Opinion

A letter to Canadian ISD voters

6 years ago By Superintendent Lynn Pulliam

AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, Canadian ISD has initiated the process to consolidate with Higgins ISD, our Lipscomb County neighbor to the north. As is often the case when significant change occurs in a community, rumors and false information abound.

Emmett Till and the stench of political mendacity

6 years ago By James R. Neal

“Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leave and blood at the root / Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.”

Field Notes

6 years ago By Laurie Ezzell Brown

WHILE WE APPRECIATE Mr. Tripplehorn’s thirst for knowledge about the plethora of candidates running for office in the upcoming primary election (see letter to the editor at left), we had a little trouble swallowing his suggestion that there is no source for information about the candidates.

Facts Matter

6 years ago By Laurie Ezzell Brown - Publisher

We’ve heard and read plenty of rumor and misinformation about the upcoming school consolidation election, which residents of both the Canadian and Higgins school districts will be asked to consider in the May 2 election.

We should honor courage, dump cowardice, regardless of party

6 years ago By James R. Neal

THERE IS NO GREATER MEASURE of character than how someone acts when conscience points against the winds of popularity, and all they have to gain is harsh criticism and personal loss.

A Note To Texas Voters: Educate Thyselves

6 years ago By Field Notes By Laurie Ezzell Brown

The number of candidates who have filed in next month’s Republican or Democratic primary elections is daunting. Many of the names are not well-known ones—even to those who follow state and national politics closely.

Know your open government rights by remembering the basics

6 years ago By Opinion

WHATEVER OUR POLITICAL VIEWS, certainly we can agree we have the right to know how government is conducting business. How are taxpayer dollars spent? Who is influencing decisions?

Fact-checking President Trump's State of the Union Address

6 years ago By Al Cross In The Rural Blog (irjci.blogspot.com)

IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH, President Trump called on Congress “to invest in new roads, bridges, and tunnels all across our land. I’m also committed to ensuring that every citizen can have access to high-speed internet, including and especially in rural America.”

Texas Senate could become more democratic—for partisan reasons

6 years ago By Ross Ramsey In The Texas Tribune

LEGISLATIVE MAJORITIES make the rules, and they almost always contend that the rules are there to protect legislative minorities. Why is that surprising to anyone? Rules are written to allow

In the age of Trump, do not forget the earth is still round

6 years ago By Steve Wintermute

THE U.S. PRESIDENCY is a 24-hours-a-day job requiring the incumbent to deal with innumerable duties, make life-and-death decisions, and successfully face the unexpected. Nevertheless, President Trump has time for the

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