A friend who works in campaigns recently joked that there ought to be a mandatory, two-week respite from any kind of political talk immediately after Election Day.Fighting a bad cold and exhausted …
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By JOHN L MICEK, Guest Columnist
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11/26/18
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Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia. For years, I’ve done marketing communications work for technology companies. …
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By TOM PURCELL, Guest Columnist
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10/29/18
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I read the news today, oh boy. And by "read" I mean skimmed. And by "news" I mean aggregates. And by "today" I mean round-the-clock. And by "oh boy" I mean I'm suffering from email newsletter …
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By PETER FUNT, Guest Columnist
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11/1/18
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Baby-boomers and Generation X no doubt recall the days when they had to stay home from school and away from friends when they contracted chicken pox, measles or mumps. For many people, the …
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11/29/18
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As the latest Central American caravan presses North, it grows in size, and as of Monday reached more than 7,000-strong. Whether 700 or 7,000 migrants ever enter the U.S., their presence would be bad …
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By JOE GUZZARDI, Guest Columnist
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10/31/18
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During a tense week recently, pipe bombs mailed to former President Barack Obama, actor Robert DeNiro, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, the offices of CNN and at least a dozen other targets dominated the …
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By MARK DIMONDSTEIN, Guest Columnist
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11/29/18
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It’s quite simple, really.We Texans have a right to know how our taxpayer dollars are spent.It’s our money. We, the people, choose our government. Our elected public officials represent us. They …
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By KELLEY SHANNON, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
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9/13/18
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There are so many news stories, not all bad — but most of them not good — that occupy the dinner table discussions at my home. We’ve shed tears, shared frustrations, debated politics and …
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By SCOTT W. COLEMAN, Hill Country News
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5/24/18
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Leander resident Jeff Jenkins told Leander City Council members, “To take away voting places, you’re taking away someone’s right to vote." …
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5/24/18
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The dictionary definition of Liberty is: “the power or scope to act as one pleases,” and as Independence Day reminds us, we love to celebrate our liberty. But somehow in my lifetime, we have …
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By CHUCK ROBISON, Guest Columnist
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7/4/18
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The federal government has created yet another immigration employment hurdle for U.S. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workers, according to a new report. After obtaining data …
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By JOE GUZZARDI, Guest Columnist
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5/24/18
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For decades, Democratic and Republican White Houses have winked at border and interior immigration enforcement, tolerated catch and release, abided sanctuary cities, ignored visa overstays, looked …
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By JOE GUZZARDI, Guest Columnist
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7/4/18
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