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A Divine Hatred

Wed, 02/16/2022 - 12:00am

As the Season of Lent arrives with Ash Wednesday in a couple of weeks, I’m reminded of a blog post a few years ago in which someone had written that “the hatred of God was put on display at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.” Do you believe this? Many people do. At first I thought it nothing more than an opinion in an Internet full of opinions—but after looking at the statement again, I began to consider the use of God and the word hatred in the same sentence.

Tangled web of deceit ‘Chuy’ cuts loose about energy-savings contracts

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 7:37am

Ed. note: With this much money floating around in just this one story — a $44 million loan to La Joya for energy savings, $17.3 million to the city of Mission, $11.5 million to Agua SUD (special utilities district) — and the number of people pleading guilty to bribery almost by the day, not to mention the number of unidentified players mentioned in the two “Criminal Information” filings submitted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office last month, and it’s clear that this so-called “energy savings” gravy train is just getting started.

Push to remove LGBTQ books in county could signal rising partisanship on school boards

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 12:00am

Nearly seven years ago, Melanie Graft’s 4-year-old daughter was in the children’s section of her local North Texas library when she picked up a book about an LGBTQ pride parade. Within the colorful pages of the book, “This Day in June,” children and adults celebrate with rainbow flags and signs promoting equality and love over hate. Adults embrace and kiss one another.

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