By John Waters, Publisher Never a real hotbed of economic activity in the summer, south Brewster County businesses have suffered economically even more this summer; the quintuple punch of a sputtering economy, increased gasoline prices, a prolonged drought, wildfires, and tourist concerns about border security have drastically reduced tourism to […]
Month: August 2011
New study shows 35 percent of West Texas children live at risk of hunger—12 points above national average
Map the Meal Gap: Child food insecurity drills down to county level to count the children without regular meals, data at the local level for the first time The West Texas Food Bank and Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, today released a new study which reveals in […]
Letters to the Editor: September 2011 issue
As a citizen and veteran of the United States, I was shocked and surprised at the way in which I was treated when I attempted to speak before the Texas State University System Board of Regents on Friday, August 19. (The Regents are appointed by the Governor of Texas and […]