A few minutes into following my colleagues' coverage of a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded during a Lunar New Year dance party, I started to wonder if years of being a journalist had …
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, the …
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are both being investigated over their handling of …
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 …
For years, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances take family trips during the holiday season to …
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 …
President Joe Biden vowed to end the federal government’s use of private priszons on the campaign trail. His campaign platform further stated …
Danny Tyree is a lifelong small-town southerner and nationally-syndicated columnist. Danny welcomes email responses at tyreetyrades@aol.com and …
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, …