Years ago, over something that I’m sure at the time was earth-shattering, some politician made a comment and was summarily attacked (online, not physically). Threats were even made against his …
In an operation being called “Lone Star 2.0,” more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers this year, according to records …
After 13 months on the run, a former small-town police chief wanted for murder and armed robbery was captured in Tennessee on Sep. 27, 1929. Had Tom Shook always been a crooked cop concealing …
Watching the faces of the adults as they struggled to push against one another’s hands during the activity at a parenting seminar sent lights and bells off all over the room. I could see people …
All of us have doubts. None of us knows for certain that God exists. We have doubts about Jesus, who he was and what he did. When we do believe in God, we are not certain that he loves us and knows …
I remember like yesterday my introduction to PCP (pre-charged pneumatic) air rifles over a decade ago. My good friend Larry Weishuhn and I had a booth at the Predator and Wild Hog Expo in Waco and a …
This week, I’ll tell you about the encounters I’ve had through my many years with a few really big boar, animals weighing in excess of 250 pounds. I can feel the adrenaline pumping as I …
It’s taken me a bit of time to come to terms with the recent news that the founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, was gunned down after two questions at his college event in Utah. …
After two special sessions ended without lawmakers agreeing on how to regulate the state’s THC market, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the use of products infused with …
If you wonder how open government laws affect you, think about these basics: The local taxes we pay. The roads we drive on. Even, sometimes, matters of life and death. Access to information …
It is almost fall. The County Fair is here and on Saturday you will have the unique opportunity to dunk your favorite elected official for a fund raiser for improvements to the SJC Memorial Park. …
I’ve always said I’d like to write a book, but instead of writing chapters, I seem to write titles. There are a lot of book ideas floating about in my mind; I just need to organize them …
One of the most confusing parables that Jesus told is The Parable of the Unjust Steward, found in Luke 16:1-13. In verses 8 and 9, Jesus appears to compliment a wasteful, apparently unscrupulous …
Two hundred Texans itching for a fight answered the call of Gen. William Walker and sailed for Nicaragua on Sep. 17, 1856. By the mid-1800s, the South was caught between the proverbial rock and …
The old man had just settled into the makeshift wooden ground blind from which he had hunted since the early ‘60s. Oh he had doctored up the blind many times with sheet metal and plywood, but a …
Coldspring Garden Club met for the first time after the summer hiatus last week. President Rhonda Sherling introduced the Board members and Committee Chairmen. The programs for the next 9 months were …
I used to teach school long before I became a public school teacher. I started out in an effort to help the foster children in our home catch up, as many times we had children who had attended school …
I can think of only one letter to an individual that is included in the Bible. It is St. Paul’s “Letter to Philemon.” It has no deep theological insights or new truths. It does not …
The second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC. The Dallas …
San Jacinto County Women’s League members of the Board and committees met at the Senior Center in Coldspring last week. The group finalized the details for the Yearbook, which is the admirable …