Opinion

A quarter of a million dollars. That’s the amount that I’ve paid in FICA payroll taxes during my working career, according to my recent Social Security statement.

As some of you already know, one of my daughters is attending school at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. She managed to earn a track scholarship. She will be graduating in May with minimal debt. It makes me awfully proud to be able to profess this, as she is the athlete that I never was.

Getting a dinner reservation at Per Se, New York’s restaurant of choice for the city’s royalty, is more difficult than entering the U.S. illegally.

At the last Alpine City Council meeting, our Interim City Manager reported on our infrastructure that is in need of repair or replacement. This will be a costly undertaking.

Recently Texas passed the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act that enforces humane guidelines for restraining pet canines outdoors. Unfortunately for me, the act fails to impose similar guidelines for the treatment of grouchy husbands and embarrassing dads.

I was listening to Betse Esparza’s podcast the other day when she was interviewing the GOP candidates for Brewster County judge. I listened as each candidate stated their positions, then at the end of the interview she asked this question: “Is Joe Biden the legitimate President of the United States?

“Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” Children across our state recite this pledge at the start of every school day.

As Alpine ISD moves into February, the challenges are many and varied as they are for everyone across our nation. However, if we look around us, there are equally as many opportunities to celebrate the accomplishments and spirit of the youth in this community.

Face the truth People of faith and ethics, we must master our fear. We are coming up on almost two years of contradictory and harmful orders from the government.

What do the cities of New York, N.Y., Wyoming, Minn., Mobile, Ala., and Alpine, Texas have in common? Any guesses anyone? They all suffer from the same problems with their municipal wastewater systems created by unauthorized materials being flushed down toilets.