Opinion

Body SOMETIMES THE IMAGES of war are just numbing.

Body PART 1: Like you, dear Ms. Editor Person, I spent a big chunk of last Saturday at the River Valley Pioneer Museum. Joining us were 60 or so of our friends and neighbors. We gathered to hear Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke discuss his election platform.

Body IF YOU SAY—or write—that it’s harder to vote in Texas today than it was a year ago, or four years ago, someone will tell you how easy it is and how full of beans you are.

Body AS UKRAINIANS FIGHT AND DIE for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and threatening prison for journalists who report the truth.

Body Nine accused of sex trafficking at center Nine employees at a Bastrop County facility that cares for young victims of sex trafficking have been accused of trafficking those same girls, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Body IN RECENT DAYS it has been impossible to ignore the scenes of Russian troops invading Ukraine. The U.S.

Body THE LATE FRED ROGERS told a story to help kids through terrible times. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,” Mr. Rogers said, “my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You can always find people who are helping.’”

Body EDITOR’S NOTE: Bob Farkas’ guest column was originally published in the Eastern New Mexico News, in Clovis, New Mexico, and is reprinted here with the author’s permission. I NEVER MET MY GRANDFATHER on my mother’s side.

Body A number of statewide races are headed for a May 24 runoff after the votes were tallied in the March 1 primary. Topping the ballot in the Republican races is the contest for attorney general, where incumbent Ken Paxton led the field with 42.

Body IN LAST WEEK’S REPORT on the City Council fielding HOT fund requests (Thursday, March 3, 2022, pages 8-9) we reported incorrectly that the Chamber receives an annual 25 percent allocation of hotel occupancy tax funds collected by the city.