Why 2 Never Advertise 4 Ever Unless You’re Always Up 4 the Down. By: Jack Walker Let me pump this dream through you, people of Abilene Texas and surrounding cities and towns—especially the spectacular arrangement of folks that have never seen a community newspaper before. Community newspapers are free.  They cost you nothing and the…

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The West Texas couples that have continued to go the distance

By: Floyd Miller Editor-In-Chief, West Texas Tribune We just thought we wanted to get away from 2020. The New Year gave us five days of hope and then January 6th came. It is another day that will live in Infamy. It is the day that President Trump orchestrated an insurrection from inside the Whitehouse. More…

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2020 has been very busy and a difficult year to maintain democracy in the United States.  With COVID-19’s threats that the U.S. Postal Service would not be able to properly deliver mail-in ballots, people were concerned whether to risk voting in person or to mail their ballets to the election offices.  Safety measures and COVID-19…

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The Nation Has Spoken             The voters of America turned out in record numbers to exercise one of the most sacred and patriotic duties.  Votes are being counted and recounted.  But as it now stands, President-Elect Joe Biden and VP-Elect Kamala Harris has received 306 electoral votes and 80.4 million votes.  President Trump and VP…

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I am pleased to announce that I am a candidate for Judge of the 104th District Court of Taylor County.  All who believe in the Constitution and rule of law should vote in the 2020 primary election.  Vote February 18-28 or March 3.  Anyone who resides in Taylor County can vote.  I hope readers of…

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The U.S. senator spoke at the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival in an interview with MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes. BY ABBY LIVINGSTON While U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz expressed unhappiness Saturday with some of Donald Trump’s comments related to the president’s call with Ukraine’s leader, the Texas Republican emphatically pushed back against the Democratic movement to impeach the commander in…

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Washington is in Austin this week for the annual Texas Tribune Festival. Author: Mari Salazar AUSTIN, Texas — The Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue was filled with people curious with what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had to say on Saturday night, especially since she’s an important character in the Ukraine scandal facing President Donald Trump. Throughout the three-day Texas…

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