Opinion

EDITOR'S NOTE: Otis C. Shearer III is a lawyer practicing business litigation, oil & gas litigation, bodily injury and other areas of law. He received a B.A. degree from University of Texas in 1962, and has been licensed for 58 years. Otis C. practices at Lemon, Shearer, Phillips & Good, P.C. in Booker, TX. He has long been a reliable source of objective and well-informed opinion on matters of Texas law, and has often offered welcome guidance on important issues to voters and readers of The Canadian Record. -- LEB
 

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE usually followed by Saturday morning or Monday morning film sessions.

Coaches across the state are rewinding and reviewing what happened on the football field that either led to a win or resulted in a defeat.

Imagine if the coaches then went to the players at their next meeting and only showed and discussed the good things. 

Fumbles? Gloss over it. 

Penalties? Edit those out.

AN EDITORIAL BY GLENN M. ROGERS
CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

WHEN I NAIVELY ENTERED the political arena after 40 years as a veterinarian, my platform focused on my deeply held beliefs in limited government and local control. Until relatively recently, conservatives in the U.S. held local control as a core tenet. For decades, the Republican Party held that value too. 

WEDNESDAY, July 30, 5:30 pm, Auditorium

Open Meeting to discuss City Hall & Municipal Auditorium project...or others

For me, the JEWEL of this proposed project is reviving the Municipal Auditorium. Those bowstring trusses, the balcony bleachers, a STAGE...!

The intrinsic value of restoring a historic building that bookends a designated MAIN STREET community is immeasurable.

Invitation to enter the Historic and Restored Canadian City Hall & Municipal Auditorium

*Both First and Second Floor are handicap accessible!
*Inviting and functional work spaces on both floors
*Expanded security vault and storage areas
*Private and public restroom accommodations
*Group gathering spaces
*Pointed consideration of Snak Pak 4 Kids program
*Utilize stage as a meeting space for City Council meetings
*Bleacher seating space on Second Floor surrounding balcony

Thanks for looking! Public Meeting July 30, 5:30 pm, Auditorium

Imagine...the side view of City Hall & Municipal Auditorium without unsightly powe

POSSIBILITY: restore City Hall &  Municipal Auditorium to civic function and

Preface...I have attended a Hemphill County Commissioners meeting and a Canadian City Council meeting in a week's time... 

A PURPOSEFUL OPPORTUNITY is here! Citizens of Canadian can restore the HISTORIC City Hall and Auditorium to its original function and grandeur. It is no coincidence that the City Council is comprised of members who are uniquely suited for this project.

Please attend July 30, 5:30 pm meeting at Auditorium. An enhanced virtual tour is coming...

Always Racing,
TAMARA REINHARDT

Buried deep in H.R. 1 [the One Big Beautiful Bill Act] is a clause that would prohibit any state or local government from regulating artificial intelligence for the next 10 years. That includes the use of AI in law enforcement, hiring practices, surveillance, education, and even social services. The only exception? If a law helps implement AI faster. 

That’s not innovation.  It's a rubber stamp.

With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began arriving at town halls across the southern Netherlands. Postmarked from big cities and small towns, from those of privilege and those barely scraping by, each one contained a heartbreaking request similar to that of a young widow from Demopolis, Alabama: