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Keep the trees on South Main
Dear editor,
As the work is being done on South Main I’ve got concerns for the trees that are in the median by Park Street.
Please let’s not destroy them as they did with those on Fort Worth Highway years ago.
We have a parks department — take these trees and transplant them somewhere on the college grounds, on the square, just don’t throw them away.
We need all the trees we can get to help with our air quality. I know you replace them, but keep these, too.
Darlene Mader Woodruff,
Weatherford
Jesus is a conservative
Dear editor,
As a mid-term Baby Boomer (born 1954) I can empathize with Mr. Yeary’s expressed frustration regarding the current political scene and with his confusion regarding liberalism and conservatism (“Proud to be a liberal,” Viewpoints, July 1) It seems that there are a number of Baby Boomers who have left the political party of their parents and are dismayed at their parent’s continued loyalty to a political party that has philosophically left them.
I agree with most of my Christian brothers that Jesus did not, would not, and will not align Himself with any earthly political philosophy. But Mr. Yeary desires to be at the same place as Jesus, thus I would argue that Jesus modeled for His people what it means to be a conservative. For you see both liberals and conservatives are progressive. Both desire to see improvement and progress for the health and well being of our fellow human beings. But it is at the point of application, how we make such progress, where the liberal and the conservative differ.
Broadly speaking, conservatives tend to be slow. They are gradualists, making progress by building upon the ideas and values of previous generations. They tend to, for example, interpret the Constitution literally and presuppose the framers’ intent when applying the Constitution to issues of our day.
Conversely, liberals tend to seek progress more quickly, making judgments on the issues of our day based on current popular philosophy rather than on the wisdom of previous generations. Thus Mr. Dan Kennedy, the professed atheist, writes, “I draw my convictions from empathy, experience, and the continually evolving human concept of morality...”
Jesus, on the other hand, did not come to establish a new order but, rather, to fulfill and complete the order put into place generations ago by God: “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:17,18)
I don’t know if Mr. Yeary is a pre-Baby Boomer, an early-boomer, a mid-boomer, a late-boomer or a post-boomer. But I empathize with the philosophical confusion expressed by his letter. I think the most sure path to sorting out all the differing opinions offered for bettering the human condition of the next generation is to follow the example of Jesus who looked to and built upon the work of His Father, the Ancient of Days. That is the conservative way.
Pastor Patrick Hurd,
Weatherford
Viewpoints
Letters to the editor, Sunday, July 8
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Letter to the Editor: Land application of biosolids unsafe
Ben Davis and George Conley are fully justified to be concerned about biosolids being applied in their neighborhood.
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NOW HEAR THIS: Is that a rainstorm on the horizon or a West Texas sandstorm?
One of the most defining aspects of my formative years during the 1940s and ‘50s, was the epic Drought of the Fifties. Lives were disrupted and the Texas economy was dealt a devastating blow. I would estimate that over half of the farmers in Parker County lost everything and were forced to move to the city in order to find work and feed their families.
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NOTES FROM THE JOURNEY: Remembering a father's gift
Among the things I like best about Father’s Day, in addition to the expressions of love from my children, are the treasured memories that the celebration calls up – especially the memories of my own Dad.
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Letter to the Editor – June 14, 2013
We are broke we can’t help our own citizens. You know the sequester thing that just devastated the budget. No money for military, education, police, teachers and no money for tours of the White House.
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TISCIONE: Remember, honor and thank
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” Psalm 20:7
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KELLY: What do you think?
Youth hormone: WOW! Just by taking this orally once a day you can take 20 years off your aging life process.
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NOW HEAR THIS: Remembering things the way we want
Were the “good old days” really as good as we tend to remember them?
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Letter to the Editor – June 2, 2013
The misinformation being presented regarding this administration’s unwarranted investigation of the Associated Press is astounding.
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MEaP – a refreshing ‘aftertaste’
The regular 83rd Texas Legislative Session is now in the history books. As a school board member, I find it interesting that every session seems to leave me with a lingering flavor – an aftertaste.
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TISCIONE: Truth … is it important?
It seems that every day a new story is breaking that reveals a lie told to the public. I am amazed that some, possibly many, don’t seem to care.
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Letter to the Editor: Land application of biosolids unsafe
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Time Lapse: Rebuilding Bridge Post-collapse
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