Dear Editor: Starting October 23- November 3 and on Election Day November 7, you have an opportunity to vote FOR Prop 9, a TRS Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for over 420,00 TRS public education retirees- teachers, administrative personnel, school bus drivers, janitors, maintenance workers, nurses...

Dear Editor: But it’s only October ! Thanksgiving is over a month away ------ the 4th Thursday in November. So WHY am I writing about THANKSGIVING ? Well, because we are all making plans as to travel, menus, who to invite, and should we leave an empty seat at the table ? But, come to think about it,...

Dear Editor: I began my 43-year teaching career in 1975, when what is now known as the “Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) was enacted. This law guarantees “a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and relate...

Dear Editor: I love rainwater You know why? Because it makes me feel secure. When the wells dry up and the lakes dry up and we're still waiting for salt desalination to get ocean water to our homes, I will be secure with my clean cistern of rain water. I have a concrete cistern built into the ground...

Dear Editor: I have lived in Buda for over 20 years and my neighborhood, Creekside Park, has 2 entrances and exits onto FM 967 and that road has become extremely overcrowded and dangerous.  Milestone wants to build a development called Persimmon on 775 acres, with 2000 homes, that front onto 967 and...

Dear Editor: Thank you Free Press/News Dispatch for covering the Milestone Hays Commons issue in Hays City (and the other Milestone proposals in Buda). For well over a year, citizens in many northern Hays County neighborhoods have followed Milestone's proposal for development on the 300+ acres near ...

Dear Editor: Just Like a Nut That Falls . . . . . . . I'm a little cracked that's all. Boom, Boom, here comes my Kitty Cart, my Bus . . . . to take me back to the Nutty Factory. . . . . . a jingle I learned at Girl Scout Camp on Lake Travis back in the 50's. Little then did I ever dream that this li...

Dear Editor: Why do men oppose abortion? They are the breadwinners! The majority of the Supreme Court Justices are men according to the last PBS photo. How many of these men voted against abortion? How many have children? Grandchildren? Of course, I doubt Supreme Court Justices are poor. I wonder if...

Dear Editor: I am a current graduate student attending the University of Texas at Arlington. I am working towards receiving my Master’s degree in Social Work, and for an assignment, I am reaching out to discuss the school districts within Hays county, more specifically, located within Kyle city limi...

Dear Editor: NAZI SYMBOLS To those who parade with Nazi banners, spray paint them on buildings, and now it seems, laser light them on taller buildings, I have this to say: This is NOT play. This is NOT cute. This is DANGEROUS ... an affront on what all TRUE AMERICANS hold dear ... the belief that AL...