Opinion

Elections and results As a child I learned several ‘’life lessons’’ as all children do. I learned from playing games - sports games, card games, board games and even video games - that there will be a winner and there will be a loser.

Bon Voyage Karen Our dear friend and neighbor Karen Williams is moving to Oregon. Karen has been a vital part of our community for 46 years.

The dumbest collective human experience we exercise twice a year is switching our clocks forward one hour, then back one hour just four months later. We are the only species that compensates for the tilt of the axis of the earth, other than the folks in Hawaii and Arizona.

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We are better together. At Alpine ISD, partnership is more than a buzzword.

The Hal Flanders Recycling Center is source separated, which means visitors separate their own recycling at home or on-site. The job of a recycling tech is very important. They assist and educate visitors on how and where to place recycling items. Their goal is to keep recycling streams clean with minimal contamination, and to prevent loads from being landfilled.

The proposed brewery on Alpine’s historic Murphy Street and historic Southside Barrio has created concern for us and our neighbors. The Fielders said they have talked with all the immediate neighbors about the proposed brewery, and to all the businesses on Murphy Street.

The coming of the Chisos Brewery to Murphy Street on the city’s burgeoning south side is about the best news story I have seen since moving here nine years ago. Construction is due soon, with completion a few months after that.

To brew or not to brew Let’s talk about the brewery. I think I’m for it.

On Dec. 31 I will walk out of the Brewster County Courthouse as your county judge for the last time. I must admit there is a sense of impending loss that seems to be stirring deep down in the hidden regions of my subconscious. Well, I guess no more hidden regions since I just fully disclosed. So, with that being said, let’s take a look at turning the page.