Opinion

Body STARTING TODAY (Thursday, June 9), lawmakers will begin to lay out findings from their nearly year-long investigation into the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Body ONCE MORE WE ARE EXPRESSING our thoughts and prayers for murdered children on social media, demanding Congress act to prevent such heinous acts.

Body TEA directed to make schools safer Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

Body The Canadian Community Center’s 2022 baseball season wrapped up successfully last week. Altogether, 119 youth baseball players and 19 coaches and assistant coaches participated in five T-ball teams, four coach-pitch teams, and two travel teams.

Body Following last week’s grim news of the deaths of 19 elementary school students and two teachers at the hands of a lone gunman in Uvalde, we asked Superintendent Lynn Pulliam to comment on the safety procedures that have been put in place on all four campuses at Canadian ISD.

Body My six year old whined as we climbed the hill, He hasn’t been alive long enough to understand. When we got to the top we heard the shouted command to stand.

Body Gunman walked into school building unopposed The gunman who killed 21 people inside a Uvalde elementary school walked into the unlocked building unopposed, the Department of Public Safety said in a revised statement, as reported by the Austin American-Statesman and other media...

Body WHEN WE MADE that first sweepstakes award, we painted the school bus so everyone along the way home would see our honors. We wore white shoes, so there was plenty of white shoe polish to finish the art. Mr. Waits is holding the trophy.

Body IMAGINE IF it was your child. Imagine that you had heard the alarm clock go off this morning, and fumbled through the dark to the kitchen, to start the coffee pot.

Body I SAW YOUR AD on the last page of today’s Record. That makes me sad, but I certainly cannot blame you for wanting to retire after all these many years of very difficult, all-consuming work.