Opinion

Thank You

3 years ago By News Staff
The Kiwanis Club would like to thank everyone who participated in our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. It was a beautiful day in Alpine. We would like to thank the Alpine Police Dept, the Alpine Volunteer Fire Dept and Lindsey Valenzuela.

I’ll just add, ‘Amen, Mom’

3 years ago By News Staff
“Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.” — Wayne Dyer (1940 2015), American self-help author and motivational speaker. “So, your mom was in the newspaper business and earned the nickname, Inky,” someone who knew my mother remarked last week.
I’ll just add, ‘Amen, Mom’

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

3 years ago By News Staff
Here we go again There are reports on the murder of Christians by a woman in Nashville TN. Organizations are once again blaming guns as a leading cause of death for children in the USA.

I also hoped someone was listening

3 years ago By News Staff
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk, Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature Spending time outdoors last Saturday was energizing. East Texas Spring at Mother Nature’s best.
I also hoped someone was listening

Did you know?

3 years ago By News Staff
Did you know the United Nations reports that 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and that 297,000 children under five die every year from diarrheal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water.
Did you know?

Center for Big Bend Studies receives grant

3 years ago By News Staff
The Center for Big Bend Studies has been awarded A $1 million grant, by the Department of Education, which will help create a graduate degree in anthropology by 2025. The majority of the funding will be used to hire PhD level faculty, aiding in the expansion and development of anthropology courses and regional research programs, while the remainder will be used for equipment.
Center for Big Bend Studies receives grant

With a little help from our friends, we can

3 years ago By News Staff

We have been busy at City Hall over the last couple of months. From having four strategic planning prioritization Town Hall meetings to attending meetings with our U.S. Congressman, Tony Gonzales as well as other individuals and entities in regard to grants that we may be eligible to receive. Based on the six Town Hall meetings we had this past fall, the number one concern of the residents in attendance is our water and wastewater. The wastewater treatment plant repairs and overhaul were estimated to cost 4.6 million dollars last year at this time.

With a little help from our friends, we can

Could be the genes, but maybe it’s more

3 years ago By News Staff
“It’s got safety tubes, and I’m not scared The brakes are good, and the tires are fair.” —“Hot Rod Lincoln” song lyrics by Charlie Ryan “Looks like about a ’41 Chevrolet truck,” I responded to my son’s email photo. A one-corner close-up of an old primer-coated project being refurbished with mild hot rod touches by his friend.
Could be the genes, but maybe it’s more
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