Guest Column by Tom Purcell Springtime has arrived in Washington, D.C. The National Cherry Blossom festival is underway. Some 3,700 cherry trees, given to America by the Japanese in 1912, will soon be in full bloom. I lived in the D.C. area nearly eight years and always looked forward to this time o...

By Amy Kristin Sanders  and Rachel Davis Mersey The recent winter storm left millions of Texans without power to heat their homes or water to drink. It has shaken our state to its core. As a result, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, which dubs itself as Texas’ largest and oldest generation and tran...

by Ken Paulson When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down. Case in point is the recen...

We are getting closer to ringing in the new year, something that many of us have been longing for. When the ball dropped last year, none of us imagined 2020 would unfold a global pandemic, socially distanced holiday parties, losing loved ones to a virus, virtual education and many more moments that ...

It feels like 2020 has been around for about 10 years, and many of us are celebrating its goodbye and ready to kick this year to the curb. While I am one of these people, excited that 2020 will finally flee us, I have to step back and hope that some good came from this tumultuous year. First and for...

We can finally say that we are nearing the end of what has been the most eventful, and dare I say stressful, year that I have encountered in my 22 years of living. The world fell silent and isolated from the global pandemic. The silence did not last long due to the uproar of rallies fighting for equ...

On Nov. 3, Kyle voted yes on a $10 million parks bond that is not only going to provide must needed maintenance and upkeep of already existing park space, but it will also allow for work to begin on a massive regional sportsplex and festival grounds located in the Plum Creek area uptown near the bor...

By Ray Chávez The national debate over the selection of the next Supreme Court Justice has grabbed the attention of the public because of the long ranging effects that will emerge from that selection. But while the national attention is warranted, Texas voters need to focus their attention closer to...

by Jim Camp This 2020 election offers “Hays Co. Proposition A”: an opportunity for voters to create new parks, protect open spaces, and preserve natural areas. At haysparksforpeople.com you can find out more about this bond for sixteen parks and open space projects. By voting for Proposition A, Hays...

Home is the front line for the COVID-19 crisis unfolding in our nation. For many, we are finishing projects we’ve been meaning to tackle and spending time with family members who are usually too busy to sit for dinner at the table. How you spend time sheltering-in-place says a lot about the world yo...