We have some cell phone lines here at The Community News that were originally on the AT&T network. Several years ago, due to AT&T’s customer service, or rather lack thereof, we switched to …
As the Aledo Bearcats take the field Friday night I will be passing the gavel as the president of the National Newspaper Association Foundation to Jeanne Straus of Chester, New York. It has been …
There have been very few moments in my life when I watched events I simply could not believe were happening. They were so far outside the realm of what I would have ever thought …
There were a couple of news items this last week that are noteworthy. First, an audit of the Texas Education Agency showed that it cannot be described as anything other than a bloated …
I have hesitated to wade into these waters, but I think something needs to be said to provide you a clear, unbending statement of our policies toward reporting in this newspaper. There is a …
One of the perks of my job is experiencing serendipitous events that have a lasting impact either on my life or the lives of others. One such event happened several years ago — I was covering …
As I write it is Wednesday, and after a full day yesterday I fielded the question “what happened to your face” in various forms several times. One person just came out and blurted “what …
I have seen a lot in my 31-years in the newspaper business, but this last week will be one for the books. Up until now this newspaper has never received a letter or letters from a lawyer …
In almost any human endeavor, there is what I will call “The Chair.” The Chair is where the person in charge sits. If you are an employer, a business owner, a coach, a teacher, an …
I have avoided weighing in on the debate about whether the Ten Commandments should be posted in Texas classrooms, but examining the issue has raised a lot of questions in my mind. My research …
As an adherent of Murphy’s Law (if anything can go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible moment) I have come to depend on it in some situations and attempt to use it to my advantage. Such …
In the fall of 1958, a scant two years after I was born, the people in Lubbock, Texas approved a bond issue to build new schools. Two years after that, my parents moved to Lubbock, and that same year …
But just as I say, It takes judgement, brains, and maturity to score In a baulk line game, I say that any boob can take And shove a ball in a pocket. Professor Harold Hill …
The Willow Park city council meeting on Aug. 12 continued what I would call an opaque brand of transparency in the city. For someone who ran on transparency, Mayor Teresa Palmer exercises selective …
I have said in the past that almost all elections are rigged, just not the way you think. The relatively rare instances of fraudulent voting has not, at least after numerous …
The phrase “artificial intelligence” has been around a long time, but only recently has it reached a level that can be potentially life-changing. I urge caution. Yep, artificial …
Last week I returned to the office after a hip replacement surgery in May. I am happy to be back and have a lot of thank yous to say. The staff at The Community News stepped up remarkably, not …
While no human pursuit can be unconditionally guaranteed, by the time you read this there is a good chance that my decrepit, arthritis-riddled right hip will be gone, replaced with a new space-age …
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 …
