Letters to the Editor

I have made at least a half dozen trips up the Texas and Louisiana coast over the past 10 years, have seen the many refineries and petrochemical plants around St. Charles, Beaumont, Port Arthur, the Houston Ship Channel, Baytown and Corpus Christi. I always return home grateful and relieved that where I live, the Rio GrandeValley, we have none of those. The defunct 1970s’ small Brownsville Union Carbide refinery left its legacy as a designated superfund site due to its nationally significant hazardous pollution of soils and/or groundwater.

On Memorial Day weekend I saw parades and marches and a gathering of people, and speeches given by our leaders to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I remembered my father, Manuel M. Moreno, who served during WWII.

Many well-intentioned Christians today believe the Bible teaches that faith alone is the way to salvation, that is, the way to solve all of earth’s individual and collective problems. The apostle Paul certainly emphasized a simple belief in Christ that activates God’s grace/blessings, and the Protestants of the Reformation adopted this as their mantra.

I read with interest the editorial in the VMS on Sunday, Oct. 10.  I learned that, "storms are a regular part of life on the coast."...

Good work, progressive Democrats. You have pointed out a bloated military budget, while noting that the nation needs numerous social needs. Yes, you’ve been blamed...

The question we need to ask is how many women in Texas will die having to resort to back-alley abortions. I’ve heard horror stories...

Do you know an emergency room nurse? Perhaps you may have visited an emergency department, and maybe one helped save your life. If so,...

Texas history has long forgotten the military contributions of Capt. Juan Seguin and his Tejanos for Texas independence from Mexico in five battles, including the battles...

The Romans knew with their 2,000 years of experience that the governing racket isn’t complicated. All you’ve got to do is to suppress the unwashed...

The ordeal is finally over. We are finally out of Afghanistan. We should be celebrating the fact that we have finally ended that 20-plus...