Field Notes: Citizenship 101 and the First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
Opinion
The Visitor
THE VISITOR TO The Canadian Record didn’t identify himself, and didn’t linger. He just had one thing to say, and needed somebody to hear it. We first spotted him sitting
Letter to the Editor
Rx for Medicare patients: Beware of scams I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE to be aware of a scam that I have seen where I am receiving faxed orders for genetic testing
Field Notes: Neither fear nor favor
MANY OF OUR READERS and friends have reached out—in emails, in letters, in phone calls, and in often emotional face-toface conversations—to express their appreciation and support for our reporting on
In the face of darkness and lies, we need the light of brave youth
WHEN AN ARGUMENT has lost all moral footing, ignores all empirical fact and delights in willful ignorance, it usually only has one tack in the face of courage and truth—to
LETTER: Rockin’ the Block
Rockin’ the Block
THE BLOCK WAS ROCKED, and it took a village to make it happen! The Canadian Community Center would like to say thanks to everyone who came out to party with us Saturday.
LETTER: Honoring all of our veterans
Honoring all of our veterans
I SIT HERE and wonder why a new wall hasn’t been added to the Hemphill County Veterans Memorial. There are so many veterans from the county that haven’t been added. Many of those were people the town had given up on, but who chose to volunteer for service.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Stop playing proxy-for-profit in Middle East
MARK TWAIN ONCE QUIPPED, “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” I don’t believe God created war—it is an evil and entirely human enterprise—but it does seem America
LETTER: Speaking up for Sheriff Lewis
I THINK NATHAN LEWIS has been a very good sheriff for Hemphill County! I was coming home late one night (down Highway 33) when two deputies had a vehicle stopped.
OUR POLICY: Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editors of The Canadian Record are always welcome, and will be published if they are signed and cannot be considered libelous. We will not publish anonymous letters
