By Kathi Bliss  Editor/POST-REGISTER   Last year, when Judge Bonn insisted on having a County Administrator, he told us – on the record – that he spent so much time attending meetings of various local, regional and state councils that he felt it was appropriate to have assistance in the administrative duties of the County. [...]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   The LISD mapping situation has me concerned. I’m worried about how far-reaching and widespread the problem is, if in fact it is a problem. I’m worried that there are other voters out there who are voting in the wrong district, because the rolls and the maps don’t match, and I’m [...]

Letters – Editor accused of ‘good ol’ boy’ politics To the Editor: In your editorial of August 23, you wrote: “. . .I’m in support of the idea of our governmental bodies entering an agreement that will, in essence, save us, the taxpayers, a fortune. I’m not in support of that agreement if it’s going [...]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   I love reading the news during the first few weeks of school. Almost without exception, there is some school, somewhere, that comes up with a new and exciting way to take their rules a little too far. This week, that story comes to us from Nebraska, where a school this [...]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   It always interests me to watch our leaders – or more to the point, our politicians – dance around the real issues on the table. That dance was never more beautifully choreographed than it has been as the City Council and County Commissioners engage in discussion about contracting Seton to [...]

To the Editor: Remember when “fair” was “right” and “discriminatory” was “wrong?” In Commissioners’ Court, these terms are fuzzy at best. Last year, “merit pay” was used by our county administrator(s) to reward those who went above and beyond their job description. Many residents viewed this “merit pay” as discriminatory as many – if not [...]

Guest Column by Cyndi Dyer SPECIAL TO THE POST-REGISTER   Will another Lockhart institution fall as the result of the poor economy or will it be because we the members no longer see a need in protecting an organization that is devoted to the ongoing support of veterans past, present and future. This is the [...]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER For the past several days, I have been periodically (every hour or so) reading the website for the Aurora, Colo., Sentinel newspaper. Like much of the rest of the country – I suspect – I have an almost obsessive fascination with what is being called the “Batman Massacre.” As a journalist, [...]

By Kathi Bliss Editor/POST-REGISTER   I always find “politics as usual” to be upsetting, and from what I hear out there in the world, most people agree with me – particularly when those “politics” include negative, mudslinging campaigning. I wish I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard the statement, “All these negative ads [...]

I am happy to report the first employee basic computer training program was a success. Six county staff members completed four hours of Excel training. Employees were very appreciative of the opportunity to improve on these skills. The invitation for any volunteer, lay instructors from our area to conduct a refresher course pertaining to any [...]