Opinion

There is a mayoral election Saturday, May 7, with early voting April 25-May 3 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The candidates are Catherine Eaves and Amit Rangra. There seems to be an enormous amount of voter apathy in Alpine for city elections, and only we can change that and let your vote be your voice.

Where did all the nurses go? One of my family members ended up in the ER for a week after a bad fall. The hospital we chose and its staff were wonderful in every way, but this time one important thing was missing - an appropriate number of nurses to deliver superior care.

Troubled times are here Troubled times are here. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see folks are nervous, irritable, worried, and, yes, downright scared.

This should make Americans ask the fundamental question, “What is the difference between what a public non-profit utility company provides and what a private for-profit oil company provides?” After all they both sell energy to all U.S. citizens.

Last week a West Texas spring “breeze” decided to throw stuff on, around, and off my roof at 2:30 a.m. When daylight arrived, I realized my carport roof had been lifted, and flying pieces of metal and lumber had also knocked the swamp cooler off my roof.

Spring activities are in full swing, and there is a new energy in the air on all the campuses. It seems like every day we have a different group of students headed out to compete in one area or another.

Nine years ago this month Netflix changed how we watch television. The streaming service released an entire season of its political drama, “House of Cards,” at once, enabling viewers to binge on 13 episodes.

I first heard of the broken window theory at the completion of my active duty in the U.S. Navy as I was pursuing a criminal justice degree in college at Sul Ross. The broken window theory concept is based on the idea that unimpeded dysfunction in communities results in further crime and anti-social habits.

My mother and father keep our old photos in their hall closet in a sturdy old Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Sifting through old photos is a glorious experience - one, we now know, that relieves aches and pains by calming the brain, according to a recent study.

There has been talk of closing access to Big Bend National Park area where that terrible act of vandalism took place by some thoughtless, immature, and disrespectful people. To the authorities of the park, I beg them not to close it and here is why.