Opinion

As we roll through these holiday seasons, from Thanksgiving to Christmas we want to remind our citizens to stay vigilant. We have a tendency to let our guard down, especially during the holidays. The Alpine Police Department (APD) receives multiple reports of all types of SCAMS, thefts, and burglaries. Most of the time these reports are crimes of opportunity. Either we forget to lock the door behind us, leave something of value in public, or provide too much information on the internet. We all could use some reminders during the year. The Alpine Police Department has programs that can assist you at any time of the year.

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. — Yogi Berra There are no coincidences in life.

“I’m thankful for every moment.” — Al Green, singer and songwriter. The holiday season is the best.

“We cuss Congress, and we joke about ‘em, but they are all good fellows at heart. And if they wasn’t in Congress, why, they would be doing something else against us that might be even worse.” — Will Rogers (1879-1935), vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator.

In our ongoing efforts to clear a backlog of old (some 20-plus years) traffic citations and debt claim cases, we’ve achieved some major milestones that should greatly enhance our ability to process those cases.

The first of the Army Topographical Engineers surveying for a road through the Davis Mountains were Lieutenants Wiliam H.C. Whiting and William F. Smith (1849), both serving under Colonel Joseph E. Johnston, senior engineer in Texas. Whiting graduated first in the West Point Class of 1845, and Smith fourth.

“Don’t you wish you could take a single childhood memory and blow it up into a bubble and live inside it forever?” ― Sarah Addison Allen, author of Lost Lake. “I get sleepy riding in cars,” a friend admitted as we embarked on a road trip a couple of weeks ago.

“Oh, well, a-bless my soul, but what’s wrong with me? I’m itchin’ like a man on a fuzzy tree My friends say I’m actin’ wild as a bug I’m in love … I’m all shook up.” — 1956 Song lyrics by Otis Blackwell Someday, I want to be a column writer. When I grow up.