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Whether you like Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or not, he is...
Judge Bob Hurley
Atascosa County Judge’s Report
I have started a “Hero Businesses of Atascosa County” list. This is to be a list of businesses that put...
Mayor Travis Hall
Mayor’s Message – Pleasanton
Greetings from the Mayor’s office: Do you believe the numbers? Do you trust the numbers? The numbers I’m referring to...
Sue Brown’s The Way I See It
The Way I Saw It
A fter enjoying almost 17 years of writing my weekly thoughts, promoting our communities, praising folks, honoring people, poking fun...
Ed Sterling
Department of Defense sends teams to assist hospitals in COVID-19 crisis
COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical...
Paul Michael Jones
Leaping electricity
When we were kids, my brothers and I would wield electricity like mad magicians. Our wizardry was best wrung from...
Chief Priest
Chief Priest’s Weekly Report
Greetings from Lytle PD, Another slow week. It was hot, but at least we had a little rain. Officers handled...
Warren Domke
Goals for life
One of the most important principles in military strategy is to have an objective. Those who study military history and...
Guest Columns and Opinions
Historically Speaking
Hello, Atascosa County! Last week I left you with part 1 of a brief narrative of two important local citizens....
Mayor’s Message – Poteet
This is going to be a busy month, August, for the Poteet City Council. Aside from our regularly scheduled monthly...
Letter to the Editor
Just a reminder to the public what all your volunteer firefighters do. Their mission is to save lives, protect property...
A day without police
Have you ever stopped to think about why we really have cops in a free society? The concept is not...
Letter to the Editor
Purple Heart A few years back, there was a big manhunt for an armed jail escapee who was holed up...
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