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Letters to the Editor — ERCOT’s troubles, minimum wage, cancel culture, Trump’s acquittal, redistricting Readers don’t understand why Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t done more regarding ERCOT’s failures, suggest a minimum wage of $10, would like the cancel culture to end on both sides, wish Texas senators would have a conscience and support fair redistricting. Workers keep the sidewalks clear as snow, ice decend over DFW International Airport. American cancel hundreds of flights in Irving on Feb. 14, 2021.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) Understand the problem Gov. Greg Abbott has sugge...

Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor - Impeachment result reactions, the Constitution, unity, Mark Cuban, TEXpress lanes Readers share their opinions about the former president’s acquittal, talk about the foundations established in the Constitution, believe more than words are needed to achieve unity and suggest trucks be kept out of TEXpress lanes. Re: “Trump is acquitted — 7 Republicans vote to convict; McConnell blasts ex-president,” Sunday news story. It is now clear that one of the mechanisms the founders created to protect “we, the people” from perilous or self-serv...

REBECCA YERGER From the pages of Napa County’s history books jump stories about unbelievable but true crimes. These malevolent acts were carried out by some of the most unsavory of characters include the Civil War-era home invader, Prohibition boot-leggers and a saloon-smashing dentist. During the early 1860s “Black Jack” Bowen led a predacious pack of outlaws who terrorized the region. Bowen and he gang invaded the Napa area home of John Patchett, owner of Napa Valley’s first commercial winery. As part of this home invasion, Bowen drugged Patchett prior to ran...

Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor - Vaccine unavailability, Lt. Col. Bobby Harris, democracy, John Prine, Dallas Cowboys Readers share their frustrations about trying to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine, loved the obituary about Lt. Col. Bobby Harris, worry about the mob at the U.S. Capitol, felt John Prince should be on the list of those we lost in 2020, and point out the Cowboys’ long losing streak. Vaccine search was fruitless Sitting on the floor of my living room, I pored over pharmacy and health department websites, trying to decipher which sites still had vaccines. Every few min...

To add to the list of workers who have endured undignified treatment are landscape workers, many of whom are not given basic ear protection while working with damaging noise. Most of them are documented, but feel disempowered to ask for basic health rights. I got no response from a landscaper when I suggested providing ear protection to handlers of leaf blowers, and I found it is not under the jurisdiction of the city to enforce health standards. I share in the frustration Heath Prince must feel. Susan Kleinman, Austin Texas embarrassments Hasn't the state of Texas embarrassed itself enough ...