With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began arriving at town halls across the southern Netherlands. Postmarked from big …
It is that time again when hundreds of thousands of us can’t get the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” out of our heads, often whistling or humming the melody, not even wondering …
While no human pursuit can be unconditionally guaranteed, by the time you read this there is a good chance that my decrepit, arthritis-riddled right hip will be gone, replaced with a new space-age …
He’s everywhere. Bigfoot, I mean, or Bigfeet if we’re into accurate plural labeling. Lest you think Bigfoot/feet, however you choose to address him/her, only live in mountainous …
We have been wanting to have a party for a long time and it just hasn’t happened, and I want to explain why. But before I do, let me tell you it’s not as bad as it sounds. I …
When I introduced this weekly column more than 22 years ago, my stated goal was to provide amusement — even if corny and outdated — largely for readers dealing with bodily wrinkles, …
Sunlight is starting to break through at the Capitol in the final month of the Texas legislative session. Open government measures have won passage in the House of Representatives …
The U.S. Senate race between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton was officially launched on April 8. Undoubtedly this will be one of the most contentious and expensive primary races …
When one nitpicks, there’s no end to it. We’re all frequently guilty, and I admit to being among chief sinners, particularly since the term’s initial usage began in 1956, the same …
It’s got to be a borderline miracle when Eastland — a town with fewer than 5,000 people — can lay claim to not one, but TWO “facts” worthy of the Guinness Book of …
Before choirs proclaimed that He is risen, before church bells sounded around the world celebrating Jesus’ resurrection and before children skittered across lawns for multicolored eggs, I saw …
Fourteen years ago, the legislature passed vital protections for freedom of speech in the Texas Citizens Participation Act. This week, they’re looking to gut it. The TCPA addresses the …
They’re as predictable as frantic taxpayers working until the hours are few on April 14 to meet income tax filing deadlines the following midnight. A nomadic bunch, they show up following …
One of the most important things my dad taught me was to leave a place better than you found it. By virtually every measure, Mayor Doyle Moss has done that with our community. Under his …
I’m Jan Lynch, and I have owned a business in East Parker County for over 50 years. Throughout my time here, I have seen many challenges that cities face—water availability, sewer …
Doyle Moss has been an outstanding leader during his time as our mayor here in Willow Park. His leadership has helped and propelled the community forward. Positive and organized …
I might never have resented my brother if he’d have been born other than in 1944, when Grapette was getting a foothold in our town. I had enjoyed “only child” perks for seven …
The ballyhoo about “no free lunches” was first bandied about in the 1880s and today, Southwest Airlines’ “bags fly free” death bell is on the verge of gonging. Long …
Had a Texas Aggie been a Rip Van Winkle wannabe in 2011, he (she) might hardly recognize the university upon awakening from slumber in 2025. There might be understandable confusion. Is real time …
Taxation without representation is tyranny. Though it’s hard to nail down who initially coined this statement, it was the hue and cry of “British Americans” when they fought during …
Odds of brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright constructing, then flying, the world’s first powered aircraft in 1903 — and Southwest Airlines’ founding what would become one of the …
Column deadlines often are near enough to nudge before first paragraphs are actually written. Some might think such to be sheer procrastination. I prefer to consider my “delays” to …
This column originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News where Glenn Rogers is a contributing columnist. When my two oldest children were young, there was no “city …
It was early September in 1963 when I first sat at my desk in Mrs. Sides’ first-grade classroom at Stewart Elementary School in Lubbock. My parents bought a house two blocks down on the same …
Uncle Mort doesn’t own a smartphone, and only recently found a well-worn flip phone for $10 on eBay. Neither does my ancient uncle own a computer, claiming he’d never remember where the …
