Opinion

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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I must admit, I bristled upon hearing the paper was doing a feature on local first responders titles, “Hometown Heroes.” While I found it thoughtful that the community was interested in getting to know their local emergency personnel, I still found that the use of the word, “hero” troubled me.
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Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

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Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas Attorney General after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of bribery and misuse of office. Only two Republican senators joined the 12 Democrats in voting to convict him of some of the 16 charges heard by the Senate, with four other charges dismissed by the Senate, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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Why Bedias Here?

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Please know that Bedias folks’ items are welcome in our Madison County Champions exhibit. Yes, we know that Bedias lies in Grimes County, but it’s part of our culture here. For years it had its own school, with the school mascot an alligator. A “stuffed” alligator was displayed in that old gym.
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Musings of the Midway of Old

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You may recall me telling some stories from Madison County Memories Volume 1, a little blue book that I love. Today I’m sharing another one, “Midway Memories”, written by Winona Charlton Salinas. She ended it by saying “I express my thanks to our wonderful parents, Clarence and Minerva Charlton, for a happy childhood growing up in Midway.