Governor reacts to downtown Dallas ambush

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   A “Black Lives Matter” protest turned tragic when a sniper fired into a crowd estimated at 1,000 people in downtown Dallas at about 9 p.m. on July 7.

Soar like eagles

Renae Brumbaugh Green -- Coffee Talk --   Have you ever seen a real, live bald eagle? I have.   Years ago, my parents took the kids and me over to see the bald eagle’s nest in Llano County. And it was a sight to behold.   The nest was enormous.

A vote for self-government

Rich Lowry -- Column --   Democracy is too important to be left to the people.

Changes

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   My dad likes to use the saying: “Change is inevitable; struggle is an option.”   As much as we love getting entertained with the newest things sometimes, we are often addicted to the familiar and the comfortable.

Supreme Court strikes down major changes to abortion law

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 struck down parts of the state abortion law that Texas lawmakers revised and passed in 2013.

Heed Trump’s warning

Rich Lowry -- Column --   One of Donald Trump’s political skills is giving widely condemned speeches.   His post-Orlando jeremiad fit the pattern.

Widows and orphans

Renae Brumbaugh Green -- Coffee Talk --   I’m a new mama again.   Now, before you roll your eyes and judge me for taking in every stray animal on the planet, hear me out. For the last month, we’ve had a very faithful, very dedicated mama duck sitting on a nest near our gazebo.

Supreme Court affirms 5th Circuit in immigration case

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   The deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 in effect affirmed a judgment that the Obama administration’s use of deferred action in implementing immigration policy violates the United States Constitution.   The U.S.

A thousand words

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   I’ve been traveling over the last week in a faraway land called New England. During my travels, I stayed for a few days in a wonderful little town which doesn’t want to grow. Very interesting.

Little black dress

Renae Brumbaugh Green -- Coffee Talk --   I’ve never been known for my athletic prowess.   But that didn’t stop me from helping Superman on one of his summer landscaping jobs. His client (my mother) asked him to build a high retaining wall and bricked-in flowerbeds.