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Five years out from the COVID crazy
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Five years out from the COVID crazy
Ken Esten Cooke 
March 4, 2026
Texas Type It kind of seems like a bad dream. Perusing our newspaper files from exactly five years ago, the coronavirus, COVID19, had just hit American shores. The Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet, and then the town, state and much of the nation closed up shop. It was surreal. We had deal...
An enchanting park closes in on 50 years
Commentary
An enchanting park closes in on 50 years
March 4, 2026
Iconic Enchanted Rock is a huge draw for visitors, and a Texas treasure In geologic time, 48 years is hardly the blink of an eye. But on March 1, 1978, a gift was made to preserve and share one of our geologic treasures. That day, The Nature Conservancy of Texas purchased Enchanted Rock for $1.3 mil...
St. Anthony’s Business College
Commentary
LOOKING BACK AT
St. Anthony’s Business College
Hindsights Michael Barr 
February 25, 2026
don’t often admit this, but I took a typing class in high school. Mrs. Wright did her best, but I never learned to type very well. The logic of the keyboard still escapes me. I once read a story that claimed early typewriter manufacturers laid out the keyboard to make typing as difficult as possible...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Promises kept?
February 25, 2026
Vote in primaries All candidates for public office must first face voters in a primary election. That fact alone should create a competitive environme...
Public schools are society’s cornerstone
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Public schools are society’s cornerstone
February 25, 2026
Funding cuts must stop for entities that educate 9 out of 10 children Public Schools Week is Feb. 23-27 and Texas celebrates March 2-6, and these are ...
Commentary
Russia does not seek peace with Ukraine
February 25, 2026
R ussia launched its unprovoked, full-scale invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine, four years ago today, and Ukrainians have been fighting ever since. For...
Early voting period ends February 27
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Early voting period ends February 27
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
February 25, 2026
Early voting in the March 3 primary ends on Friday, Feb. 27. Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas has 18.7 million registered vot...
Who will watch those watching us?
Commentary
Who will watch those watching us?
Ken Esten Cooke 
February 25, 2026
Texas Type Remember that cheesy 1980s song “Private Eyes” by Hall & Oates? That tune is in my head as social media and app development companies pry a...
Radical disunity: The cyclic nature of American unrest
Commentary
Radical disunity: The cyclic nature of American unrest
Guest column By James T. Schultz 
February 18, 2026
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” — Ecclesiastes 1:9 “We are living the worst ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Oppose huge project
Vote count expert 
February 18, 2026
Vote count expert I encourage everyone in our community to take the time to read Scott Netherland’s article on hand counting versus machine counting; ...
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