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President Biden has repeatedly promised to make health care more affordable. And his administration has taken some important steps. But sadly, officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just passed up an opportunity to save patients millions at the pharmacy.
Read moreI want to take this opportunity to thank all the Republicans in Bandera County who have allowed me to represent you as your Bandera County Republican Chair. I’m honored by your support and want y’all to know I tried my best to represent the values and principles of the Republican Party. I’m a conservative. I always have been, and that’s how I conducted the affairs of the Republican Party here in Bandera County. My term of office ends in June and that is when the newly elected Chair of the County Party will assume the role of Bandera County Republican Chair. This year we will also have several new precinct chairs elected to serve you.
Read moreI am one of those who thinks it is OK to have different views on policy and that it is good to debate them. But it is hard to debate policy if there are adherents to vastly different perceptions of reality.
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Blustery winds and freeze-dried vegetation are increasing the number of wildfires reported west of Interstate 35 and into South Texas, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS)
Read moreA column in this space four weeks ago asked Democrats to consider carefully what they mean when they say they want to save “our democracy.” Within western civilization alone, democracy is a rich tradition inherited from more than two thousand years of learning to live together. Go back another hundred thousand years or more and the tradition is probably even older, even if the hunter-gatherers on the African savannah probably had different names for it.
Read moreThank you, Mike Stiborik and the community volunteers who recently picked up 110 bags of trash from our Bandera county roadsides. And thank you, Evelyn Snyder, for your letter to the editor urging county commissioners not to abandon plans for a recycling program. There is growing sentiment throughout the county that enough is enough and in this case I’m referring to Bandera’s roadside trash problem. We can each do our part individually but as a focused community with spokespersons like Mike and Evelyn and a semi-truckload of volunteers and conscientious businesses and local organizations, Bandera county can conquer the roadside trash problem and make responsible recycling a reality.
Read moreOn August 10, 1977 David Berkowitz was arrested and charged with killing 8 and wounding 7 people. He claimed he was following a voice that instructed him to kill, the voice coming from a neighbors’ dog named Sam. Thus he was called “Son of Sam.” What voices are we hearing today? Voices come to us from books we read, magazines, television, computers, social media, and friends. We hear voices telling us to eat rich foods in large quantities, which often lead to obesity. We hear voices telling us that it is great fun to drink alcoholic beverages to excess, which often leads to alcoholism. We hear voices that tell us that commitment to marriage is bad and living together without marriage is the norm today. And one may argue that as long as no one is hurt, what difference does it make?
Read moreI’ve spent many years working in the public and private sector which required me to refrain from expressing certain personal views on politics and candidates. Especially local candidates. Now I work for myself and am at an age where I’m no longer bothered by what people think of my opinions! I’m sure there’s many more of you who feel the same way! So, keep raising your voice for what you believe in!
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