Perspectives

An Eastland County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday as wildfires swept through several small Texas communities west of Dallas, destroying at least 50 homes and charring more than 54,000 acres as of Sunday.

Finally, people have found something to agree about.

Everybody I talk to thinks we are in the worst situation we have ever been in this country. However, as Darrell Royal used to say, “it’s hard to argue how poor you are when you’ve got a ham strapped on your back.” We have what others around the world dream about, being a U.S. citizen and yet only half of us vote in a presidential election and less than 10% in a bond election where each citizen will be obligated to pay back millions in debt. ompared to the rest of the world, we are floating on a cloud and complaining about why it can’t be perfect.