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NOTE: Here we post columns written by community members, city leaders and Flash staff. The opinions expressed in this section are not necessarily those held by The Flash Today. Contact information for each writer will be provided at the bottom of each column.

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Candidate Quality Matters

November 14, 2022 jhorton 1
One of the reasons for the Republicans’ poor showing at the polls last week was [Click for more]

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Politics As Usual?

November 7, 2022 jhorton 1
Last week President Biden gave a speech in which he denounced election deniers and urged [Click for more]

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Needed:  A United Stand Against Violence

October 31, 2022 jhorton 1
Following the attempted murder of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul, Republican congressional leaders Mitch McConnell [Click for more]

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Good-bye, Bostocks

October 24, 2022 jhorton 1
News that Bostocks Billards & Bar will close permanently this October 31 brings to mind [Click for more]

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The Rest of the Story

October 17, 2022 jhorton 4
Stephenville voters will soon have the opportunity to vote in a bond election to accept [Click for more]

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Walking Through Georgia

October 10, 2022 jhorton 1
The Herschel Walker controversy in Georgia shows the need for the Republican Party to be [Click for more]

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Abbott’s Debate Victory

October 3, 2022 jhorton 0
In the sole debate scheduled between Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke, frontrunner Abbott did what [Click for more]

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Credit Where Credit’s Due

September 26, 2022 jhorton 2
Finding Biden Administration policies to criticize is like harpooning a blimp at three feet.  One [Click for more]

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Racism’s Friends

September 19, 2022 jhorton 0
Racism’s friends are not always racists bent on spreading lunacy, hate, and violence against specific [Click for more]

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Dangers Left and Right 

September 12, 2022 jhorton 0
President Biden’s growing tendency to call Republicans and their policies fascist contributes to the accelerating [Click for more]

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