The purpose of this op-ed isn’t to tell how much I know about the chain of events that ended with a guilty plea by former Bonham teacher's aide Jherson Manuel-Ramos for Online Solicitation of a Minor on April 15, 2026. Right now I’m a little ashamed to admit just how little we seem to know about how a citizen of Mexico apparently entered the U.S. illegally, evidently falsified documents and began working as a teacher's aide with Bonham ISD circa 2021.

Lorenzo de Zavala was a man of great ideas. He was an outspoken writer and editor as well as a diplomat, businessman, physician, and statesman.

Every April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we wear denim in recognition of Denim Day, a global response to a court ruling that once suggested a victim’s clothing implied consent.

Between January and June 2024, the European Parliament adopted laws aimed at holding the fashion industry accountable for its environmental destruction and social injustice.

“We must either hang together or be hanged separately.” Ben Franklin warned of the need for unity among the colonists as they declared independence in 1776.

The United States has been absent from belonging to the U.N. Convention On The Law Of The Sea (UNCLOS) for over 40 years.

"Those who would sacrifice a little liberty for a little security shall get and deserve neither." -- Benjamin Franklin

A man was taking a distracted drive
on Highway 82 near 75.

The Methodist minister cleverly braided a palm leaf into a tiny cross during the children’s sermon at the Community Easter service one year on Palm Sunday evening. I stopped straining my neck to watch her when I realized that I can’t remember today’s breakfast, much less remember a craft technique for a whole year.

Roger Mills was an early Texas lawyer and legislator. He fought in the Civil War and served for nearly three decades in Congress and the U. S. Senate from the 1870s through the 1890s.

The Civil War era produced many interesting figures in Texas History. Among them was Samuel B. Maxey, a lawyer, Confederate general, and U. S. Senator born 201 years ago on March 30, 1825.

One of the men leading American troops into battle in World War I was Gen. Robert Howze, a career officer from East Texas who served with quiet dedication and honor throughout his 38-year career.