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Just One Step

What do we think about age? Do we reveal how old we are? Do we pretend to an earlier birthdate? Social media has made that kind of pretense harder to sustain when you’re sharing photos of anniversary dinners and birthday cakes. Why bother? Ageism is why some do.

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of New Border Law

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A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws – a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

Texans Invade New Mexico For Second Time

Lone Star Confederates beat the daylights out of the Yankee rearguard in the New Mexico Territory on Feb. 21, 1862 and took a giant step toward winning the West for Richmond.

Twenty-one years after the Santa Fe Expedition ended in death for a few and dungeons for many more, Texans were back in New Mexico. This time their mission was not to annex the land for the Lone Star Republic but to conquer it for the Confederacy.

Remember When?

The $3,000 resident homestead exemption for those over 65, adopted by Fayette County’s commissioners by resolution, was not expected to necessitate an increase in the county’s future tax structure. Although the exemption policy would deprive the county of approximately $29,000 in annual tax revenues, Revenue Sharing Fund disbursements would amply make up for the deficit. The exemption for the elderly, adopted by the court at a special meeting, was added to the Texas Constitution effective Jan. 1, 1973. It specified that ‘the governing body of any county, city, town, school district or any other political subdivision could exempt by its own action not less than $3,000 of the assessed value of homesteads of a person 65 years of age or older from all ad valorum taxes thereafter levied by the subdivision.’

Happy Birthday, Jack

Happy Birthday, Jack. He celebrated his last birthday twenty years ago Feb.

I Stand Corrected

To the Editor: In the letter I wrote last week, I made an incorrect statement saying President Trump had never been impeached. The facts in the letter surrounding both impeachments are correct in that the democrats used misinformation and lies to try and unseat a duly elected president.

The Merits of Haley

To the Editor: As the only conservative alternative to Donald Trump, Nikki Haley deserves vigorous support from all rational conservatives. Polls indicate that she will handily defeat Joe Biden.

Never Stays the Same

To the Editor: I would like to reiterate the quote from last week’s letter “Support Building’s Reuse,” submitted by Dorothy Stall, Feb. 9, regarding 18-wheeler traffic that travels thru little Fayetteville – “Face it, things never stay the same, ever, anywhere, anytime.” As far as concerned locals, I would propose a bypass to be constructed.

The Purpose of Education

To the Editor: I want to thank the Fayette County Record for their thoughtful opinion column dated February 2, 2024, regarding LG School Library Book Scrutiny. The piece got me thinking.

The Book With All The Answers

To the Editor: Maybe we should just pause and not purchase any library books this year? After all, there is a heavy burden of debt in the current school budget and debt hurts all, mostly the poor and definitely the children. If you want to purchase a single book that needs to be front and center to life in the library, both now and going forward, purchase The Bible for reading.