On Book Banning
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
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.
TEA Annual Report Just Released
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
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.
Remember When?
La Grange firefighters knocked out in short order what could have developed into a serious fire at the Anton Vasek Cafe in the Riverside addition just west of La Grange at 9 a.m. on Friday. Upon their arrival, firefighters found the kitchen stove in flames and a small blaze had started in the attic. The fire was thought to have been caused by a pan of grease on the stove that spilled over and ignited. When Mr. Vasek was in the cafe earlier, he thought he had turned off the burner but apparently had not done so. Damage was minor.
