To The Editor: Dear Mrs. Thomas, My husband and I have been reading your book.

To The Editor: I have no solution for dumped furniture and large trash bags, but I do have a suggestion for the small pieces of trash from fast food places and the small pieces of trash that accumulate in people’s cars. LITTER BARRELS.

To The Editor: While we are on the subject of county wide trash and the collapsed Encore Cabinets building, why is the house at 463 S. Jefferson allowed to fall apart before our very eyes? There was actually shrubbery growing from the outside through the windows into the inside of the house.

To the Editor: In regards to the letter in last week’s paper about Gov. Abbott’s directive to investigate state agencies for child abuse, which includes Department Of Family And Protective Services, for supporting and or promoting gender affirming services for children, I say, “kudos” to Gov.

March 21-24, 1972 Scandalous rumors concerning a state highway patrolman formerly stationed in Fayette County had been making the rounds. Local sheriff’s officers said that the reports were unfounded, untrue, and should be stopped once and for all.

While on patrol off the Mexican coast on Mar. 20, 1836, the Invincible whipped an enemy man-of-war and seized an American blockade runner on the high seas.

Barrel racing, mutton bustin’, and bull riding are just some of the many events you can catch at one of Texas’ many rodeos. Recognized as the official sport of Texas, the history of rodeos in the Lone Star State dates much further back than its official proclamation by the Texas Legislature 25 years ago.

Nine employees at a Bastrop County facility that cares for young victims of sex trafficking have been accused of trafficking those same girls, according to the Austin American-Statesman. One employee of the statecontracted Refuge Ranch has been arrested on an undisclosed charge and more arrests are anticipated, according to Tara Olah, a director with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

As Ukrainians fight and die for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and threatening prison for journalists who report the truth. The attempt to crush a democratic government and stop the flow of information comes as American news organizations and transparency advocates observe Sunshine Week from March 13- 19, a time for highlighting government openness and a free press.

March 14-17, 1972 The Sheriffs Flournoy – Mike of Wharton County and T.J. (Jim) of Fayette – were featured in a four-page spread in The Houston Chronicle’s Texas Magazine in a story entitled “Living Legends of the Law in Texas.” The brothers had a combined 86 years of law enforcement service.