Columns and Opinion

Quinn Memo

Grocery store visit Last week when I walked into the grocery, I was in no hurry. If I get home too early, my wife makes me work. Each time I enter that store, I scrub my hands with the free sanitizer. After a couple minutes, I am the model of sterility.
The Idle American

The Idle American

The Idle American

Memories of Needles… Show me someone who winces at the thought of hypodermic injections and chances are strong that such fears were birthed by some smart aleck kid who happens to be one or two school grades older.

The Richland Springs Report

If you had visited the new Filling Station Restaurant last Thursday, you would have been delighted to listen to three teachers singing away, in harmony, to the song selections on the radio. Elizabeth Johnson, Kristie Perry, and yours truly had a blast.
State Capital

State Capital

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Anti-gun violence protests and more school safety measures Anti-gun violence protests were held in multiple cities across the state over the weekend, while the state has imposed additional measures designed to strengthen school security.

The time to support local news is now

Congress has an opportunity to pass legislation that benefits all local citizens, businesses and even protects our democracy. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act, LJSA for short, should be included as part of any upcoming reconciliation bill that Congress is considering.

The Richland Springs Report

I just returned from a lovely three-day quilting retreat in Stonewall. For those of you who think we sit and talk all day, please let me disabuse you of that notion. Although we talk as we work, there is non-stop sewing and creating happening.
State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

TEA directed to make schools safer Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.