I come from a family of readers – anything and everything. As a child, I wanted to read whatever my Mother was reading. And to their credit, my parents allowed me to read anything that I wanted …
“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex.” – Frank Zappa
There’s lies, damned lies and statistics, then there’s whatever you want to call what’s going on in the national election cycle. Both sides of the aisle — a euphemism in …
On Wednesday, legislation that I introduced passed out of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup. This bill, known as the “Manager Attitudes and Notions According to …
When I was a kid of five years old, my favorite TV show was “Captain Kangaroo”. We got our first TV the year the show debuted, in 1955. It was a wooden box with a small screen, but the …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month and National Service Dog Month, Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, Chairman of Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs …
Our publisher recently brought in a media consultant from Rhode Island to conduct two days of training for our editors, page designers and advertising representatives. It was a big investment, but …
“Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.” – Benjamin Franklin I celebrated a birthday recently. And I’m using the term ‘celebrate’ …
The 23 rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was observed Wednesday and just like other major events throughout history, the moment is indelibly marked on our collective consciousness, as we …
It’s that time of year again – preparing for the drafts in my fantasy football leagues. And yes, that’s leagues with an ‘s’. This fall marks my 16th season of playing …
To his credit, my husband has always been a good judge of character in that, basically, he doesn’t judge others. He’s extremely level-headed and is always willing to look at …
It was a busy morning at the office on June 27 when I learned that Kinky Friedman had died in his home at the age of 79 from complications from Parkinson’s disease. My breath caught for a …
Most weeks, I scroll through so many different feeds looking for that one thing that jumps out at me, screaming to be discussed and analyzed.In many cases, it’s politics on a state and federal …
As Texans endure the dog days of summer, experts say deaths related to heat in Texas and nationwide are likely undercounted, the Texas Standard reported.With climate change causing warmer days and …
It’s pretty much a given that everyone is upset about the rising costs of everything, particularly food.For me, the only bright spot in that was that I found that the Kroger version of zero sugar …
