Forty years ago turning the Post Office Department into a semiprivate operation seemed like a good idea and it got a lot of bipartisan support...

In the fall of 1981, my cousin, Mary Eula Sears, was burglarized, tortured and left in a closet, where she bled to death. That summer,...

A year or two ago, I received this e-mail. The writer was upset with me for arguing that school principals should have the power to...

Do you know how the city of Abilene works? What have you done to make Abilene a better place to live?

This is a critical time in the history and progress of Abilene ISD. As you have likely seen in recent media coverage, the Texas Education...

WASHINGTON -- That birthday card from Grandma with the $20 bill tucked inside could be a thing of the past, thanks to your government.

Environmentally sensitive motorists will soon be able to make a major statement about their beliefs, but it will cost them.

Muslim leaders in New York recently announced plans to build Cordoba House, a 13-story Islamic community and prayer center, not far from where the World...

WASHINGTON -- When people think of New Orleans, most think of jazz, hurricane cocktails, Katrina -- and now the oil spill in the Gulf of...

Keep an eye on the Austin-based Pecan Street Project.

No, it's not an effort to promote pecans. It has nothing to do with streets. It's about...

A Gallup poll reveals that only 11 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in Congress, and though it's the lowest ranking ever,...

A perfect shiny summer day and a crowd of jittery children in clusters on the corner, about to board a yellow bus, their backpacks in...

If pumping money into people's pockets stimulates the economy, then vacuuming money from their pockets should depress the economy. Given how sad today's economy is,...

Three adjacent stories landed on the same page of my local newspaper this morning. Taken together, they add up to a message that is probably...

Maxine Stevens, Hawley

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Keith Garner, Abilene

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