May 2022

Body Evan Means, a junior at Texas Tech, won the Non-Pro Division 1 National championship, and helped Texas Tech bring home the national championship for Division 1 in the collegiate ranch horse competition.

Body High expectations and high stakes in West Texas were laid out for the Sul Ross Rodeo State University team this season.

Body Alpine High School graduate Elena Cano of the University of Alaska Anchorage recently ran a personal-best in the 800 meter to win the heptathlon at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships on May 2 in Bellingham, Wash.

Body In the past few years, actions by U.S. officials wreaked havoc on American lives. After COVID hit they denounced therapeutics, supplements, and treatments that may have saved lives as they exploited novel vaccines that are now showing signs of negative effects to include death.

Body The blatantly political opinion written by Justice Alito to justify striking down Roe v. Wade, was not just about abortion. Under Roe, a right to privacy (including making private choices) for individual persons was assumed to be intended by the Bill of Rights.

Body Our city voters have spoken in electing a new mayor. It was a tightly contested mayoral contest between Catherine Eaves and Amit Rangra, with Eaves the winner. An estimated 738 voters went to the polls.

Body I recommend the seasonal flu, but please allow me to explain. About a week ago, I felt suddenly rundown and weak.

Body McCallister prevails, props pass The results are in. The City of Alpine will soon say howdy to a new mayor, and Mary McAllister will retain her AISD Board of Trustees seat for Single Member Dist.

Body The City of Alpine held a special meeting on May 10 and extra-territorial jurisdiction problems and building code issues were topics of concern addressed by Director of Public Utilities Keith Segar.

Body In its April 28 story, “Ghost tour breathes life into downtown,” the book “Tales of the Big Bend” should have been credited to Elton Miles, not Jim Cullen..