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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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Will the Real Conservatives Please Stand up?

April 11, 2016 jhorton 0
Following developments in city government and politics, I’ve been intrigued with how frequently the word [Click for more]

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Donald, Bernie and God

April 4, 2016 jhorton 0
This weekend I saw God’s Not Dead 2, the new Christian-themed movie as loved by [Click for more]

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Now, Children…

March 28, 2016 jhorton 0
A few weeks ago I wrote of some of the more amusing responses my advocacy [Click for more]

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Lessons from The Donald: Good and Hard

March 21, 2016 jhorton 1
“Democracy,” said H. L. Mencken, “is the theory that the common people know what they [Click for more]

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Of Fantasies and Favoritism

March 14, 2016 jhorton 0
Last week I wrote of the various fantasies—old, such as the belief that the council [Click for more]

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Words from the Sheriff: Tips to avoid Repair Scams following storm

March 8, 2016 jhorton 0
It’s that time of year again. We are going to start seeing thunderstorms, damaging high [Click for more]

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Defeating the Erath County economic myth hydra

March 7, 2016 jhorton 0
One of the most fearsome monsters of Greek mythology was the hydra, a multi-headed serpent [Click for more]

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What to do with SEDA funds

February 29, 2016 jhorton 3
Hint: It’s not helping new, big business Last Friday I posted on Facebook’s Erath County [Click for more]

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Having some fun in the political mud

February 22, 2016 jhorton 0
Politics has a way of bringing out the worst in us.  We’re seeing it at [Click for more]

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Mourning, replacing Justice Antonin Scalia

February 15, 2016 jhorton 0
The passing of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is a shock to the nation, touching off [Click for more]

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