I went to the wellness center for an early workout. Big treat at the Breakfast House. Saw firsthand the face of hatred in West Texas -- three locals in their 60s were talking about Tech "getting whipped like a tied up goat" - a Spike Dykes favorite one-liner. I being a Lubbockite for 30 years said, "Wait, that five-point loss may carry them to the Final Four."

Well, I owe them an apology as they changed the subject when I admitted I grew up in Paradise, which today we call Oklahoma and there we learn from a few defeats. Congrats to Coach Beard and his staff on the dream season. Now you have their attention. Wreck 'em, Tech.

Tom R. Park, Lubbock


Tag money goes where?

I recently received my tag receipt for my auto. I get (I think) all the fees but question the veteran fund. it is only a dollar, but I was not given the option to donate or not. I called the office of Ronnie Keister to question it and got nothing but it goes to veterans.

Can anyone out there explain why it is on my vehicle tags and where all that money really goes? If that office gets a dollar for every auto in Lubbock County, that's a lot. If it really goes to veterans, that is great. Just tell us what/where veterans.

C.B. Thomas, Lubbock