To the Editor: Ms. Hooper (regarding your letter last week), research is open to interpretation.

To the Editor: Charles Schumer has been captured on film on the steps of the Treasury in Washington and again in the Federal House chambers ranting about President Trump’s alleged abuse of “the rule of law”. Gerard Baker explained in the WSJ last week, “the Democratic Party has chosen to defend illegal migrants over citizens, teachers unions over parents and children, criminals over victims, and men-turnedwomen over girls” these past few years.

To the Editor: A 2/14 FCR letter claimed: “Today, the federal government is $36 trillion in debt. Almost a quarter of this enormous debt was created by the Biden Administration, that was running a (budget) deficit of around $2 trillion every year.” Here are some alt-facts, emphasizing as well the difference between debt and deficit.

People make decisions in many ways. Sometimes you have a gut feeling. Sometimes you just know when something is right. Sometimes you look at the facts and come to a logical conclusion. When people ask me why I have such a strong organic- minded attitude about agriculture and naturopathic medicine, it comes down to two things. I have eyes and I can see, and I have ears and I can hear.

C By GARY BORDERS Texas Press Association The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported. Written testimony at a state legislative hearing last week from an attorney indicated an entity called Rook TX guaranteed it would win the jackpot by buying virtually every one of the nearly 26 million possible six-number combinations in the drawing, held in April 2023.

As a nation built on the foundation of immigration, the United States continues to grapple with the complex and evolving issue of who can cross its borders and why. As we have read or watched in the news, this is a complex situation in the midst of a broken world. I am not here to help us “fix things” or to convince you of certain political agendas. My hope is that we can learn to approach immigration as Christians with our head and our heart in line with principles that God and the Church has given us.

T EXAS History A bill calling for the creation of Texas Canyons State Park was introduced in the Lone Star legislature on Feb. 24, 1933.

When a pickup filled with kids in the bed of the truck sped by me today, it brought back memories of my sisters and me riding around sitting on the tailgate of our family station wagon rolling and throwing newspapers. Our adventures would usually be after school with one of our parents driving (usually our dad), the radio blaring Dizzy Dean’s commentary of New York Yankees baseball games, and the three of us bouncing around on that tailgate.

To the Editor: President Trump is openly challenging the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. This is an unconstitutional law that impedes a president’s Article II authority to reduce spending by the federal government.

Voting is a big part of being a good citizen. But is voting enough? What more does our democracy ask of us? Teacher and author Frances Moore Lappé offers insight by describing two types of democracy.