Opinion

IT’S NO SECRET THAT I HAVE vocally supported Penny, as I believe we should be compassionate towards those who are mourning. I want to be clear that I don’t believe I could ever get over the loss of one of my children, and my heart still hurts for those who are hurting.

THERE WAS A PERIOD in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to “Beach.” Of course, the Backstreet Boys may perform into their ‘80s, but there’s no question that a dated name can take a toll. Take the newspaper.

ACROSS THE STATE, Texans are keeping a closer eye on their government. They’re asking questions and demanding information.

I WAS FIRST HOOKED on the night sky when I was a much younger and much shorter version of myself. It was at a campground beside a creek that is the beginning of the Rio Grande River. The trout fishing was excellent. So was the star-gazing because the campsite was near Creede, Colorado, elevation 8,700 feet.

Speaker opposes drive to end tenure House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said Friday he opposes a push by Lt. Gov.

We understand people being concerned about the signs. Just know that in our community, if anyone’s child goes missing and is found dead, it will be fine for the family to put a sign up on any of our lots downtown.

IT WAS REALLY NO SURPRISE, this week, to see a new “Killer” sign erected in downtown Canadian. It appeared across the highway from the Canadian Restaurant in the days following publication of Dr. Malouf Abraham’s letter to the editor in last week’s Canadian Record. In that letter, Dr. Abraham delivered a plaintive plea—not his first, by any means—to remove the Main Street sign before next month’s Fall Foliage Festival brings visitors to town.

Cathy worked here for 20 years, after we tricked her (my version) into joining the staff in July 1998. She retired four years ago, needing to tend to all the things she had neglected for two decades. I don’t know if Cathy ever turned a perfectly lovely throw blanket into wet pilled-up balls, but am certain that when she finally relinquished her prime Record parking spot and press ID, she was confronted with some of the same chaos I’ve encountered recently.

Hispanic Texans likely largest demographic group The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimate, which indicates Hispanic residents in Texas make up more of the state’s population than white residents.

A Guest Column by Amarillo League of Women Voters President Sonya Letson I was fourteen years old when I went to my first suffrage meeting. Returning from school one day, I met my mother just setting out for the meeting, and I begged her to let me go along.