It’s the thick of winter. Cabin fever is setting in. Incivility is worse than ever.A delightful, silly diversion is what we need about now, and Punxsutawney Phil has been delivering needed joy this …
It’s mind-numbing to imagine, in the era of universal video, that five police officers could …
A few minutes into following my colleagues' coverage of a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded …
Rand Corporation, the think tank with origins in Cold War military planning, recently issued its latest …
While waiting at a red light one day, my then-4-year-old son piped up from his car seat, “Mommy, …
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both being investigated over their …
Entering the second half of his first term, President Biden faces a hostile, Republican-controlled …
“Time Enough at Last.”The new year reminds me of that classic “Twilight Zone” episode starring Burgess Meredith as a put-upon …
For years, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances take family trips during the holiday season to exciting locations like Disney World, Hawaii, …
Freedom of speech is forever embattled. That is its nature. Easy to assent to in the abstract, the principle becomes more challenging when the …
I’m filled with a renewed sense of hope all of the sudden.Truthfully, I don’t know why I feel such hopefulness.Last Friday I went to the …
As I write this year-end essay about 2022 trends in food and dining, I must confess that I’m playing catch-up.I have obligations and hobbies, …
Whose pandemic strategy really saved lives? Which states or countries lost the most people to the virus? Or to the unintended consequences of …
One of my fondest childhood memories of Christmas in the 1970’s was riding around in the family station wagon, “Bessie,” to look at …
When writing advertising copy, I sometimes find myself desperately searching for a zinger of a tag line — and settling for trite admonitions …
Her name was Ruby. She was one of mine. A sophomore. I offered her one-on-one support in my academic lab as an intervention tier for kids who …
As a recession looms on the horizon, many people understandably are worried about their finances and job security. While these concerns are not …
Two years after the deadly attack on our country on January 6, 2021, it’s hard to ignore that the House of Representatives is now controlled …
Dear Editor:The methods used by the Pedernales Electrical Cooperative, Inc. (PEC) to distribute capital credits to members do not result in …
To the Editor: The January 6th hearings have wound down for the moment but I won’t forget what I learned — that what happened that day …
To the Editor: The January 6th attack on our nation wasn’t a random act by a handful of sore losers, but a premeditated and organized …
To the Editor: If we’ve learned anything from the January 6th hearings so far, it’s that Trump and his allies will go to any lengths to gain …
I have enjoyed reading your newspaper for years, but especially today when I read Mr. Micek’s subject column about my own favorite subject, …