Invitation to All Points: Big cities and their demand for water
Monday, Jun. 17, 2013
The Supreme Court’s decision that Oklahoma doesn’t have to sell water to the Tarrant Regional Water District means Fort Worth and Dallas may become very unpopular across North Texas. It puts more pressure on the thirsty big cities to increase supplies in ways like building the Marvin Nichols Reservoir near Mount Pleasant, where the project is very unpopular. Are we bad guys when it comes to water?
Surveillance: A check on terrorism or an assault on our treasured liberty?
Sunday, Jun. 16, 2013
News that the National Security Agency and the FBI have been tapping into online traffic at nine leading U.S. Internet companies comes on the heels of revelations that the NSA for years has been collecting the phone records of Verizon customers. Is this what it takes to make us safer in a world beset by terrorism? Or has government surveillance simply gone too far?
Letters: IRS dinosaur; Oklahoma water; Susan Rice
Friday, Jun. 14, 2013
In 1940, my father permitted the Republican Party in San Antonio to hold a convention in his place of business. In the following months, he was audited by the IRS and some other lettered agencies.
Invitation to All Points: Big cities and their demand for water
Sunday, Jun. 16, 2013
The Supreme Court’s decision that Oklahoma doesn’t have to sell water to the Tarrant Regional Water District means Fort Worth and Dallas may become very unpopular across North Texas. It puts more pressure on the thirsty big cities to increase supplies in ways like building the Marvin Nichols Reservoir near Mount Pleasant, where the project is very unpopular. Are we bad guys when it comes to water?
Letters: Standing up for West; abuse of power; dangerous fervor in Joshua
Saturday, Jun. 15, 2013
The town of West is in obvious need of assistance to repair the damages caused by the explosion. Our state authorities are complaining about the callousness of FEMA in denying funds to repair all the damage to infrastructure. It seems that damages not covered by insurance are in the vicinity of $40 million.
Tone-deaf Republican
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013
I’m glad that Ken Emanuelson, co-founder of the Dallas Tea Party, clarified the silly remarks he made last month regarding “black people” voting that was the subject of Bud Kennedy’s column. (See: “Fort Worth Democrat Veasey irked at Dallas Republican’s comment,” June 6)
Obama test
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013
To all those who failed the Obama “test” in November 2012, there is a remedial summer class now available.
Grapevine grumpiness
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
It seems that some people can only deride and complain. (See: “Grapevine democracy”)
Hasan mystery
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
How in the world did U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan get credentials to be a psychiatrist?
Prayers answered
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013
I want to respond to the June 6 letter about “Prayer failure.” The writer stated in part, “praying is a waste of time. Nothing fails like prayer.”
