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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM

Opinion

Thankful for where I am today
Thankful for where I am today
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward (1921—1994), American motivational writer. It’s Thanksgiving week by tradition. 11/23/2022 07:12 AM
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, Five years ago, the Taylor Christmas Parade is what charmed the heart of this big-city girl and convinced me to put down roots in Taylor. Growing up in inner-city Dallas, I had never before witnessed such familyfriendly, Christian goodwill as I saw parading down Main Street. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM
Recognizing how newspapers make a difference
Recognizing how newspapers make a difference
National Newspaper Week begins Oct. 2. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
TURNOUT DROPS IN RECENT ELECTION Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM
Weed patrol: weeds beget weeds! Part two
Weed patrol: weeds beget weeds! Part two
This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley. 11/19/2022 08:19 AM
Always said if I saw one, I would buy it
Always said if I saw one, I would buy it
remember, All my life, though some have changed. Some forever, not for better. 11/16/2022 11:13 AM
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
PANIC BUTTONS, LOCKED DOORS FOR TEXAS SCHOOLS Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency. 11/11/2022 10:38 PM
Next step in the process
Next step in the process
This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press. 11/11/2022 10:38 PM
That's what I think about on Veterans Day
That's what I think about on Veterans Day
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis, (1890 –1958) American news reporter, author, and Peabody Award recipient. What comes to mind when someone says, “Veterans Day?” I think about many things. 11/09/2022 09:13 AM
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
DPS DIRECTOR SAYS HE WON’T RESIGN Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw is fending off calls for his resignation in light of his department’s handling of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde last May, in which 19 students and two teachers died. However, McCraw said “every responding officer needs to be accountable for their actions,” according to the Austin American-Statesman. 11/05/2022 10:19 AM
Is Taylor ready for gentrification?
Is Taylor ready for gentrification?
This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press. 11/05/2022 10:19 AM
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS | by Gary Borders
BUSINESS LEADERS PREDICT DACA END WILL CAUSE CRISIS Dozens of business leaders, including several in Texas, are urging Congress to protect young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, warning that the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would exacerbate workforce shortages. 10/29/2022 10:41 AM
Chamber backs school bond
Chamber backs school bond
This column represents the thoughts and opinions of the Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press. 10/29/2022 10:41 AM
Needs and wants
Needs and wants
BY JASON HENNINGTON This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Jason Hennington. This is NOT the opinion of the Taylor Press. 10/22/2022 09:48 AM
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor, City cemeteries in many places—Texas and elsewhere—have created effective and compassionate ways to enforce their versions of a “No Clutter Clause,” as it is so insensitively described in the Taylor City Cemetery’s “Rules for Beautification and Improvement.” From asking families to supplement perpetual- care funds, which every Taylor plot-owner is required to pay into already, by the way, to allowing church and community groups to organize volunteer cemetery clean-ups, cemeteries elsewhere are keeping things tidy without running roughshod over the bereaved. I likely am among many who have glossed over the “fine print” of the Taylor no-clutter clause while making funeral arrangements. When you’re in a state of shock, as we were after the sudden death in February of our dear friend, who would think to ask why neither a cross nor more than one set of flowers could be placed on her grave? 10/22/2022 09:48 AM