Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks big about his love, love, love for private enterprise — how his state doesn’t tax big incomes and regulates with a light hand. The actual performance of Texas companies — relatively mediocre of late – will not be helped by Abbott’s lust to invade ...
As police misbehavior goes, it was a small thing. No one was killed, or shot, or even arrested. But in a sense, that gives it all the more impact. Shorn of the distracting emotionalism of bloodshed or false arrest, last week’s video recording of an incident between a subway rider and two ...
There was a bit of drama at the Preston County Board of Education meeting at the beginning of the week (which is, unfortunately, becoming the norm nationwide). The Preston BOE heard from Rodney Zinn — a frequent attendee of the board meetings lately, often to protest mask wearing in ...
by Tyler Cowen I am increasingly disturbed by what I call “mask apartheid.” If you have attended a conference or public event recently, you may have noticed it: The wealthier attendees are not usually wearing masks, but the poorer servers and staff almost always are. Even if ...
by Amber Tichnell I know this is a very difficult time for our state, country and world. I’d like to speak to you as a minority that I don’t think has had much if a voice in the public arena. I have a Primary Immune Deficiency (PID — specifically, Common Variable Immune ...
Protestors shouldn’t get front-page photos It has happened again! I opened the paper Saturday, Sept. 4, to find a photo of mothers in Preston County protesting the mandating of mask-wearing. The Sunday, Aug. 29, front-page photo of healthcare workers protesting mandating COVID-19 ...