Every Town Is A Border Town

An unimaginable amount of Fentanyl is pouring over our southern border, causing every town in the United States to feel the devastating effects of Democrats’ weak border policies. This deadly drug is coming predominantly from China and is being smuggled into the United States through Mexico.

Highly Anticipated Camping Trip Cut Short

We’re back from our “annual” winter desert dispersed camping trip. Granted, due to Covid issues, we skipped last year’s trek to Southern Arizona, which may have contributed to our hyper-anticipation this year.

Senate Review

Senate Review by Sen. Zack Taylor As we’ve learned to live with the COVID-19 pandemic and life has continued as usual for most of us, things have started to feel a little more “normal” here at the Capitol.

The Ten Acre Observatory

It seemed like every time we turned around in February, we were going from a day or two of sunny, spring like conditions to multiple days of sub-freezing temperatures with snow and ice!

CAPITOL COMMENTS

The fate of one of our allies is at the discretion of Vladimir Putin. There are at least 130,000 Russian troops stationed on Ukraine’s border and the waters off the country’s shore have been blocked, leading to potential economic harm for Ukraine. The threat of an invasion is imminent.

CAPITOL NOTES

The second regular session of the 58th Legislature began Monday at noon. Members of the Senate, as well as statewide elected and appointed officials, joined us on the House floor to hear Governor Stitt’s fourth State of the State address.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

The center was decked out in red for the month of February because we had Valentine treats and door prizes on Feb. 14th. We were closed 3 days for bad weather, and had our heating system and our walk-in freezer repaired.

Senate Review

We’ve kicked off another legislative session, and even more so this year, we’ve hit the ground running. Our Senate committees have already started meeting and vetting legislation, and we aren’t looking to slow down anytime soon.

Mutterings Of Tongue Twisters And Soliloquies

“...sure me thought her eyes had lost her tongue, For she did speak in starts distractedly.” Watch me murmuring random half sentences, abruptly stare off into space, and start again, and you might think William Shakespeare was describing me with those lines.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: I’ve seen this movie before (Written 12-16-20---never more applicable than today) No joke; I ordered a cyclist glasses clip-on rear view mirror. Oh, how I wish I could once more mount the old Schwinn and explore the streets and bike paths of Shawnee.