Opinion

I haven’t gone camping in a tent in a long time. I grew up camping and, for much of that time, it was in a tent.

White men are coming out, but not in the way you might think. Before more than 190,000 men joined a “White Dudes for Harris” call on July 29, the common wisdom parroted by the media is that most white men support extreme right causes and candidates.

TO THE EDITOR, The Sealy American Legion Post 442 would recognize John R Selman and Maggie B Selman Foundation and The Abe and Irene Levine Foundation for their donations to the Sealy American Legion. These funds are already earmarked for some much-needed repairs to our Kitchen and Hall.

A federal investigation into five state facilities concluded children in custody face excessive force, sexual abuse and a lack of vital services, The Dallas Morning News reported. At a news conference last week, Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said children held in those facilities are not receiving the treatment and rehabilitation they are supposed to get.

We urgently need to engage more young people in our electoral process. Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race paves the way for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to go the extra mile to close the enthusiasm gap and re-engage young people if they want to win the presidency. So far, this has been a glaring shortfall for both major presidential campaigns.

Veterans’ Service Officer for Austin County Hello to all veterans in Austin County. My name is Wayne Cox and I recently had the honor of being named Austin County Veteran’s Service Officer by Austin County Commissioners Court. I proudly served 20 years active and reserve in the United States Naval Reserve retiring as a Lieutenant Commander.

Prisons all across Texas will again be feeling the heat this summer, creating dangerous conditions for the inmates — most of whom are nonviolent offenders — serving their time before reentering society as well those who must report every day to work in those sweltering environs.

Immediately after the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, we have heard Republicans and Democrats calling for a change in campaign rhetoric. While the shooting might or might not have been politically motivated, concern has been growing about violence being inspired by overheated, aggressive comments from those running for office.