Image: Modern liberals may just hang around, but conservative activists, such as elected Montgomery County Republican Party Treasurer John Hill Wertz, are workhorses. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Montgomery County, January 17 – For vigilant conservatives, the coming week ahead is very busy. Monday, January 20, 6:30 p.m., Church @ 242, 9268 State Highway 242, […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 16 – It would be rude for The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, to tell our readers “I told you so.” But The Golden Hammer told you so. On January 14, 2020, this newspaper reported the following in an article, “Commissioners Court To Go On Wild Tax Dollar Spending Spree […]
Image: Precinct 1 Montgomery County Commissioner Mike Meador successfully argued, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, for the Commissioner Court to urge the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) to stop lowering the level of Lake Conroe 1 foot in April and May and 2 feet in August and September of each year. SJRA has taken those […]
Kelli Cook, Publisher, The Golden Hammer Despite the promises of “reform”, “fiscal responsibility”, and “conservativism”, there’s a harsh reality to the governance we’ve suffered from both political parties during the past five decades. That reality is that government primarily serves its own hunger for more tax dollars to keep it afloat. When citizens dare question spending […]
Image: Left to right, lobbyist Nelda Blair and Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley also known as “King of the Big Spenders of ‘Other Peoples’ Money.’” The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 14 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court will go on a wild tax dollar spending spree at its first regular meeting […]
BREAKING NEWS! The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, January 6 – The Montgomery County Ethics Commission, established under the JD Lambright Local Government Ethics Reform Act, which Governor Greg Abbott signed into law in June, 2019, will hold its historic first meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020, at 2 p.m., in the Montgomery County Commissioners […]
Image: Montgomery County Republican Party Treasurer John Hill Wertz (not shown in photograph) gets particularly happy when he talks about the Outja Mine near Karibab, Namibia, where miners discovered this quartz cluster, the world’s largest. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Montgomery County, January 4 – For vigilant conservatives, it’s a busy week ahead. Monday, January 6, […]
Montgomery County, January 3 – “It’s Hammer Time,” the popular Facebook Live and YouTube show at MCPLive.TV, will host Melissa Esparza-Mathis, who is running for Congress against incumbent Congressman Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) in the March 3, 2020, Republican Primary Election. Esparza-Mathis is a native Texan. She was born in Conroe, and her roots extend from […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-delivery devices. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 democrat presidential primary race, ended his campaign Thursday after a yearlong run in which he pushed his rivals on immigration and took big swings in debates but struggled to break through with voters. “I’m so proud of the campaign […]