On Apr. 23, 1926, Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second-hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, Florida, site of her next air show.

To the Editor: This letter is addressing Patty Reid’s letter of 4/11/25. But I want Mr.

To the Editor: When United States Senator Cory Booker was asked what he thought was causing our nation’s turmoil, he was quiet for a few minutes, then answered, “Our nation has a poverty of empathy.” I have always felt that empathy was a light within us, that we humans have a guiding light deep in our hearts that illuminates and lifts us to feel the pain that others may be going through. I now ask, “What has dimmed that light? Is it diminished forever?” What makes some of us ignore the suffering of other human beings? It is becoming “normal” to look away.

To the Editor: Thank you to our Precinct 4 road crews for cleaning up after the careless humans passing through our beautiful county. Let’s all try to be more vigilant about what’s floating around in the back of our pickups waiting to become airborne litter on the roadside.

To the Editor: Fellow citizens of La Grange: Monday at the city council meeting, Charlie Murray told the city about the dangerous drainage problems around his house on East Walnut. He thinks it could be life threatening because one of his neighbors got very sick after his house had flooded.

To the Editor: There’s a nagging bit of social etiquette we have been told to observe and to use as an admonition to others. It goes like this: “In polite company, you don’t talk about politics or faith.” It is a damnable lie.

Fayette County and the municipalities within are spared much of the financial burden that would normally be incumbent on them related to animal welfare. Fortunately, we have Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter (GJAS), a nonprofit community service organization, which was formed to help care for and rehome dogs and cats running at large in our Fayette County community. In the absence of GJAS, the stray population would grow exponentially, affecting the safety and quality of life of our citizens, our pets and livestock leading to an eventual public health crisis.

There seems to be a question about how fast cattle should be rotated between pastures. There is no simple answer. Cattle eat at their own pace and pasture sizes are not all equal. The amount of available feed and plant species in each pasture varies almost daily. Pasture nutrient content can vary from hour to hour depending on weather. So many factors, no easy answer.

If you are a regular consumer of news, you may have seen a headline or read an article about the decline of hope in our country. According to a recent study by Archbridge Institute’s Human Flourishing Lab, only 56% of Americans are hopeful for the future of the United States. There are multiple reasons why hopefulness is in decline. There is a mental health crisis among young people. People are concerned about the instability surrounding the economy. Trust in institutions is at an alltime low. These factors and more have led to the hopelessness we are now witnessing.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made it official last week, announcing he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next March’s Republican primary. The fireworks already have begun, the Austin American-Statesman reported, with Cornyn calling his rival “a con man and a fraud.”