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Recent news that Philip Haney, the whistleblower about apparent misdeeds during the President Barack Obama era, committed suicide - has prompted a wide range of raised eyebrows.

I just got back from an hourand-a-half drive to the big city to pick up a few things at the mall that I couldn’t get delivered from Amazon. It was noon, and the giant parking lot was nearly empty.

     Dear readers,

Everyone is talking about the election and who did what to whom and when these days. I’m weary of this type of news. What else is going on in the world? I’m sure not everyone is focused on the evils of socialism and capitalism.

Dear readers, After a thousand-plus weekly columns, I am going to hang up my columnist spurs and do what I was born to do: Wash dishes in a fast-food restaurant. Every column I ever wrote was made immeasurably better by my editors, so I want to leave you with one of their best efforts. My thanks for all your kind words. - Jim

Super Tuesday, as usual, is a big deal for the national candidates. We will turn to that later. In Texas, it is also a big deal for the State and local races. Representative in all phases of government including our state legislature and the political future of Texas is up for grabs. Will Texas be Red or Blue in 2020?

This week’s preposterous display by Democrats is just another example of why we’re still waiting for the party whose symbol is turning into a literal showing of the northern end of a southbound train.