By now, you’ve all witnessed plenty of ink and airspace devoted to the murder of a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, which occurred Jan. 7, and it was a cold-blooded murder, by any …
The last day to register to vote for the March 3 primary is Feb. 2, according to the Texas secretary of state’s office. Early voting runs from Feb. 17 through Feb. 27, with Feb. 20 being the …
The nine signers of the “Plan of San Diego,” a blueprint for a borderland bloodbath, were charged on Jan. 24, 1915, with conspiracy against the United States government. As revolution raged …
I never planned to be part of a living legend. I never even thought of myself as part of history, certainly never thought of myself as famous in …
Both political parties had Meet the Candidates events on Tuesday evening last week. At the Shelter in Coldspring the event was recorded by Ray McCoppin and interviewer Robert Duke for the SJC Radio …
What is the top song in today’s teenage culture? No one knows. In my generation back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, most teenagers listened to the same type of music, and everyone knew which hits were …
“Each of you has the absolute right to protect your borders, and so, of course, does our country. Today, we must resolve to work together to end human smuggling and human trafficking and put these …
The first debate in the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is set for Jan. 24 in Georgetown, The Dallas Morning News reported. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas and state Rep. James …
Many years ago, I was the associate pastor at a large church in Houston. Every year we had a staff Christmas party to which we each took a gift and placed it under the tree. When it was your turn, …
The search for George Sessions Perry, missing from his riverside home in Connecticut, entered its second month on Jan. 14, 1957, with no sign of the famous writer. The future novelist and …
We all knew when 1-year-old Richard opened his mouth and let his food roll out what he was communicating. Yuck. When Mom pointed her finger at us during dinner, we knew she meant “Get your elbows …
San Jacinto County Women's League met last week to enjoy a wonderful lunch from Caterer Mary Gray. The guest speakers were from Coldspring Library, Maggie Mosley and Marsha Brown spoke about the …
For many years, back in the day when I simply could not afford to drop my game off at a processor, I learned to do the processing at home. As a youngster, I watched my dad butcher hogs every winter …
In an El Paso hotel room on the seventh day of January 1914, Pancho Villa came to terms with a Hollywood studio to make a silent …
Looking back over the past years, I have seen many changes in the way we hunt and fish. My friends often joke with me saying things like, “Luke, all you do is hunt and fish and talk about it on …
(Please read this slowly. I’m suffering from my Christmas gift given to me by my daughter — a cold.) The mainstream media, and even quite a few of the smaller groups in and around Minnesota, …
The latest thing I’ve fallen into on the universal rabbit hole that is YouTube is the series “Predator Poachers.” For those unfamiliar with it, the concept is as follows: a Houston-based …
A spate of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, The Dallas Morning News reported. Here’s a brief summary of the most notable new laws now in force: County sheriff’s offices are now required …
New Year's Day was celebrated at the Family Restaurant in Shepherd with free lunches for anyone who came. There were volunteers to help serve the food which offered everything from chicken and …
I’m thinking that today might have some particular extra meaning, being as how it’s the first box on a whole pile of calendar pages. Oh, sure, it does happen to be my birthday, but that …