Opinion

When one thinks of effective leadership, the word “love” rarely comes to mind. It’s hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years since I was submitting pieces to various news outlets related to why I felt I would be a good candidate for Brewster County Judge. My basic premise was that while I did not have the experience being involved with local government, I was very well versed at relationship building.

By now, many of you have heard about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s plan to require publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed rule, issued earlier this year, requires these companies to disclose not only direct and energy-related emissions, but also those of every downstream supplier, known as Scope 3 Emissions.

Never forget Once again the Alpine Border Patrol Station put on a moving 9/11 memorial, but only 37 citizens were on hand to show their respect on this solemn, historic occasion. About 40 Border Patrol agents were in attendance, including their Honor Guard, off duty agents, DHS/HSI agents, the Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association president, and our EMS provider Emergent Air, and Alpine Volunteer Fire Department.

Sometimes I wonder what language we are speaking. Someone misuses our native tongue, and before long, everybody else picks it up.

Seek the truth As much as I appreciate the humor in Biden’s handlers shout out to Leni Riefenstahl aficionados, what I didn’t appreciate about this speech was the attempt to turn one group of people against another. That’s destructive of a good society.

I’m confused. I got the flu a few months ago, the worst flu I’d ever had.

There is no better time than now to be an Alpine Resident. Our city is on the cusp of some positive changes. More residents than ever are voicing their concerns, opinions, ideas, and solutions to the challenges ahead of us. City officials and the City Council are encouraging increased input from residents, and are adding additional layers of transparency to those that have been established for some time now.

MICHELLE RINEHART Superintendent, Alpine ISD One of the hallmarks of effective leadership is being able to jointly attend to the present and the future. While we celebrate a strong, energizing start to the 2022-23 school year here in Alpine ISD, we are also looking ahead to future challenges.

LEON ALDRIDGE Guest Columnist “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” - J.M. Barrie (1860-1937), Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.

Fall of the U.S. empire? Some say the U.S.