As a former mayor and city councilman, I understand firsthand the challenges that are presented when balancing a budget -- in good times and bad. Currently, as a Senator...

It seemed at the time that my senior year in high school was busy - and tumultuous. That’s because it was. When some of my fellow 1980 classmates...

The disease has outbreaks every few years and can be harmful to horses, mules, cattle and swine. (July 10, 2020) COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Vesicular stomatitis, or VSV,...

It’s no surprise that the pandemic has affected the economy as unemployment rates continue to soar and economic output has plunged these past few months. As a result, the...

By Dr. Robert Strominger After an extended summer break thanks to COVID-19, many parents are looking toward the fall and the start of a new school year. With that comes...

The great thing about growing a lot of your own food is the ability to walk out the back door and pick it. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. If there’s a downside to...

I remember it as clearly as yesterday. There it was in my Weekly Reader: “By the year 2000, the United States and the rest of the world will be...

In the South, the only thing you can say that’s considered bigger fightin’ words than, “Why didn’t you put beans in your chili?” is to speak ill of...

Preservation of our county history is critical and the recording of family stories paramount if we are to fully appreciate what our ancestors...

I’ve always worked at least two, sometimes three jobs. My dad said it built character. Maybe so, but what I noticed was that it built my bank...

Rush Limbaugh single handedly revived AM radio. In 1988, his syndicated talk show brought people back to a place they had left for the FM dial. AM...

Scorching East Texas temperatures will be here before you know it, and the best way to deal with air conditioning issues is to prevent them from...

Dandelions are a hot topic these days. Lawn folks want to kill them, and bee folks want to keep them, while foragers are looking to eat them. ...

When we think of someone becoming an instant sensation, we think of the Internet. But long before AOL offered floppy disks and dial-up through an...

Hello from the Fox Den! We had another weekend of hard rains and I hope that everyone made it through the storms okay. As winter fades into...