Three movements occurred last week in a legal battle over whether the state of Texas will allow health services to be rendered by Planned Parenthood affiliate clinics under the federal and state funded Women’s Health Program.
We have been hearing on the television a lot about reverse mortgages.
James H. Kohler is a friend and a fine Constable. The old saw of, “If the wheel ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies when considering his past and potential future service in Precinct 2. He deserves the support of everyone in the upcoming election. James is a solid citizen by any measurement and his worth [...]
I want to start off by saying that I enjoy your paper, and read it regularly while on my lunch breaks (I’m a cardiac nurse at Seton Hays). I’m hoping you can help me (and many others) with a growing danger in Kyle, Tx either by bringing awareness or bringing change: the two-way, awkward access [...]
Thank you for the article in last week’s Hays Free Press on the CSCOPE curriculum in Hays CISD. I would like to clarify and expand upon a couple of statements attributed to me in the article. I was quoted as saying “For me, CSCOPE is great.” To give that statement a little more context, in [...]
My name is William Doherty, but everyone knows me as Pee Wee. I was born in Buda and have lived in Hays County my entire life. I’ve been a small businessman, active in the community and active in my church. I have been fortunate enough to have known every Hays County sheriff since the 1950s. [...]
Viola Virginia Roach, 87, joined Our Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Anna Schmidt; brothers Clifford, Curtis, and Joe Schmidt; husband Burris Roach; and daughter Kimberly Ann. Viola was born in Mendoza, Texas, in 1925, and lived [...]
Of Cabbages and Kings By BOB BARTON This month is crowded with elections – Hays school board, Republican and Democratic primaries in strange and odd-shaped precincts, and a local option proposition involving the expansion of restaurant opportunities in the City of Kyle. Early voting on all except the party primaries is already underway – [...]
Historical Tidbits By DONN BROOKS Ike stands tall. No, I am not referring to Dwight David Eisenhower’s command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied European Forces during World War II. I am not commenting on his integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, nor his building of the interstate highway system. He stands tall [...]
Letters From Linden By JACK LINDEN Guadalupe County is again faced with the controversy of having a landfill located in the eastern part of the county. The landfill company is assuring county residents that it will be environmentally friendly – that precautions are being made to protect the groundwater from possible landfill seepage. But questions [...]
