Op-Ed: Lighting the candle of peace
By Robert C. Koehler This is the first sentence of a column I cannot write . . . of a “war” I cannot win. There’s just no way to condense the psycho-spiritual devastation of an unleashed nuclear bomb into words. All I can do is ask a question that has no answer: What is the…
Read MoreJIM “PAPPY” MOORE: Picking a Baby Daddy
By Jim “Pappy” Moore In the 1960s couples were expected to be married to have children. Sometimes an unmarried couple would discover they were going to be parents, and that usually meant “having to get married.” They didn’t HAVE to get married, but they were expected by society to get married. Children being born “out…
Read MoreDrafting a New Future: How a TSTC degree led to small business ownership
(MARSHALL, Texas) – Andrea Gladden never would have guessed that enrolling at Texas State Technical College would pave the way to owning a business along with her husband. “I achieved my goal and it led to this,” Gladden said about graduating from TSTC with a degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, which is now the college’s Drafting…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Trump Throws Medicare, Medicaid Under The Bus for War in Iran
April 3rd, 2026|Categories: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare, President Trump, Uncategorized We always knew Trump wasn’t sincere about protecting Medicare and Medicaid. But he just betrayed his own lie by saying that the two programs – which provide 140 million people with health coverage – should NOT EXIST on the federal level. Why? Because defense should be the federal…
Read MoreSWEPCO: Celebrating Our Lineworkers This Lineworker Appreciation Day
View in Browser As Lineworker Appreciation Day approaches on April 18, we invite you to join us in thanking the dedicated lineworkers who keep our communities powered and safe every day. Our lineworkers face challenging conditions to deliver reliable service and their impact often goes far beyond the job. Their commitment to service is remarkable.…
Read MoreTexas attorney general’s office under scrutiny for letting donors use hotel room bookings
By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2026 Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is under scrutiny after agency employees reallocated taxpayer-funded hotel rooms to donors and other private citizens, some of whom failed to cover the cost of the stay until the state comptroller began auditing the agency’s finances earlier this year. Two senior…
Read MoreRoadwork Report Week of April 5 – April 11
Roadwork Report Week of April 5 – April 11 Bowie County Interstate 30 (I-30) – From FM 989 to Arkansas state line, widening highway. Westbound lanes split. Left lane for thru traffic, no option to exit. Right lane for local traffic, can exit. Some westbound ramp closures. I-30 – From Farm to Market…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Blasphemy of the Zion-Christian Right Witness as their empire crumbles!
I see American exceptionalism as the purest form of the Zionist spirit. The emperor has no clothes: European nations are resisting U.S. demands, while Iran seems ready to influence post-war peace terms during a major shift in the global order. Blocking Latin Patriarch P. Battista from entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, preventing Eid prayers at…
Read MoreAAA Texas: State Gas Price Average Jumps 19 Cents as Some Cities Near $4 a Gallon
The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.80 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 19 cents more when compared to this day last week and is 96 cents more per gallon compared to this day last year. Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in El Paso…
Read MoreWhere the Pines Still Speak: Gilmont Camp & Conference Center
For more than eight decades, a hidden gem in the East Texas piney woods has been offering sanctuary, community, and renewal to all who find their way there. Drive north from Interstate 20 on State Highway 155 and the landscape shifts. Strip malls and traffic give way to tall pines, and the air seems to…
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