Opinion

Body Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis condemned President Trump for making a “mockery of our Constitution” in a statement to The Atlantic on Wednesday, saying he was “appalled” at the president’s response to mass protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.

Body CONFUSED? NERVOUS THAT WHAT YOU HEARD Tuesday about how to vote in Texas was illegal again Wednesday? Fretting that you might accidentally commit fraud by casting your ballot incorrectly?

Body A POST ON FACEBOOK late last week was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The post read: “I say we close down the national media for 30 days and watch 80 percent of the world’s problems go away;-).

Body Yessir, yessir, six bags full. Of garbage, in this case. Two frequent visitors to the Canadian River Wagon Bridge collected this fine assortment of humanity’s discards along the river banks on Memorial Day.

Body IN MY OWN VERSION of social isolation, I’ve spent as many free hours as possible studying the birds and squirrels and hummingbirds that inhabit my backyard, thinking perhaps I could learn something of solitude.

Body IN TEXAS, WE VALUE community. And right now, community looks a lot different than what we’re used to. No large weddings or birthday parties. No band or orchestra recitals or spring plays. No Little League or youth soccer.

Body A FEW DAYS AGO, I got one of those calls no parent wants to get. “Dad, I am at the emergency room.” Our elder daughter, Mary, channeled her father’s innate clumsiness and broke her leg.

Body HOLLENE AND I DON’T live in Canadian. We’re out here in the country. We don’t even live in Hemphill County, but every Friday when the mail runs, we fight over who gets to read The Canadian Record first.

Body Dear Editor/Publisher,