Opinion

Pro golfer John Rahm, ranked No. 3 in the world, exhibited COVID symptoms of a six-point lead and a hole in one during the PGA Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on the day he tested positive. It may be concluded that the virus is a stroke enhancer. The medical protocol that forced his withdrawal from the tournament brought on the sessile malaise favored by scientists.

As a long time reader of the local and regional West Texas papers, it is disheartening to once again see Alpine city politics get ugly. I follow the news as best that I am able from a distance, because I love Alpine.

The Manuela Vega family would like to take this opportunity to thank family, friends, and the Guadalupanas for the food, thoughts, and prayers during the loss of our beloved mother Manuela. During times like this, we realize how much friends and relatives really mean.

Right now parents are being pressured to give an experimental injection to their children. It is not legal to put any conditions on any person, let alone a child, to have this vaccine.

“And the seasons they go round and round, the painted ponies go up and down, We’re captive on the carousel of time.” The 1970s song by Joni Mitchell captures what it feels like to watch Alpine city council use personal grievances to try and steer our lovely town of Alpine. After reading last week’s letter by Dale Christophersen, I join him in the hope that our newly configured city council would use integrity, clear facts, and hard work.

For those of you who still obey bogus face mask orders coming from narcissistic autocrats, here are some things they’ve been suppressing and may be blocked from your conscious mind. In the beginning we were told not to wear masks.

“Would you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness….Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” - Lao-tzu

An old saying tells us that if a bird poops on your head, it’s a sign of good luck. Well, lucky or not, Texans have a higher chance of this occurrence than most.

With the recommendation to inject children, the promise of booster shoots for adults, and enormous social pressure to be injected, it is time to demand what is ours by law, informed consent. Here are some minimum conditions of informed consent.

I became a licensed tree expert by examination in Illinois in 1975, and a certified arborist in California in 1999. My experience is vast, beginning in Atlanta, Ga., in 1973 and working in 20 states and five Canadian provinces, retiring last year.