Columns
ROSS RAMSEY: Funding for rural broadband in Texas is in trouble. The pandemic might save it.
A state fund used to buttress rural telecommunications and internet services could run out of money before the…
Opinion
CHRIS CASTILLO — Federal death penalty will open more wounds
David Kaczynski, the brother of Ted Kaczynski, and I serve on the board of directors for a nationwide…
Opinion
I.C. MURRELL — Dear class of 2020 … always seek truth
To our local high school, junior college, college and higher education graduates: I hope you understand by…
Columns
BRAD ROBICHAUX — Take a lesson from Mid-County athletes
Do what needs to be done. It’s easy to say that, but much harder to follow through. Those…
Opinion
MARY MEAUX — Source of fires needs to be known
The recent fire at a once well-known home at 101 Gifford Pond Drive came almost four months after…
Opinion
MARY MEAUX — So many step up to help Southeast Texas first responders
If I’ve learned anything from living in this area for so long, it’s that the community always comes…
Opinion
CASSANDRA JENKINS — ‘Pass/Fail’ grading policies meet students, teachers halfway
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced schools would not be returning to campuses for the remainder of this…
Opinion
I.C. MURRELL — Timeline to open business can’t predict curve
A co-worker Wednesday asked me something pretty profound: “Do you ever find it inevitable that you will contract…
Opinion
BRAD ROBICHAUX — Jason Forward demonstrates achievement in time of COVID-19
I learned about it through Facebook. Jason Forward, who I met a few weeks ago when I paid…
News
I.C. MURRELL — Word of the year? You guessed it: Addendum
By now, the word “coronavirus” is deeply engrained into the English language. We know how to guard ourselves…