She opposes efforts of churches to be “diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI)” and says, “Countless Christians will not support the very churches who choose to go this route of DEI, when previously those very churches taught them to live by the words of the Bible.” I want to speak from a different viewpoint.

I Don’t Want to Sell

1 year ago By News Staff

To the editor: This letter is intended to the real estate agents and individuals asking to buy my property. Stop it.

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