Opinion

By the time this devotional “hits the stands” we will have a new president and vice president. Some will be incredibly happy about that while others will deny the legitimacy of the recent election.

The New Year is upon us and so is National Soup Month. It is hard to believe.

CIn Jan. 10, 1776, impassioned Americans - from the streets of the Colonies to private meetings in taverns - were moved by an anonymous pamphlet calling for independence and liberty from Great Britain.

I don’t have a body with a soul, as I’ve been told. I a a as As I’ve long though, and as I’ve been taught.

The Scott’s Orioles and Black-chinned hummingbirds have long since moved south. The kingbirds and swallows are gone, and Common Poorwills no longer call in the evenings.

Feng-pin An, P.E., has been appointed as the new area for the Fort Stockton Area Office. In his new role, Feng-pin will oversee design and construction operations in Pecos, Reeves, and Terrell counties.

It is barely 9 o’clock on Monday morning and I have already been exposed to candle lighters and darkness cursers. A post on Facebook said it well.

The pandemic has brought with it many changes to our daily lives. One change is a reduction in traffic on the highways.

Without grace, our public discourse will continue to suffer. “Grace;’ according to, Dictionary.com, has more than one meaning, but all of them are powerful.

As 2021 gets underway, so too will the 87th Texas Legislative Session, and this one promises to be unlike any other in recent history. The coronavirus threat will loom large, dramatically changing both the topics considered by lawmakers and the process by which they do so.