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Just our Opinion

Blooms & Tunes

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Spring is in the air, and for the first time in a year, residents actually have a reason to get outside. The annual Bluebonnet Trails Festival is upon us, and taking center stage are the Texas state flowers. And aren’t they standing magnificent and tall?

Along roadsides and meadows, sometimes accented with Indian Paintbrush, the Bluebonnet is cause for more ooh and ahhs since the most recent firework show. Getting out and touring the area has brought plenty of encouragement to Texans.

Gun Control

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If it feels like the country has been careened into the left lane, passing the comforts of normal speed since experiencing a change at the wheel since January 20, you’re probably in the wrong lane. A series of driving patterns unseen before in the United States has caused Conservatives to wonder if the one at the wheel hijacked the vehicle.

Spring is calling!

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Spring is when nature comes back to life, or as the late comedian Robin Williams once said, “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’”

The dread and dead of late fall and winter, when overcast skies blanket the outdoors in gray, begin to turn a new leaf. Brighter colors of autumn that yielded to brown and gray and descriptions of drab and dusty, begin to bud with a new palette of fresh.

Granting credit where it's due

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Credit is due to several Ennis citizens for the recent recovery of a long-submerged 2012 Nissan Altima that was last driven by the late Emily Wade.

She went missing on a cold, rainy night on January 6, 2019. Clues pointed to Chambers Creek, four miles south of Hwy 287 on Ensign Road. In spite of vocal doubters and criticism by professional rescuers, she was discovered on January 21, 2019. Her car remained unaccounted for until 26-months later when low-waters and receding mud made its discovery possible on Saturday, March 6.

Your POV on wearing a mask

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Traveling can offer plenty of pleasant experiences. Different cultures, traditions, cuisine and modes of transportation are just a few of the unique things to observe.

About breathing and believing

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The truth about the safety of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus should be approximately the same coming from every doctor. That would make the answer fairly clear and simple. It would bring clarity to the decision about strapping on the protective covering or facing the elements without one.

Enlisting Harry and Sally

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America has the strongest, best equipped military in the world, though there are several who would welcome the opportunity to knock the Stars & Stripes down a notch or two.

Caring or covering up

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Work done on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge on many fronts, the least of which is keeping count.

Defending the unborn

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A Jan. 27 Marist poll by the Knights of Columbus showed the majority of Americans continue to support restrictions on abortion and that Americans are increasingly against taxpayer funding for abortion.

Telling the military to stand-down

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There are some people you don’t mess with. Anyone with a pit bull on a leash, a woman in sweats covered in tattoos, Chuck Norris at any age, Bear Grylls, Vladimir Putin – a black belt in taekwondo, J.D. Anderson breaking layers of ice with his head, Moustafa Ismail and his world’s largest 31- inch biceps or German bodybuilder Vito Pirbazari.

Then there’s Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies. Wee doggies, as Jed might say.