Super Dawg legacy!

By JACK WELCH On the Sidelines   This Sunday will make the third Super Bowl for a former Copperas Cove Bulldawg to participate in. Charles “Peanut” Tillman played in Super Bowl XLI as a Chicago Bear and will again be in Super Bowl 50 as a Carolina Panther.

On Being Vegan

Renae Brumbaugh -- Coffee Talk --   I have become a vegan. At least for this week, I’m a vegan. And I think I like veganhood.   You can stop laughing now. No, seriously. I wasn’t trying to be funny.   Okay. You done?

The Battle for the Soul of the Right

Rich Lowry -- Column --   At the moment, the Republican establishment is relevant to the presidential-nomination battle only as an epithet.

TxDOT awaits go-ahead signal for gridlock-reducing projects

Ed Sterling -Capital Highlights-   The Texas Department of Transportation on Jan. 27 reported that on average, Texas drivers in five of the state’s largest metropolitan areas lose about 52 hours and $1,200 annually due to traffic congestion.

Confessions of an ignorant voter

Lynette Sowell -My front porch-   Pull up a chair on my porch and hear my confession: I’m not the same voter I was five years ago.   I was a run-of-the-mill, garden-variety, busy-wife-mom-and- career-woman voter.

Accepting myself

Renae Brumbaugh - Coffee Talk -   I recently received an invitation to connect with someone on LinkedIn. In case you don’t know, LinkedIn is an online professional network. Someone described it as a cyber-Rolodex.

The great humiliation

Rich Lowry - Column -   The Obama administration was right when it insisted that the capture and release of 10 American sailors by Iran showed the benefits of a cooperative relationship with Tehran.

Governor meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu

Ed Sterling Capital Highlights   Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 18 met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a business development tour in Israel.

Just a touch-up?

Lynette Sowell My front porch   For years Des Moines, Iowa had the distinction of being considered by some to be America’s dullest city. Nobody was saying, “Woo, I want to hang out in Des Moines, how exciting.

Quest

Renae Brumbaugh Coffee Talk   I have an annoying habit of losing things, and it takes me a while to find them again. Maybe I’m just old. Or too distracted. Or a scatterbrain. Whatever the reason, I don’t like it. Not one bit.