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People hold in opposition to recent State Board of Education policies. A reader says public education should be focused on core essentials, not mandatory Bible readings.<\/p>\n
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The American flag at the U.S. Capitol waves in the early morning light in October 2025. A good test of patriotism is holding free and fair elections and respecting the results, a reader says.<\/p>\n
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Re: \u201cTexas mandates Bible readings,\u201d Front Page, Saturday:<\/p>\n
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Public education should remain focused on providing students with a strong foundation in essential subjects such as mathematics, reading, history and science.<\/p>\n
A policy that allows one faith to influence classroom instruction could open the door for other belief systems to seek the same authority.<\/p>\n
I consider myself a conservative, practicing Catholic\/Christian, and my beliefs reinforce my support for religious liberty and keeping government institutions neutral regarding religion.<\/p>\n
I hope legal challenges will examine this decision so we can focus on providing students with a quality education based on academic subjects and critical thinking.<\/p>\n
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Re: \u201cTech column\u2019s grand finale heralded by AI,\u201d<\/a> SA Inc., June 21:<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n To read that business columnists Ronald\u00a0Lipman and Dwight Silverman have been discontinued by the\u00a0Express-News is disappointing.<\/p>\n There is still a bright spot in the week: staff writer Vincent Davis\u2019 report on the attempt to save the Castroville paper and the efforts of Shari Biediger to assist in stellar reporting for the residents of that area.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the independent journalism I grew up with is hard to come by, and I\u2019m afraid artificial intelligence will soon only tell me what it wants me to know.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a great run, and I will miss all the humans.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Column one of a kind<\/p>\n I am more than sad that Ronald Lipman\u2019s legal column is discontinued.<\/p>\n He provided education and guidance unmatched by any other public source I could find.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Was Lincoln unpatriotic?<\/p>\n