Opinion

A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes. It’s true that in the internet era, historic figures we once considered heroic are being reevaluated as their past misdeeds and personal peccadilloes are revealed.

In the blink of an eye, 2021 has zoomed by - and often on Zoom! Thankfully, Michael’s Mountain Ministry was able to once again bring the Live Nativity in person to all the wonderful people who made up our large audiences each of the three nights of performances. You all know by now that as the director of the Live Nativity, I depend solely on the hard work of numerous volunteers and generosity of many individuals and businesses to produce the Live Nativity. I apologize ahead of time if I have left anyone out, but I do want to thank the people who made the Live Nativity possible.

In the Dec. 23, 2021, edition of the Avalanche, you published a letter from a Fort Davis resident decrying our government’s “manipulative efforts” to “create and increase fear of COVID,” and who likened COVID’s lethality to that of the flu. More than 700,000 Americans would disagree if they could, but I’m weary of arguing with people who possess an alternative set of “facts.” I would instead like to put forth a compromise that I hope we can both agree on.

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” — George Bernard Shaw Writers love finding new words. Even rediscovering forgotten words can be fun.

’Tis the season for giving — or, for some legislators, a good time to demand that the government force taxpayers to give others a large gift. A few weeks ago, Rep.

Thank you The family of Hector M. Holguin, Sr., would like to thank everyone who has helped in our difficult time.

The following is the Vision Statement that was provided during my campaign during the spring of 2014. “Vision Statement: Commitment to Inclusive Governance Coordination through collaboration is not only a campaign slogan, it is also what I truly believe must be implemented if we are to prosper as a county.

What we know - you use groups of psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists called “behavior insight teams” to create and increase fear of COVID in the people. In fact this disease has an infection fatality rate of the flu according to your own research. It also has excellent treatments, the knowledge of which you have consistently blocked from the people by censorship.

My name is Barbara Hoffman, and I lived in the Fort Davis area for 18 years. I very recently moved from the area to be closer to my family, but I left knowing my heart will always be in West Texas.

One day in the not-too-distant future, you may walk into your local supermarket and next to the ground beef, you will see something different. It will look like ground beef, and it might even say “ground beef” on the label, but somewhere in impossibly small type, it will also say “cultured.”