I find a Christmas white elephant party great fun. For those who don’t know what a white elephant party is, each person participating brings a wrapped gift. The gift is not to exceed a …

Certainly, I look forward to becoming reacquainted with all the groovy hairstyles, dated slang and kitschy doodads in a couple of years when my high school classmates open our 50-year time capsule. …

Imagine what you would do if all communication was suddenly cut off from your world. This was the reality for the  Artemis II  crew when their mission took them to the dark side of the …

One or two of you may remember a time, back in the ‘60s, when the country was united in its passion to win the space race. The USSR had put Yuri Gagarin into space, the first human to orbit …

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn …

A breathless farmer burst into the Stephenville office of the Dallas News on April 17, 1897, and excitedly announced, “I have found it.” “Found what?” asked the local correspondent for …

“The class of 2001.” I heard nothing of whatever else the announcer said, only stared in stunned disbelief as the young, eager, bright, innocent faces of the students before me as I struggled to …

A few years ago, a man by the name of Homer Owen owned a golf driving range in Waco. He purchased a huge golf ball that was 28 feet tall as a sign to draw attention to it, but Waco had a city …

This week let’s discuss a subject that directly affects all of us sooner or later — how to continue to enjoy our outdoor endeavors as we grow older. In my mid-70s I feel qualified to share …

San Jacinto County Women's League held their annual Style Show Fundraiser last Thursday. Twelve members modeled clothes from Chico's of Kingwood, clothes they had chosen for themselves from the …

After being in law enforcement for almost 30 years, it still disturbs me when parents see me in uniform at a restaurant, a shopping center, or in public, and they tell their young kiddo, “Do you …

There was so much happening this weekend that I could not take it all in my brain or in stride. There was the community-wide garage sale at Westwood Shores, a car show downtown, and the Kalin Center …

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! Alleluia! That’s the Easter acclamation widely heard in Christian churches around the world on Easter Morning. None of the Gospels describe the …

In 2007, I was called into a meeting with the publisher and not one but three HR reps, one local, one regional and one corporate, to be told that I was being laid off. I had worked in that …

 It feels like these tribute pieces are a too-frequent occurrence these days. The news that the first lady of the arts scene in Woodville, Judith Haney, had passed on last Monday, still …

After public outcry, a physical border wall through Big Bend National Park appears to be on hold, The Texas Tribune reported. In February, the Trump administration waived more than two dozen …

On April 14, 1865, five days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, a 26-year-old member of the “first family of the American stage” murdered Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in …

The children I saw running and joyfully jumping up and down in the thick, sweet clover seemed to be playing some sort of game, laughing and calling to one another. One unhappy young boy hung …

Ask me in October what I love best about the outdoors and I will probably say that nothing compares to the preparation before archery whitetail season and then settling into that blind on opening day …

Have you ever wondered why people fall in love? It is because everyone longs for wholeness, completeness, personal maturity, and happiness. Such longing is a good thing. It is motivation to grow …