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Published Wednesday, November 6, 2013
By Messenger Staff
One month into the rollout of the Affordable Care Act's Health Information Exchanges, confusion and frustration do not appear to be subsiding.
Published Wednesday, November 6, 2013
By Ed Sterling
A three-judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 31 granted the state an emergency stay, allowing a certain contested portion of the Texas abortion law to remain in effect for the time being.
Published Wednesday, November 6, 2013
By Gerry Lewis
You might say that music and church, separately and together, have been two of the anchors of my life.
Published Saturday, November 2, 2013
By Bob Buckel
There's a guy who shows up once or twice a year at area city council meetings, usually when it's time for a slight increase in the garbage rates.
Published Saturday, November 2, 2013
By Jimmy Alford
I believe something positive can be learned from the hunk of junk floating around out there in cyberspace.
Published Saturday, November 2, 2013
By John Steen
Next Tuesday's constitutional amendment election is the first statewide election which requires Texans to present a photo ID when they vote in person.
Published Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By Kristen Tribe
My 10-year-old son woke up yesterday morning and announced he had "the perfect sleep."
Published Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By Ed Sterling
Texas voters will decide the fate of nine proposed amendments to the state constitution in the coming election.
Published Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By Gerry Lewis
I like a good murder mystery; a well-developed fictional story with a murder plot and lots of unexpected twists and turns.
Published Saturday, October 26, 2013
By Brian Knox
Did anyone notice an election is going on? I mean, this year.
Published Saturday, October 26, 2013
By Bob Buckel
Years ago, when we lived on a cul-de-sac in a neighborhood in town, a small contingent of high school kids came to our door on a Halloween evening.
Published Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By Erika Pedroza
I am the proud cousin of a decorated Battle of Big Sandy war hero.
Published Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Many of us "move-ins" and most of us "old timers" remember when, several years ago, a tornado did a sizeable amount of damage to our fair city.
Published Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By Ed Sterling
A federal shutdown arching over Texas and the rest of the nation since Oct. 1 resulted in the temporary closure of many facilities and the furloughing of millions of employees.
Published Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By Gerry Lewis
I started writing Life Matters in 1996. Back then, it was an opportunity to use relatively new technology (email) to share some encouraging thoughts with members of my congregation at Eagle Mountain Baptist Church, where I was pastor from 1991 to 2008.
Published Saturday, October 19, 2013
By Roy J. Eaton
A wave of sadness swept through our office Monday when we learned of the sudden death of County Judge Bill McElhaney. The sadness continues.
Published Saturday, October 19, 2013
By Bob Buckel
No matter how long man endures, no matter what bombs, bullets, death-rays, lasers or phasers he invents, words will remain the most powerful weapon ever devised.
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013
By Brandon Evans
A lot of incorrect phrases get thrown around. "What you don't know can't hurt" makes no sense at all.
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013
By Ed Sterling
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 3 rejected a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2011 Texas election law regulating deputy voter registrars.
Published Wednesday, October 16, 2013
By Gerry Lewis
I am writing this week from a hotel room in Nashville, Tenn., where I will be for the next few days attending a conference for church consultants.
