Back to School

Renae Brumbaugh Green   I’ve decided to apply for graduate school. This is a dream I’ve fought with for decades, and the argument has gone something like this:   Me: If you get your master’s degree, you can teach at the university level.

The agony of the Republicans

Rich Lowry   Less than a month before the election, the Republican speaker of the House says he won’t  defend or campaign with his party’s presidential nominee.

Abbott, Patrick, Straus call for action by CPS

Ed Sterling   Texas’ top three officeholders on Oct. 12 instructed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to improve the protection of children at risk of abuse.   With recent data showing the agency is struggling to see children in a timely manner, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov.

Spell check is not your friend

Lynette Sowell   A long, long time ago, in the Dark Ages before personal computers in every home, and computers we carry around in our hands and pockets, we had to check our spelling on our own.

Turn left

Renae Brumbaugh Green   I am an intelligent woman. Really, I am. I graduated with honors from an impressive high school. I obtained a university degree with a double major in elementary education and English, and a minor in music. I’m smart, I tell you.

The Media Freakout

Rich Lowry   We are in the midst of an epic media freakout.   It is a subset of a larger liberal panic over Donald Trump’s strength in the general election. The mood of the center-left is, “America, how dare you?

Higher court refuses to rehear Texas immigration case

Ed Sterling   The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 denied the Obama administration’s petition for a rehearing of United States v. Texas, a high-profile immigration case.   Heard by the eight-member high court in April, the case ended in a 4-4 deadlock in a late-June ruling.

Tired of Giving

Lynette Sowell   More and more, we hear about people needing a financial hand with something, for various reasons. Unemployment, cancer or other sickness, fire or flood, you name it.

On Steroids

Renae Brumbaugh Green   Steroid [steeroid, ster-] Biochemistry (noun) any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.   Idioms: on steroids, Slang.

Riot first, ask questions later

Rich Lowry   The Charlotte rioters didn’t know whether the controversial police shooting of Keith Scott was justified or not, and didn’t care.