Texarkana Gazette

Opinion

BILL OWNEY | GOOD AS GOLD: A minivan a poet could fall in love with "Load every rift with ore," Romantic poet John Keats advised his friend and mentor Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1820. Published Jan. 2 2021 @ 7:50pm

'Don't tell us the sky is the limit when we have people going to Mars' Can you think of a time in school when you were taught "how" to think and not "what to think"? Teaching standardized information to upload that guide problem solving has been increasingly important for primary and secondary educators to ensure students are well equipped for the next grade level. by Dr. Jamie Daigle | Texas A&M University-Texarkana Published Jan. 2 2021 @ 6:37pm

IN OUR VIEW | Pot in Texas: Twenty bills to loosen laws filed as Legislature prepares to meet Will Texas soon join Arkansas, Oklahoma and several other states in legalizing marijuana for medical or even recreational purposes? Published Jan. 1 2021 @ 5:23pm

IN OUR VIEW | A New Year: No one can say what 2021 will bring, but we can hope It's the day we've all been waiting for. The year 2020 is gone and will not be missed. Today is the first day of 2021. Published Dec. 31 2020 @ 10:10pm

DOUG DAVIS | Recording sessions were different then This week in 1954: President Dwight Eisenhower proposed stripping Communists of U.S. citizenship; IBM displayed the first use of a machine as a translator; Ted Mack's "Amateur Hour" was broadcast in color; and one of country music's early duets had their first and only hit record. Published Dec. 31 2020 @ 5:44pm

IN OUR VIEW | Into 2021: Ring in the new year, but stay safe Normally, Texarkana and the rest of the world would be preparing to usher in a new year with much fanfare. Published Dec. 30 2020 @ 10:12pm