New Heroes vs. Old When I mention that my family used kerosene lamps when I was a small child in the South during the 1930s, that is usually taken as a sign of our poverty, though I never thought of us as poor at the...
TREVOR AT THE TOP
“Alone at the Top,” was how the Pro Rodeo Sports News Magazine described the crowning of Trevor Brazile, World Champion All-Around Cowboy, for the 8th time, a world record.
It took Sir ...
AN ENERGY END GAME Left entirely to the whims of the Obama administration, there is little hope that oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico will remotely resemble the pre-moratorium activity levels any time ...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
My letter is to give more facts regarding the article about a student bringing an unknown device to school. There are no accusations or second person information here, it is all f...
Equal everything and great nothings Trying to make sense of it all. As humans, we have a natural tendency to want to create order from the chaos, but perhaps, sometimes, there's no neat truth to be had. Nineteen people were shot...
Welcome Back to Wonderland! After the tragic shooting in Tucson, and following a week of witnessing "vitriol turned regret" by facts, Congress, following the President's lead, and under the auspice of this supposed "New Era ...
Budget Crisis Rhetoric
Government budget crises can be painful, but the political rhetoric accompanying these crises can also be fascinating and revealing. Perhaps the most famous American budget crisis was New ...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
Reading a column from Washington (AP) Saturday 8 Jan 2011, should awaken all veterans and all presently serving in our U.S. Military. "Gates Wants to Trim Military Health System."
...
When You Only Have a Hammer When the only tool you have is a hammer, you see every problem as a nail. So when you have only one solution, you put all your efforts into making it fit every challenge. To complete a task, ...
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor:
Even before U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was out of emergency surgery in Tuscon, AZ the liberals were already blaming the tragedy on those who disagree with the over-reach of th...
THE BIGGEST LEGISLATIVE BATTLE MAY NOT BE OVER THE BUDGET It may be the ugliest, cruelest, and most vicious process engaged in by the Legislature. It is called “redistricting.” In some ways it is reminiscent of the Civil War: North against South and frien...
Washington - A Turn to Manners? Americans at every level of existence were shocked and horrified last weekend by a senseless act of violence, perpetrated by an even more senseless madman, as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and over a doz...