Pleas for help

I wrote this column in June, but after watching the horrific events unfolding at our Texas coast over the weekend due to Hurricane Harvey, I thought it good to update it and run it again.

Off and running again

Synonymous with winning is Lady Dawg Volleyball (18-4) and Dawg Tennis (8-3) at this time every year. Both programs have become well known throughout this region of Texas as consistent winners. CCISD is very fortunate to return two veteran coaches for the programs.

What it was like to cross Texas by wagon train

A government wagon train forded the Red River on Aug. 23, 1857 and began the long, hard trip across the Lone Star State. Ever wonder what it was like to travel in Texas in those hot and dangerous days before cars, trains, planes and -- heaven forbid! -- air conditioning?

It’s time to mothball Confederate Monuments

Robert E. Lee wasn’t a Nazi, and surely would have had no sympathy for the white supremacist goons who made his statue a rallying point in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Indian Summer

I’ve been feeling particularly pensive in recent days. Perhaps it’s because my baby will soon be driving. How is that possible? He’s like, four. Two years ago, he came up to my shoulder. Today, I barely reach his shoulder.  Perhaps it’s because my oldest is a junior in college.

Heaven Scent

There are people in my life who want me to give up coffee.  Concerned, well-intentioned people. People who love me and want me to be the best I can be.  I’ve come to the conclusion that these people are part of an alien invasion. Take cover, friends.

Middle-aged clerk turns to robbing trains

On Aug. 23, 1892, a Gainesville newspaper confirmed the rumored death of a local politician turned train robber.  Eugene Franklin Bunch did not fit the stereotype of the late nineteenth century outlaw.

Can you save for college and retirement?

F ew of us have unlimited financial resources — which means that almost all of us need to prioritize our financial goals. Consequently, you’ll have some decisions to make if you’d like to help pay for your children’s college educations someday while, at the same time, saving for your own retirement.

Brand Name

How is it possible that there are still 365 days in the year, but the summer season keeps shrinking? Where has it disappeared to? Has summer gone on a crash diet? Has it paid a cosmetic surgeon to perform liposuction? Have the other seasons eaten it?

The Revolution Devours Venezuela

Venezuela is a woeful reminder that no country is so rich that it can’t be driven into the ground by revolutionary socialism.