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People today complain about small hardships such as the COVID-19 mitigation measures, but they might not know the severe difficulties experien… Read more
Confused? Nervous that what you heard Tuesday about how to vote in Texas was illegal again Wednesday? Fretting that you might accidentally com… Read more
Be safe while biking Read more
Editor’s note: Hours after this was published, the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker wrote a memo to state agencies asking them to sub… Read more
She kept on beaming Read more
Editor’s Note: The Rev. Tim Thompson recently wrote a letter to his parish, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He agreed to publish it here. Read more
Every few years, I write a column about the United States Postal Service. In 2009, I just about wrote it off. That year the Postal Service fac… Read more
We all know someone who has been bitten by a dog at some point in our lives. These incidents affect hundreds, if not thousands of Texans each … Read more
Newspaper alive and well Read more
This editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
As with many other experiences, college life bears little resemblance today to what it looked like just a few weeks ago. Graduations, with the… Read more
Two steps to read your paper online Read more
Texas can be a national leader in reimagining a more innovative and equitable K-12 public education system. Investing in technology infrastruc… Read more
How about we dump what the Sierra Club calls ”the most pollutant-rich manmade substance on earth” all over our gardens and Denton’s parks? Eve… Read more
Texas courts are being pulled into the war between the state of Texas and its local governments as what has been primarily a legislative and p… Read more
HUGS go to ... the city staff for rounding up vouchers at area laundromats before discontinuing a mobile laundry service at the Civic Center P… Read more
In the simplest dissection, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has mostly been a measurement of loss — lost jobs, lost savings, lost comfort, lo… Read more
In Texas, we value community. And right now, community looks a lot different than what we’re used to. No large weddings or birthday parties. N… Read more
What will become of us? Read more
In this pandemic, we have an unprecedented opportunity, similar to the one we had in the Great Depression. Read more
This week, hospitals across the country and in North Texas celebrated National Hospital Week — an annual opportunity to recognize the incredib… Read more
As states and localities begin to reopen, business owners are asking many of the same questions they raised during the initial shutdown proces… Read more
Now that he has yielded his power to jail people for civil disobedience, Gov. Greg Abbott is speaking softly and carrying a small stick. Viola… Read more
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” Read more
We could lose the postal service Read more
Modeling can be wrong. Although the virus models being used to advise many Texas cities and counties may still predict that the health system … Read more
Jan. 6, 2020, marked two full years since Denton City Council members first sat down to consider language of a new ethics ordinance. It’s a lo… Read more
Because we were migrant workers while I was growing up, my family moved several times a year. But no matter where we went, even if we were goi… Read more
This editorial first appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
Something to think about: Things are so uncertain in our world today with the horrible COVID-19 virus and the economy in jeopardy. Why does Go… Read more
Really opening Texas would require the governor and like-minded officials to actually put businesses in a situation where they could operate a… Read more
Texas has learned a lot about itself — and its education system — through the coronavirus crisis. Read more
Serious changes ahead Read more
HUGS go to ... Denton County Public Health officials, who started releasing hospital data this week alongside other data about the novel coron… Read more
Misleading graph Read more
Effective today, Denton no longer has a newspaper. As a subscriber of 30-plus years, this is a day that I never thought I would see. However, … Read more
Other countries dealing with the coronavirus problem have clearly demonstrated that the best way to reopen an economy is to test those trying … Read more
This editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
This editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News. Guest editorials don’t necessarily reflect the Denton Record-Chronicle’s opinions. Read more
That wasn’t sarcasm Read more
According to Republican leaders of the Senates in Washington and in Austin, the next round of federal coronavirus legislation ought to include… Read more
Issues with the Green New Deal Read more
Texas has weathered many a budgetary crisis before, and while we don’t know how deep this downturn will be, we know the strength of the Texas … Read more
Monday, for the first time in as long as anyone can remember, there will be no printed copies of the Denton Record-Chronicle in driveways acro… Read more
In the current pandemic, too few women are visible as leaders despite the huge roles they play on the front lines of this extraordinary crisis. Read more
While the rest of us are fretting about the pandemic, a couple of state agencies are busy with big, unrelated stuff. Government never stops. Read more
HUGS go to ... the Denton Parks and Recreation Department for rolling with the COVID-19 punches. The department has refunded nearly $170,000 t… Read more
There are certain phrases that stir a sense pride and patriotism that can be found in American documents. From our Declaration of Independence… Read more
Supporting the dementia community Read more
Community’s watchful eye Read more
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