Opinion

Dear Editor, In response to the March 14 opinion editorial by Briley Mitchell, it appears that something is missing.  Certainly both the organizers of LEAF and LEAF participants have the constitutional “right” to present whatever worldview they choose, whether it be occult, pagan, animistic or “nature worship.” In fact, the Mayan fire ceremony (at LEAF) was a throwback to an animistic and hideous culture that not only worshiped the planet Venus and the “Sun god,” but sacrifice ...

Dear Editor, I need to respond to the letter by Jill Hinckley complaining about litter alongside the roads. Yes, there is a law against littering. It is a class C misdemeanor. Unfortunately, the officer has to have evidence of who committed this offense before the offender can be prosecuted and convicted. If a police officer sees the offense being committed, the officer will often issue the offender a ticket and require the offender to clean up the mess the offender made.

Dear Editor, Has LCAD been taxing your property correctly? I have owned two houses since coming back to Llano in 1998, and both had significant errors in coding and taxing by Llano County Appraisal District. How can that happen? LCAD is supposed to review all properties on a regular basis and make sure the property is being coded and taxed correctly.

Dear Editor, We live in a world of light. Not just the sunlight in the day but lights at night. This can cause disruption in our sleep patterns and effect wildlife as well. The organization, International Dark Sky Association (IDA) has its mission to make people aware of the consequences of the loss of the night dark sky.

Dear Editor, I wanted to comment on all of the litter on the roadsides? When did it become OK to litter?  I notice so much trash now days, including many soft drink containers and plastic bags. Isn’t it against the law to litter? When I was growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, there was a Keep America Beautiful campaign. My parents taught me to not litter.

Dear Editor, We deserve to know the truth about Russia’s role in electing Donald Trump. However, Robert Mueller, special counsel charged with investigating the 2016 election, has been under constant threat by the President since his appointment. The House Committee stopped its investigation because it had no criminal jurisdiction per Rep.

Dear Editor, Justice is a balancing, a fairness. It balances the needs and rights of a society. Society has many subsets: gender, age, occupation, marital status, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, economic status, education, and even hobbies and past times. Justice must apply to all of these subsets, showing fairness across and among these groups. Each of us belongs to most of these subsets, and through them we partake of justice.

Dear Editor, Last month we sent a letter to the editor on 29 being littered with various items, feed bags, beer boxes....  Nothing has changed, except now you can get your own dumped television on the side of the road. I have seen another opinion about people adopting the roads for trash like this (besides the house trailer...), which I like that idea!  I have seen this be successful in other counties.  I’m sure some of our local leaders, homeowners, churches, land owners, large and ...

I was unable to attend Llano County Commissioners Court meeting on March 12, but emailed them my thoughts concerning the new bridge at Schneider’s Slab. I have spent most of my adult life researching, documenting, restoring and preserving the history and historical places of our ancestors in Llano County. There is absolutely nobody who resists changing anything about our history and customs more than me, especially in the Castell community where all of my ancestors settled in the 1840s.

Dear Editor, Beef and pork were removed from the Country of Original Food Labeling (COOL) in 2015. It offended countries that export to the U.S. Our congressman, Mike Conaway, led the charge representing the foreigners. Multi-national meat packers use imported beef and cattle to ratchet down domestic cattle prices, and make more profits.