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To The Editor: Thank you to Mrs. Tietjen for her well-written letter to you.

To The Editor: This is a reply to Mr. Franklin’s last letter to editor, April 22, in which he addresses my letter the week prior.

Where I live in San Miguel is a 10- 15 minute walk to the center of town where the Parroquia and Jardin are located. And walking is what I do daily.

Realizing his chances of catching Pancho Villa were slim or none, Gen. John J. Pershing divided his force into five parts on April 29, 1916 in the hope of finding and finishing off the guerrilla leader’s followers.

If you consume any form of national media, you may have heard our young people are lost, have no motivation, direction or moral compass. You heard wrong.

Early voting began Monday for local elections and two proposed constitutional amendments relating to property tax reductions. Early voting continues through Tuesday, May 3, with election day on Saturday, May 7.

This third version of me has to step out a bit. In my 13th month alone, now, I have noticed how much I miss talking.

To the Editor: At 65 miles per hour, sing – “Highways Are Happy Ways” At 75 miles per hour, sing – “I’m But A Stranger Here, Heaven Is My Home” At 85 miles per hour, sing – “Nearer, My God To Thee” At 95 miles per hour, sing – “When The Role Is Called Up Yonder, I’ll Be There” At 100 miles per hour, sing – “Lord, I’m Coming Home” Spending 50+ years in property and casualty insurance and now retired, I find these songs just as true today. Good reminders.

To The Editor: Patriotic Americans in Fayette County and surrounding counties need to call upon their Congressman, Michael McCaul, today to take whatever actions needed to grant Ukraine as well as Sweden and Finland immediate membership in NATO. Without delay, enforce a narrow humanitarian no-fly zone to escape from areas where the Russians are committing mass executions of Ukrainian civilians or laying siege to areas where civilians are located (such as the bombed factory surrounded by Russians in Mariupol through which Putin ordered that not even a fly shall be allowed to pass.) When Putin’s Soviet Union collapsed, America promised to protect the Ukrainian people in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons.

To the Editor: I have enjoyed columns by Brenda Miles ever since we moved to La Grange 20 years ago. She is a great writer who gets my attention with each column.