There are several topics I try to stay away from in my column. One of them is national politics. We are a community newspaper, and from the very beginning, I have been an ardent promoter of being …

This past week was almost too much for me. The stock market has been taking it on the nose, there have been storms and hail tearing up roofs and automobiles, and even a few tornados in some parts of …

As November nears, the calendar finds us amid the heart of political season with Election Day just a few short days away. Going to the polls should be a day to celebrate. An opportunity for the members of our community to come forward and vote.

As we ease through life there are a vast number of “firsts” which we look forward to with keen anticipation. Right off the bat there is the first time Junior rolls over, crawls and then …

Living in Texas is a privilege. It is exactly where I want to spend the rest of my life. I would not consider moving to another location, and in fact, if someone suggested moving somewhere else, I am …

For any NFL football fan of the Dallas Cowboys, the past three weeks have been quite a roller coaster ride. In week one, while playing on the road for the big season opening Sunday Night prime time broadcast, the Cowboys completely decimated the New York Giants 40 to nothing!

As a very young boy in the early 60s, I was instructed by my parents that the “telephone” was not a toy. It was a serious device intended to be used by adults and only for emergencies, …

Over the past weekend a music icon left this world. There is little doubt he is wearing angel wings, but I picture he is also donning a Hawaiian shirt and flip flops as he passes through the gates of heaven.

The Texas Rangers have been having a very successful season in 2023. For the last few years, the Rangers have not put a good ballclub on the field and the results were predictable: a mediocre …

Since I began writing this column, I have occasionally written about my friend Miss Jayne. There has been enough written about her that I occasionally get comments from people on the street, or …