July 23, 2020 - Paul Harvey wrote an article and I’ll borrow his title. Are Texans really taller, or is it those boots that just make them seem like they are?
After watching all the mess on the news every day, hour, minute... well, I’m just sick of what I’m seeing. Folk are tearing down history, mobs destroying folks businesses, asking that we fire our police (our heroes), want to replace our republic with socialism which results in communism and on and on. I’m a political junkie, and I’ve stopped watching most of the news.
Well I can’t tell you how encouraged I was with a surprise delivered by our local high school.
Lisa was watching on her phone our “video cameras” alarmed and she saw three people at our front door. They then moved to the side door and she wondered who was this? Then a few minutes later up drives a couple of vehicles to our business and a whole bunch of purple shirts come out. Then she’s asked, we need to speak to Mr. and Mrs. Christian. Well she stuck her head in my office and I was in the middle of a conference call, so she goes back advises I’m busy. So, they respond, “well you’ll do” (or something more proper).
Two young men come forward and say we want to apologize, we went by your home today and tore down your political sign. We’re here to apologize, sorry we did it.
Four of our school coaches and principal brought these students by to apologize and witness such. While it is a federal offense to destroy a political sign, there is no doubt a much more valuable lesson. They then took a new sign and put back the one they destroyed.
Again, after all the turmoil and discouraging images we see all across our country, I am so encouraged and blessed that we live in a little place in the greatest country, in the greatest state, in the greatest county in the whole world! God bless those educators who took the time out of their day from Center High School and not only taught those young men a valuable lesson, but their peers and this old sour politician.
Are Texans really taller? Well these educators, Heath Hagler, Josh Ponder, Hiram Harrison and Alex Munoz from Center High School certainly are...
Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian
