Opinion

Full house crowds were treated to lots of good cowboy action last weekend at this year’s Big Bend Ranch Rodeo, and crowds welcomed a rain each afternoon to help cool off.

Monoclonal anti-bodies, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, fenofibrate, and molnupiravir. Monoclonal anti-bodies were used to treat President Trump for COVID-19, and its use has been requested by Governor De-Santis to help control infections in Florida.

Voter ID - Students must bring social security information, birth certificate, and immunization records before they can be registered. Why should voters not have to do the same. We should have a national voter ID card as Mexico does. This would eliminate vote by mail and stuffing ballot boxes.

I would like to thank everyone who came out and participated and helped with donations for the fundraiser this past weekend.

I would like to thank all of the great drivers of Alpine for running the stop signs at the intersection at West Del Rio and Middle School Road. There are large numbers of drivers who have no respect or courtesy for people who live next to this intersection.

The interim city manager has called for the city council to start working on the 2021-2022 budget. We have had two budget workshops to consider and come up with a balance budget without raising any taxes.

This is the first informational article provided by the Justice Court. It’s not intended to be legal advice, but rather provides information to the public that will be helpful to understand available programs.

Be Better, Be Best, Bucks! In a few short weeks, the 2021-2022 school year will begin. The administration and I are excited to welcome back the staff and students.

Most of us hate to throw books away. There’s a visceral reaction to tossing a book in the trash. So most of us try to find somewhere else that might be able to use it. In Alpine, that place is usually Re-Reads.

A special session was called by Governor Abbott to enact a better voter system for Texas. The Democrats left the state so the legislature was left without a quorum. Now these Democrats believe they are on a mission of justice and humanity. They are not.