County processes Governor after felony indictment

By Ed Sterling.   Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 20 walked the block and a half from the Governor’s Mansion to the Travis County Courthouse, presented himself for arraignment by a state district judge and routine booking procedures, spoke at a five-minute press conference and left.

First day butterflies

By Lynette Sowell.   So my young next-door neighbor friend moved back to town this summer with her family, after being gone almost five years, and she’s starting at the junior high.

Wrecked

By Renae Brumbaugh   Being rugged isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In the movies, when a woman is rugged, she is also strong and beautiful, brave and intelligent, and there’s no mountain she can’t climb, no problem she can’t conquer.

The Callow President

By Rich Lowry   “Stop just hatin’ all the time.” If you haven’t been following the news, you might not know whether this bon mot was uttered by a character on the ABC Family show “Pretty Little Liars” or by the president of the United States.

Pardon me, my brain is full

By Lynette Sowell   Next Monday morning there will be a parade streaming down my street, all the children and their parents as they head to the school nearby. Backpacks glowing, sneakers new and unscuffed, the kids either bounce along or trudge, depending on their age.

Kiln heat, aluminum cuts and gasoline fumes

By Willis Webb   “Honest sweat and skinned knuckles never hurt anyone.” “Boy, don’t ever let me hear of you backing up to get a paycheck.” — quotes from L. Ray Webb, circa 1940s-50s Dad was right. A lot. Much more than he ever got credit for from me.

The Lazy River

By Renae Brumbaugh   I’ve been promising the boy child all summer totake him to a certain  waterpark.

Constitutional Crisis for Fun and Profit

By Rich Lowry   Republicans and Democrats are consumed in a vicious debate over which party wants to talk about impeachment more. Democrats say it is lunatic Republicans who are scheming, as we speak, to impeach the president.

Officers, caught in the act

By Lynette Sowell   Sometimes our local police officers just don’t know how to keep their noses out of someone else’s business. Sometimes, doing their job and moving on isn’t good enough for them, it seems. Take the case of Officer Kevin Sheldon. A few weeks ago, Sgt.

Canoe trip taught 14-year-old not to gripe

By Willis Webb   There are obviously lots of ways to teach youngsters not to whine andgripe but kids usually “take care” of gripey  teens or at least that was my experience. Some re-application may be required for septuagenarians like me. There’ve been many blessings in my life.