To the editor: I am writing to respond to the letter of July 17 written by Cindy Rodibauch of Flatonia suggesting that Democrats are embracing the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

To the editor: Recently, Pete Hegseth, head of the Department of War - which is a fun name if you’re an 8-year-old on the playground or developing your own board game - mandated testosterone screening for soldiers with the option of replacement therapy should testing result in a low level. I’m sure if personnel refuse treatment they will not be retired from service like some sort of racehorse put out to stud - no doubt a future requirement for receiving military benefits that Hegseth is swirling around in his little peanut shell.

To the editor: A disturbing trend in American politics today is the growing habit of some Republican politicians and commentators to label virtually every Democrat a “communist.” Legislation designed to help working families is labeled communism, or socialism. President Donald Trump has increasingly labeled Democrats as “communists.” He sees America in a desperate fight against hordes of communists disguised as Democrats.

To the editor: We witness the rise of Fake Conservatives and wayward Republicans. The stench is appalling.

To the editor: The writer of a recent editorial tells us in no uncertain terms that ICE is murdering people. I am not familiar with the details of the “murders” that she mentions, and I doubt that she is either.

To the editor: Quoting Debbie and Eric Georgatos, authors of America Can We Talk, “Texas represents core freedom loving, Bible believing, Judeo-Christian American culture, which is precisely what the jihadists of today are determined to destroy.” Congressman Chip Roy echoes this sentiment in his July 15, 2026, interview on Signal Sitdown with Bradley Devlin. America is experiencing the collision of two world views: The Christian worldview and the Islamic worldview.

July 23-30, 1976 An open house for Dr. Bill D.

A massive amount of rain once again engulfed the Hill Country, causing widespread flooding in several counties, including Uvalde, Kerr, Kendall and Gillespie. At least two fatalities were reported near Comfort and Uvalde.

If you are reading this article, it makes you unique. You are unique for several reasons. First, you can read. Second, you are able to read English, and I assume, understand it. Next, you live in or have an interest in the community around Fayette County, Texas. Finally, it means that you are created in the image of God (Imago Dei). Of all the things that make you unique, being created in the image of God is the one that makes all the others possible.

Puzzled crew members watched from the deck of the “Indianapolis” on Jul. 26, 1945 as the top secret cargo that had taken them to the Pacific island of Tinian in the Marianas was wrestled ashore. What could a large wooden crate possibly contain that was of such interest to so many high ranking naval and army officers?