Peter Funt Give Donald Trump credit for one thing: The man knows how to make lemonade. Each time new charges are leveled against the former president, cash registers ring at the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee. Most of Trump’s appeals for money end with the message: “It’s because ofContinue Reading
Ken Bridges Change often came slowly to the South, but it often arrived with a whirlwind of effort pushing it along. Helen Stoddard, a force of nature unto herself, became a leader in the state with her efforts to defeat alcohol and promote women’s equality. Stoddard became an early professorContinue Reading
Hunter Bonner/MC Republican Assembly This past week, news was abuzz about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s return to the US Senate. Senator Feinstein returned in a wheelchair, and when spoken to by members of the press, seemed incoherent. At one point, she even asked, “Where are we at?” Feinstein has been sufferingContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon Note: Glenn is on vacation this summer and has provided a series of columns previously printed. Not all life skills are the same. Some are more important than others. One essential skill is learning to tell the difference between fact and fiction. We have to learn who isContinue Reading
Ken Bridges In so many ways, what was once science fiction is rapidly becoming a reality. Nanotechnology, once a seemingly impossible idea is now becoming the future of medicine and engineering, thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist, Nobel Prize winner, and the father of nanotechnology. Richard Errett SmalleyContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer For the first hundred years of American history, there was one cause of public debt: war. The United States of America started in debt, and it paid its bills. There wasn’t another spike in debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio until the American Civil War. At thisContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute It was Mother’s Day last Sunday. And for me it was one that hasn’t felt the same in over a decade— and it never will again. One’s mother is someone special – unique even – and once their gone, it’s never the same. Mother’s are bothContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Have you ever heard the saying “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”? I’ve heard it all my life. It served me as one of those wise sayings: use the right tool for a job. My dad would certainly agree. He wouldContinue Reading
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute It is Mother’s Day. And one that hasn’t felt the same in over a decade and it never will again. One’s mother is someone special – unique even – and once their gone, it’s never the same. Mother’s are both a blessing and a specialContinue Reading
This week the Texas Legislature did something they haven’t done since 1927 – expel a member of the House of Representatives and they did it unanimously. Former Royce City Representative Bryan Slaton was ejected from the House on Tuesday following his resignation on Monday. He was expelled after an investigationContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer Fox News just agreed to pay $787.5 million for lying about Dominion voting machines. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton offered to use $3.3 million of tax dollars to settle a whistleblower case. Donald Trump paid nearly $300,000 to cover up his extramarital affairs. It must be niceContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute By now, you’ve learned much about my grandmother’s second career as a community newspaper reporter. As such, you’ve learned how much her work, in our profession, influenced me and the direction my life would take. What I have not discussed much, though, was her first career. She wasContinue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer The Pledge of Allegiance ends with six memorable words: “With Liberty and Justice for All.” As we say these words, we are setting a standard for our own behavior. We will fight for liberty and justice for all. These are very powerful words also embody my ChristianContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute We just celebrated another Easter without her. Not having her for the holidays hearkens back to the words of an old Willie Nelson song: “And I still can’t believe you’re gone. But you’re gone. And I’m alone. And I’m still livin’. I don’t like it. But I’llContinue Reading
Scott Stebbins/VSA The most important document a veteran should have is their DD214. Your military discharge papers are officially known as DD Form 214. All veterans receive this Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty once they are out of the military. The DD214 is proof of your militaryContinue Reading
Ken Bridges James Throckmorton was a pioneer, doctor, lawyer, congressman, and governor. In spite of an impressive career, he often found himself caught between the great forces of history that were tearing the nation apart. Throckmorton was born in 1825 in Sparta in central Tennessee. His father was a physician and moved often. Eventually, the Throckmortons made their wayContinue Reading
Devlyn Brooks/Contributing writer My wife and I recently visited a new “super” Asian market here in town. We’d been talking about the “date” for a couple of weeks, as the opening of this large ethnic grocery store is a big step forward in the diversity of our food sources hereContinue Reading
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Along with her directness, my grandmother was poetic. This came from her astute study of the people, but people were not all she studied. Granny was also a student of animals. She once told me she couldn’t remember a time that her and my grandfather didn’t have pets. Continue Reading
Glenn Melancon/Contributing writer On July 25 2022, Daniel Perry shot and killed Garret Foster. Perry went to trial, and a jury of his peers found him guilty of murder. Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants this murderer to walk free. Foster had been part of a lawful assembly in Austin. HeContinue Reading
By Hunter Bonner/Contributing Writer House Bill 5089 Is Bad For Jefferson and Marion County This is not being overdramatic. This is not playing politics. Before we get into the explanation of HB5089, I urge Democrats and Republicans in our county to read what is in this article, because it affectsContinue Reading