From The Superintendent: Welcome Back To School

It’s certainly wonderful to have students back in our buildings. During the summer months, our staff was busy completing many projects. Most of our classrooms have Smart Boards but we upgraded 22 rooms throughout the district with a newer model.

Saving The Planet Means Fighting Bipartisan Corruption

Burning fossil fuels boils our planet — that much is generally well known. But often these fuels do serious damage before they ever get to market. They spill out of pipelines, poison groundwater, or explode on trains.

Your Vote, Your Voice Don’t Waste It

More than a year out from the 2020 presidential election, we’re already starting to see “spoiler” fear-mongering from supporters of America’s two largest political parties and their candidates.

Association of Mature American Citizens Snippets For The Week

It’s never too late Ask any mother and she’ll tell you that birthing a baby is painful but a joy, nonetheless. Having twins, most would say, is twice the bliss and twice the hurt, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].

Constitution Day Commemorates the Formation of the U.S. Constitution

Although many people are unaware of it, we have an important holiday next week. Constitution Day will fall on September 17 and commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine of our country’s Founding Fathers.

Don’t Subsidize Companies That Silence Workers

As Labor Day approaches, a critical question arises: Will America finally grant its workers First Amendment rights? The Constitution guarantees “freedom of speech,” the right to “peaceably assembly,” and the right to petition for “a redress of grievances.

Letter To The Editor

Just the thought of this hospital closing breaks my heart. If it were not for the Cordell hospital I would be a widow now. Dr. Bob Abernathy, Dr. Darrell Hill, and the nursing staff have saved my husband’s life at least three times in the last three years. As a former lab tech.

Trump’s Bailouts Didn’t Benefit Most Farmers

Donald Trump loves farmers. We know this because he says so. “Farmers, I LOVE YOU!” he declared in December. But he’s been “loving” them to death, with policies that are causing farm prices to tumble, miring our ag economy in the ditch and creating a rising tsunami of farm bankruptcies.

Will The DNC Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory, Again?

President Donald Trump faces an exceedingly narrow path to re-election in 2020. In order to beat him, the Democratic nominee only needs to pick up 38 electoral votes.

Letter To The Editor

Is your life worth your spending a penny on a $1.00 purchase, or a dollar per $100.00 that you spend in Cordell? Hopefully it is! It certainly is to us!