Columnists
MIKE FEELER: A Genius in 236 Words
OK aspiring writers, this one’s easy. Maybe too easy.Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words. But there’s a catch: all the words in your...
Cats Do Not Manipulate Us Like The Current White House Administration
Many years ago, I thought the idea of having a cat as a pet, specifically...
FRED FIRST: And the Memories Live On: Super-agers
Their brains age more slowly than normal-agersNot a day passes that I don't remember my...
Randy Huff: Who Knew Personal Choice Could Be So Wrong?
What Butker did was dare to speak truth as he saw it.The news cycle dismays...
DEVOTIONAL: No Room For Antisemitism
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for...
DICK BAYNTON: Tales from the Swamp
There are so many threats, promises, tweets and factoids that appear in newspapers, magazines, on TV and radio; it might be interesting to repeat...
JEFF ELL: The Four Seasons: Fishing, Girls, Cars, Fishing
“When I was a kid I was into fishing, then I got into cars, then I got into girls, now I’m back to fishing.”...
STUART REVERCOMB: Who Are Our Story Tellers?
My wife and I have been lamenting the cost of our television / internet package for years now. I know, I know – it...
JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Keeping The Open Doors Open
I am reminded of a story about a downtown church whose youth group decided to take packets of flower seeds into the surrounding neighborhood...
DICK BAYNTON: Edinburg, TX, Microcosm of Mischief
Edinburg, Texas is a city of about 77,000 in the Rio Grande Valley and is located a short distance from McAllen (population of about...
LUCKY GARVIN: The Cleaning Lady
Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning some years ago. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...