Sustainability. It’s long been a catchword in national and global ecological discussions. It now needs to become a more critical word for government spending – not only at the federal level, but e...
Who needs jobs when you’ve got government health care? It seems as though the Obama administration is tone-deaf. The nation, which is suffering through an extended recession, is crying out for “jobs, jobs and more jobs.” Instead, President Obama and t...
Stasny-DeWitt runoff extends primary season one more month As various media sources last night noted, it’s down to Perry vs. White for the Texas governor’s race in November. No runoff will be needed in the gubernatorial race as Gov. Rick Perry, a 10-year ...
Hear, hear for hospitals, highways and voters at the polls Several Bee Countians deserve our praise following developments revealed this week. First, Jerry Rodriguez, Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville chief operating officer and vice president, announced t...
Score one for the voters, chamber It’s not the Olympics with a panel of judges recording decimal-pointed scores, but there were most certainly winners at Monday’s candidates forum. Regardless of how the election turns out for the ...
Know the candidates, cast an informed ballot Are you planning to vote for Bill White or Farouk Shami, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina or Rick Perry for Texas governor? Early voting in the March 2 Democratic and Republican primary election...
Moving into modern era
of border law enforcement In what might appear to be a scene right out of one of those reality TV shows involving law enforcement chases, Bee County sheriff’s deputies may soon be equipped with the latest in high-tech gear...
Regular readers are no doubt familiar with this newspaper’s position on economic development in Bee County. Simply put: we’re all in the same boat and it’s too small to split our efforts and dupli...
Despite the cold and rainy weather, the Bee County Expo Center is a flurry of activity. Many youths’ livestock and homemaking entries, as well as some adults’, have been checked in and judged, yet...
Last Saturday’s open house of the newly renovated Patterson Student Center on the Boothe Campus of the South Texas Children’s Home near Mineral was a feel-good event. First, the new facility is go...
Our own Congressman Rubén Hinojosa should be one of the Washington, D.C., big government Democrats deeply concerned by Tuesday’s special election in Massachusetts. The shocking win by Republican S...
Again we commend the organizers and community leaders for their participation in Beeville’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. march and ceremony, held Monday on his birthday observance. Although the numb...
Once again the world can only watch and wonder following a massive natural disaster – Tuesday’s tragic earthquake in Haiti which caused catastrophic destruction and loss of life, probably more tha...