TSTC Cybersecurity student interns with U.S. Coast Guard

RED OAK – Chanel Hinton, a Cybersecurity student at Texas State Technical College, recently began an internship with the U.S. Coast Guard.Keith Kooyman, the statewide online Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics lead instructor for TSTC, said Hinton is a dependable and dedicated student.

FRIENDS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IN HIT AND RUN

ITALY – Friends are looking for answers in the case of a hit and run that occurred on Aug. 24 at around 8 a.m. on 77 and 308 between Italy and Milford.Bailey Carmack was turning onto the motorway when he was struck by a vehicle. While he was not killed, the accident left the man in bad condition.

HIGH SPEED RAIL OPPONENTS MEET SEPT. 14

ENNIS – Texans Against HSR has scheduled meeting in Ennis on Sept. 14, Doors open at 6:30 p.m.Speakers begin at 7 p.m. at SPJST Lodge, 1901 E. Ennis Ave.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (September 7, 2023)

OPINION: Too old to serve? A cause worth amending the Constitution

One of the lost arts of the American polity is the constitutional amendment.Once upon a time, citizens saw amendments as a viable way to make big changes. Thus it was that we changed the Constitution 12 times in the last century, including six times between 1913 and 1933.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: This, that, and how can one planet have so many catastrophes at 1 time?

It is about 2 a.m. Monday morning, and I am thinking about exactly what “thing” to write about this week.On my TikTok I am sometimes scolded for not noticing diversion after diversion, but of course I do.

OPINION: Biden’s killing the American dream of homeownership

In boasting about Bidenomics two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his policies are “restoring the American dream.” Then he went into his creepy whispering mode and assured us “it’s working.”Huh?Isn’t a big aspiration of the American dream owning a home?

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (September 7, 2023)

RE: THE LEFT“Subsidies for consumers to buy EVs mean subsidies are needed for manufacturers to make them – and for union workers to benefit, thereby subsidizing the Democrat Party with political donations. See how the circle of graft works?

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 18

The fire drill that ensues on a brick job when the skies get dark as night and the bottom falls out is something to see.When the rain started coming down, everybody went into panic mode.

OUT TO PASTOR: How many coughs are enough for one day?

This past week started rather rough.It started with a cough. A cough is not that serious if it’s just one cough or maybe two. But it is not good when it is one cough after another and another.