To the editor: I recently saw on a news feed that some courts are accepting pleas of “Intoxicated Manslaughter,” which would carry a lesser penalty than outright manslaughter. What a crock of baloney.

To the editor: For the most part, Eric Greens’ last week’s letter was directed towards me. He either had too much time on his hands or I previously touched a nerve from a prior letter that I wrote.

To the editor: My heart broke after being bombarded with ads from politicians who warned of the impending chaos and destruction radical Islam would wreak in Texas unless they were elected. According to them, we are in danger of being forced to follow Sharia law.

March 9-12, 1976 Fayette County had almost 800 more eligible voters for the May primary elections than in 1974. The unofficial total of registered voters was a record 9,427 persons.

C APITAL Highlights Texans planning to travel to Mexico or currently visiting there are urged to closely follow warnings from the U.S. Department of State, which advises U.S.

Remembering my past, my grandmother would say, “When Julia will be living in United States…” We do not really remember what it was about at the time, but we knew she was repeating that phrase multiple times, yet we did not understand.

With elections this week, cartel unrest in Mexico, and war in the Middle East, there is a lot to pray about in this Lent season. Jesus spent the 40 days after his baptism in prayer and fasting in the wilderness. During this time, he was tempted to trade in his calling for bread, safety, or wealth and power. Most Christians in the world consider these 40 days before Easter a sacred time of repentance, a time to recommit to the way of Jesus by focusing on three things mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount: prayer, fasting, and acts of generosity.

Before he boarded the PT boat on March 10, 1942 that would carry him to Australia, Gen. Douglas MacArthur told the highest ranking Texas Aggie on Corregidor to “keep the flag flying.” Col.

To the editor: Ms. Snyder’s response to my letter last week demonstrated clearly how far I missed the mark on the 90 million dollar bond election.

Last Monday’s La Grange City Council meeting included quite a few public comments from citizens during the public participation portion of the meeting. First up was Glenn Altwein, representing the Fayette County American Semiquincentennial Committee, who spoke about the committee’s Liberty Tree project.