GUEST VIEW: Sunshine Week: Taking a stand against public information blackouts
By Kelley Shannon
Shining light on our government through public information helps us ask questions of elected officials – and hold them accountable.
Sunshine Week, taking...
GUEST VIEW: Texas oil and gas rewrote the record books in 2023
By Todd Staples
American energy leadership starts in Texas. This is the undeniable conclusion from the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s annual Energy & Economic...
GUEST VIEW: Positive outlook right here in Ector County
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...
GUEST VIEW: Water for Peace
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’
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
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...
GUEST VIEW: Special thanks to voters
By Ronnie Lewis
The election is over and voters came out and voted for change in our local GOP. Hopefully, we can unite and get...
LANDGRAF: Embracing a bright future
By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf
As the dust settles after the Texas primary elections, I find myself filled with optimism and hope for the future...
GUEST VIEW: Is another child tax credit expansion really the best way to help...
By Veronique de Rugy
In the well-intentioned rush to support American families by expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC), critical questions are often ignored: Aren’t...
GUEST VIEW: I thought I’d rested my case
By Ronnie Lewis
In my last letter I laid out the facts that I had exposed over the year regarding Tisha Crow and her appointed...