Perspectives

Record blizzard buries Panhandle, South Plains

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 12:00am

Looking down on snow-covered northwestern Texas from a private plane on Feb. 4, 1956, a photographer for the Associated Press likened the “gigantic, white no man’s land” to “a huge white sheet thrown over a world-sized bed (with) no sign of roads or people.”

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Lawmakers push $15K teacher raises

Sat, 02/04/2023 - 12:00am

A group of House Democrats is proposing a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25% raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, announced the bill last week and was joined by Democratic legislators and teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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Tech giants should compensate

Sat, 02/04/2023 - 12:00am

In its infinite wisdom, Congress let the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) die a silent death after having had it on the front burners for the past couple of years. I hope our industry is not doing the same.