It’s what we do when we’re grateful for plenty of food to eat, for family, for faith in God, for an education, for the means to make a living, for a satisfying workplace with supportive colleagues, for health, for friends, for all the “normal” things that we almost take for granted sometimes.

More than four-fifths of Texas public schools received an ‘A’ rating for their financial practices, according to the Texas Education Agency, which released the final financial accountability ratings for the latest school year last week.

Have you heard people talking about “artificial intelligence,” or AI, and wondered what all the fuss is about? Maybe you’ve seen news stories about AI in big cities or heard it mentioned in passing at the feed store, and thought, “That’s not for us out here.” But times are changing faster than we might like, and AI is starting to pop up in places just like Fayette County. Whether you’re excited, wary, or just plain uncertain, this column aims to break down what AI really is—and why it matters for our community.

Globe-trotting newspaper reporter Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker spoke in Dallas at Southern Methodist University on Nov. 20, 1941, but as usual his pro-war message fell on deaf and hostile ears.

Aging has taken on a whole new meaning for me. Or maybe it’s the same meaning, just written in bolder font and posted closer to my face so I can actually read it.

To the Editor: The approaching Thanksgiving holiday provides a great opportunity to be thankful to all who have supplied school classrooms with the Ten Commandment posters. The Ten Commandments were once a cornerstone of American education and the American legal system.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Across Fayette County, I have had the privilege of spending time with many of our seniors. Men and women whose lives have been marked by faith, generosity, and quiet acts of love.

To the Editor: Alex, I’ll take Democrat hypocrites for $500. To Mr.

To the Editor: I believe that health care is a basic human right. This principle is recognized internationally in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948), which declares that everyone has the right to “a standard of living adequate for health and well-being, including medical care.” Cindy Rodibaugh’s letter of November 14, 2025, argued that extending tax offsets for the Affordable Care Act (ACA, often called “ObamaCare”) is fiscally irresponsible.

To the Editor: Reference is made to my letter of Nov. 7 concerning my inability to get a Schmeckenfest mug.