SULLUM: Expanding the drug war to include tobacco would be a big mistake

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Last month, New Zealand scrapped a law that would have gradually prohibited tobacco products by banning sales to anyone born after 2008. But Brookline,...

GUEST VIEW: Positive outlook right here in Ector County

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By Judge Dustin Fawcett Can you feel it? I’m not talking about the intensity of primary elections, the looming November Presidential Election, or anything...

CHAREN: There’s another way Trump could get immunity

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Apparently interpreting the Supreme Court’s decision on the 14th Amendment as a personal vote of confidence, Donald Trump pushed his luck, urging the justices...

TEXAS VIEW: Abbott’s Super Tuesday triumph in voucher battle is no win for Texas

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Our own Captain Ahab, otherwise known as Gov. Greg Abbott, managed to plunge his harpoon into the belly of the great whale last week....

ESTRICH: The State of the Union

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The Republicans should be mortified. In fact, by all accounts, they are. Rolling Stone featured an entire article quoting their reactions to Alabama Sen....

TEXAS VIEW: Sobering Stats: TxDOT numbers offer compelling reasons to drive sober during spring...

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Before getting a few well-deserved off days for spring break, several local high schoolers were putting in work as the Angelina County Drug-Free All-Stars...

ESTRICH: When is rape not real rape?

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It's a question I've been writing about for more than 40 years, since I found myself in the back of a police car explaining...

GUEST VIEW: Water for Peace

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By Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI The annual World Water Day is celebrated on March 22nd, 2024. This day focuses on the gratitude we owe our...

DAWNINGS: ’Springtime of the Soul’

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By Rev. Dr. Dawn Darwin Weaks Pastor, Connection Christian Church “People never change.” “Once people show you who they are, believe them.” “A leopard never changes...

GUEST VIEW: Kroger-Albertsons merger will promote competition

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By Trey Price A flurry of lawsuits regarding the potential Kroger-Albertsons merger, culminating in a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, has brought the issue...