Opinion

AS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER editor and publisher, there is little that I hate more, or face with greater dread, than misspelling a name. While those occasions are rare—particularly when I

A farewell to Canadian THIS THURSDAY, THE McCURLEY family will wave “farewell” to Aud and be on its way to a new adventure and home in Childress. It has been

I’VE BEEN HAVING my husband, Peter, cut my hair. I’m not sure I would recommend this to everyone, but I have almost no hair. Actually, I have the usual number

IN THE PAST, I’ve written about my superiority complex whenever I buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Those white disposable coffee cups made from 100-percent recycled materials with their

WOW, I CAN’T BELIEVE I am saying this, or admitting to it, but I agree with Malouf Abraham, M.D. (mostly deaf) on the sirens in the parade. Just kidding Malouf,

Top officials attempt to clarify new hemp law for prosecutors AUSTIN—Some district and county attorneys reportedly have begun to dismiss misdemeanor marijuana possession cases following the Texas Legislature’s passage of

NOT SO LONG AGO, the Democrats challenging incumbent Republicans in Texas were a peculiar mix of ambitious, dutiful, brave, optimistic, and bananas.   Many of them were at the end

RELAX ... KICK BACK ... ENJOY. Vacations used to be more relaxing and enjoyable before cellphones, the internet, and social media. These days, it is hard to get away from

IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY this week. Those of you with summer birthdays know it’s a little different. In the middle of March, everyone says, “Wow! A birthday party!” You bring

WORLD WAR II correspondent Ernie Pyle died during the invasion of Okinawa in 1945. In his pocket was a draft of his last column, “On Victory in Europe.” He wrote,