Columns
Woke up to a Blackberry winter…
Woke up to a Blackberry Winter this morning by cracky. That occurs after a mid-Spring warming trend is confronted with a few days of cloudy, cold disagreeable weather …
A Mothers Day Wish by Texas First Lady Anita Perry
I hope every day, but especially this Mothers Day Weekend, Texans take a moment to thank the women who shaped their lives, whether they are mothers, grandmothers, aunts …
Open letter to… that other newspaper
How curious, I thought, as I read the headline at the top of the front page. Committee scraps original bridge design.” Well, I thought, this was about my …
Have you ever been to a pig picking?
We work hard all week to get a two day weekend and two days of rain come with it; got a touch of cabin fever because of it. …
College boys love their caps
Weather: Icy. Very icy. (I just don’t want to fall and die )Freshman Fifteen: Actually, I lost weight over Winter Break. But it’s back now.Classes: Fiction writing, concepts of …
Comptroller: Post for the ambitious
The three Texas comptrollers since 1975 have wanted to be governor. Carole Keeton Strayhorn is no exception.The first two – the late Bob Bullock and John Sharp, both …
A little story about… ramps
The preparation date for this column is April 22 but I have no idea when it will be printed. I mention this as the subject is Spring in …
Trade days in Canton…
Get any April fool jokes pulled on you last week? As usual, one of the twins was up to his antic pulling them. He must get it from …