Opinion

Inflation is finally subsiding. It’s welcome news for families who’ve struggled to keep up with rising costs of food, fuel and transportation. Unfortunately, policymakers are considering a “can tax” that could increase certain grocery costs by up to 30%.

What kind of sweet deal did Putin give the Wagner private army leader to back off? Share power, money, have control over southern districts in Russia?

Like many residents of McAllen, I was very disappointed to hear about the potential departure of McAllen Superintendent Dr. J.A. Gonzalez, who reportedly is being courted by the Harlingen CISD. While I understand that no one is truly irreplaceable, I firmly believe that some individuals are exceptionally challenging to replace, and Dr. Gonzalez undoubtedly falls into the latter category. Losing him would be a tremendous loss for MISD. Replacing an outstanding superintendent is tedious, distracting and very, very expensive for a school district.

The indictment of ex-president Donald Trump is based on provable evidence. Trump has been going around the country complaining that he’s the victim of a witch hunt by Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, repeating this over and over. As usual he is lying to his gullible supporters.

People have completely lost their minds. It’s hard to figure out the cause. Just maybe it’s the climate change that is the cause of all these killings, judicial system losing its equilibrium and all others making inexplicable decisions.

Katie Mack’s article in The Washington Post on July 9 focused on her reaction to the news that gravitational waves have been found to constantly writhe and contort their way through the universe. That put me in mind of an article I originally wrote for the Mensa Bulletin and later made its way into the MIT physics newsletter. The music of the spheres is, indeed, a joyful noise.

I am a retired school psychologist with 20 years of experience working in public and private schools as well as mental health clinics. After retiring I pursued an master of divinity degree and pastored two congregations for an additional 12 years.

In a recent letter Ned Sheats states this country is full of “hate” and largely blames the Republicans. He states that during Barack Obama’s years in office, it was a time of sanity. He continues by alleging Republicans placed obstacles to prevent Obama from accomplishing several things during his terms in office.

"It’s an ugly day for ‘democracy’ when a sitting U.S. president running for re-election uses the Department of Justice to ‘indict’ and ‘arrest’ his leading opponent”; so tweeted Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott. Why would our supposedly intelligent governor tweet such nonsense? It’s not true and he knows it. Is he hoping the MAGA crowd he caters to will swallow it hook, line and sinker? It worked for Donald Trump, why not him?

Last year, like in several states previously, Texas struck a significant blow on behalf of taxpayers against the industry that has a powerful role in determining how much people pay for prescription drugs. The $165 million settlement with one of the nation’s large pharmacy benefit managers — for overcharging the Texas Medicaid program — sent an important message about oversight and accountability.