We have been wanting to have a party for a long time and it just hasn’t happened, and I want to explain why. But before I do, let me tell you it’s not as bad as it sounds. I …
It was early September in 1963 when I first sat at my desk in Mrs. Sides’ first-grade classroom at Stewart Elementary School in Lubbock. My parents bought a house two blocks down on the same …
Public education is an important facet of life in Parker County. Good schools are one of the major engines of the economic growth of our county. And while we might all feel “sticker …
Politics is full of hyperbole. Donald Trump warned that if Joe Biden was elected. we wouldn’t have a country any more. Biden warns that democracy is at stake if Trump is re-elected. …
In politics, as in war, no campaign can truly be successful if the victor cannot win the hearts and minds of the vanquished. Some of the most trusted allies of the United States were its enemies …
“Shysters” is the only word I could think of to describe political operatives who are bombarding us with misleading mailers and billboards. I just got one in the mail yesterday. …
The May 6 Aledo ISD school bond election is about a month behind us but that doesn’t mean all of the business of the election is complete. The results are final — voters in the …
This week marks 28 years since I became owner of The Community News. We’ve seen a lot of changes over those years, from a one-elementary-school district to six, and number seven on the …
I received a text message a couple of days ago from “Bethany” at Texans for School Choice telling me that our state representative, Glenn Rogers, voted to ban school choice in …
“Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it; so that when Men come to be undeceiv’d, it is too late; the Jest is over, and the Tale has had its Effect…” - …
It has been a very interesting week around The Community News . As I write this it is Wednesday. Less than a week ago a huge crowd of people showed up at the crack of dawn in front of Bearcat …
On Nov. 4 the Aledo Ladycats’ volleyball team traveled to Bridgeport for the area championship game against Argyle. Aside from the match itself, there was one troubling incident that has …
Well, it’s been a while since I wrote anything in these pages and I thought I’d try to catch up a little. Things have been crazy busy here at TCN what with all the fall activities …
This issue (Sept. 2) of The Community News will reach you very late. We in “the media” are always pushing for transparency of government bodies, and I feel we as a newspaper, and I in …
