Columns

Body Dear Editor, In recent weeks of tax appraisal statements being sent out, it has become evident that there is an egregious disparity in the property values being assessed in Van Zandt County and true market value of homes and land.

Body Until last week, I had a fluffy white beard.

Body The college transfer portal permits student athletes to place their name in an online database. This database is declaring their desire to transfer to another college. Student-athletes enter the portal by informing their current school of their desire to transfer.

Body The definition of ‘Host Family’ is a ‘normal’ family which opens its doors to experience a new culture and gives students a second home. Hosting is an extremely rewarding experience.

Body Have you noticed signs or blue pinwheels around the county informing the public about child abuse this month? That is because April is Child Abuse Awareness Month.

Body •Names will not be withheld. newspaper, its staff or management.

Body Letter to the Editor Hi. My name is Kitten Struchen Murphy and I live 10 miles southwest of Canton off of Hwy.

Body I’m working in Nebraska right now, and I must say I’m identifying with Charles Ingalls (the beloved “father” character of ‘Little House on the Prairie’ fame.

Body Dr. Buck VanTrease is the Lead Veterinarian at Van Zandt Veterinary Hospital.

Body Sometimes when I am setting out in the woods hunting deer or hogs or fishing a backwoods creek for catfish or white bass, my mind backtracks though the years to sights I’ve seen in the outdoors, not necessarily events but sights that were so amazing that they are permanently...