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Opinion
Before Mother’s Day, it’s Derby Day
“Weep no more my lady, Oh, weep no more today. We will sing one song, For My Old Kentucky Home, For My Old Kentucky Home, far away.” — “My Old Kentucky Home” by Stephen Collins Foster, known as “the father of American music.”
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alpine, I got hacked last week I have spent the last 10 days getting new personal and business bank accounts and all that entails: debit card-checks-on line banking, etc, getting my computer operational again and getting my life back together. Let me tell you that is not an easy project.
Dollar General
In spite of all the opposition to it, Dollar General has managed to get approval to build another store in Alpine. The most recent one is located in a residential neighborhood on the Fort Davis highway.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I’ve recently noticed a few State Flags being displayed with “Proud Democrat” printed on them. I couldn’t help but wonder what was it that makes these folks so proud. Might it be an elimination of U.S. energy independence causing high gas prices?
The infamous one-word sentence
“I tried to raise my children with patience, honesty and good manners, but they still ended up being like me.” — Author unknown but the concept understood Sharing child-rearing experience is a generational responsibility. We owe the next generation fair warning.
The time is now
Sul Ross State University has launched a new microsite to communicate our goals and strategies through 2027. It’s available to view at www.sulross.
Learning to drive in a real car
“You put your left foot in, you put your right foot in, you let your left foot out, and you jerk the car about.” — The Hokie Pokey stick shift driving school song Renewed my driver’s license a few weeks ago. Quite a few changes since I got my first license.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
After reading Alpine ISD Superintendent Michelle Rinehart’s opinion on state education funding, and her call for transparency, I wanted to know what the district spends per student. Not finding financial information in the ISD website, transparency??? I looked elsewhere.
Time to move on from vouchers
Right now, the Texas legislature is spending a disproportionate amount of time fighting over something that isn’t good for Texas and doesn’t align with Texan values: vouchers.
