OUR TURN: Time to ramp up to project
A caring and civilized society looks after the less-fortunate and the physically challenged, rather than…
Editorial
OUR TURN: EDC shouldn’t back road to nowhere
The Marble Falls Economic Development Corp.’s decision to spend $700,000 on an engineering study in…
OUR TURN: Marble Falls affordable housing a good plan
A tax-credit package valued at $1 million is just the boost the city of Marble…
OUR TURN: Watch the road, schools start the 2010-2011 year this week
School starts this week, and that means motorists need to begin paying attention once again…
OUR TURN: Holbrook’s death reminder Texans don’t shirk duty
The death of Army Capt. Jason Ellis Holbrook — a former Burnet resident — is…
OUR TURN: Keep the parties coming, Marble Falls
In spite of all the recent talk about economic gloom, one thing remains clear: Marble…
OUR TURN: Libraries should remain open to all
The First Amendment says the government will make no laws establishing a religion, and also…
OUR TURN: Remember the reasons for Independence Day
July Fourth is here, and Americans should look at this as something more than an…
OUR TURN: LCRA must listen to the people
The people have spoken. The Burnet County Commissioners Court has spoken. And, most important, the…
OUR TURN: A day to honor all of our good fathers
Research tells us the influence of a father can last a lifetime. If the father…
OUR TURN: New councils, boards facing tough issues
Now that the elections are over, it is time to start building bridges. It is…
OUR TURN: Voting encouragement starts in the classroom
The abysmally low turnout during the Marble Falls municipal elections last weekend indicate the clear…
OUR TURN: Finding replacement for MFISD’s Warren won’t be an easy task
The Marble Falls Independent School District has a tall order in finding a replacement for…
OUR TURN: Support programs that preserve the environment
Though Earth Day was April 22, residents should work hard every day to protect the…
OUR TURN: Colt Elementary scare shows need for gun awareness
Cool heads and quick thinking prevailed earlier this month when an 8-year-old boy brought a…
OUR TURN: Online textbooks better for our schoolchildren
The time has come for Texas schools to keep pace with technology and abandon paper…
OUR TURN: Tea Party must decide on identity
The Tea Party needs to get an identity. The populist grassroots movement that decries Washington…
OUR TURN: Textbook revisions create opportunities for parents to be teachers
The State Board of Education is at it again, working to insert a skewed view…
OUR TURN: Rural Internet access crucial for U.S. growth
Even as all Americans have a right to access the airwaves for television and radio,…
OUR TURN: Colt Flight Week could be launching pad for future astronauts
Video: Watch it on the 3-23-10 newcast on ThePicayuneTV.com Critics of the U.S. education system…
OUR TURN: Squelching dissenters in Cottonwood Shores not democracy
The United States’ much-admired system of government is built on a premise that differing viewpoints…
OUR TURN: Burnet faces challenges with ambitious plan
Read his lips … Burnet Mayor Alan Smith doesn’t want any new taxes. Smith couldn’t…
OUR TURN: Public support of water conservation a good sign
In spite of the grim news that came out of a water-issues meeting last week…
OUR TURN: Recognize Marble Falls’ Harwood for advancing women’s status
March is National Women’s History Month, which recognizes the contributions of great American women to…