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Love -- Stronger Than Any Current

Grandma: Sit down by me for a minute or two for I have a story to tell. Grandson: Is it going to take long? Grandma: It may take a little time but I need to explain how deep my love is for you. Grandson: Then go ahead, Grandma. I have all the time in the world.

 

Wright Words -- A Victory for Area Farmers

West Texans scored a victory late last week with the U.S. House of Representative's passage of the proposed 2018 Farm Bill. Now with the U.S. Senate anticipated to take up a chamber vote on their version in the coming weeks, we appear to be moving one step closer to a favorable legislation for our area's producers. Especially those who -- like many here in Gaines County and the region do -- produce cotton. Last week's 213-211 victory came almost a month after members of the U.S. House failed to approve the measure in it's first vote.

Analysis: Texans’ Views on Several Topics Now Look More Like the Rest of Country’s

If Texas ever really played counterpoint to national political trends, it’s not doing it now. On many issues, the state is behaving a lot like the rest of the country, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.

Thinking Out Loud: A Shakeup On the Court

If you voted for Donald J. Trump, and your primary reason was a desire to end the grand imagineering on the Supreme Court, and increase the number of originalist judges on the bench, last week was a good week for you. With three substantial 5-4 rulings followed by the announcement of the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, all within a week, it was an ending lifted right out of a John Grisham novel.

Thinking Out Loud: What's Going on at the Border?

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About the only thing that Americans seem to agree upon lately is that we have a broken immigration policy. From there, unless you're a border official in a desperate situation, trying to sort out who is an actual "family" and who is trafficking in 12-yearolds, everything else descends into a haze of media disinformation and finger-pointing, fueled by political opportunism.

Unsung Heroes

was never cheerleader material. I am extremely uncoordinated and gymnastics was not my forte. I was a booster in junior high school, but all I had to do was wave my hands, repeat whatever the captain said, and wear cute two-toned saddle oxfords. I was a much better Girl Scout. Sports wasn’t my cup of tea either, but telling scary stories around a campfi re, walking in the woods with a group of silly girls, and making crafts was right up my alley. Even though I did not realize it at the time, it was often more than just hanging with my peers and roasting marshmallows.

Don’t Protect the LPC Without Talking to Landowners

As The Texas Tribune's Kiah Collier recently reported, environmental groups have fi led lawsuits to place the dunes sagebrush lizard on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list. This is unfortunate, yet wholly predictable. The ESA was written some 40 years ago to serve as an enforcement tool of last resort to stop species loss.