Category: Viewpoints

  (As amended by the Supreme Court of Texas through August 22, 2002) Preamble Our legal system is based on the principle that an independent, fair and competent judiciary will interpret and apply the laws that govern us. The...

  Dear Editor, We want to give recognition to the men and women that volunteer for the local fire departments.  These fire fighters from Fairfield, Butler, Dew and Southern Oaks are of great value to the citizens of...

  Dear Editor, We, the undersigned, are members of VFW Post 5872 in Fairfield and we regularly attend the Post meetings.  As such, we want to express our support for our current Post Commander, Roger Brooke.  We...

  Have you ever had one of those days, weeks, or months when everything seems to go wrong?  You might get so use to everything going wrong that nothing surprises you and you don’t even wait for the other shoe to drop. ...

Perhaps you are familiar with David Brainerd (1718-1747), faithful missionary to the Delaware Indians. I have pasted below his January 1, 1746 journal entry written when he was 28 years old. It is sobering and convicting and...