Opinion

Minnie Pearl — queen of country humor for a half-century — ”country-talked” her way into our hearts, mostly from the stage of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. Nowadays,… Login to continue reading Login…

Michelle Wells is executive director of CASA in the Heart of Texas, which recruits, trains and supports volunteers to advocate for children and families involved with… Login to continue reading Login…

Pastor’s Pen Dalton Mathis is the pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you… Login to continue reading Login…

To describe the workouts he directed as “grueling” might be an extreme understatement if  the athletes who ran for late track coach J. H. (Cap)… Login to continue reading Login…

My knowledge of country music going back to the 1980s isn’t exhaustive, but you don’t live in Central Texas for very long without hearing some… Login to continue reading Login…

Dalton Mathis is the pastor of Salt Creek Baptist Church near Early. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the… Login to continue reading Login…

My agedUncle Mort is “up in the air” about balloons. “Until recently, balloons were festive, often gleefully ‘popped’ at parties,” he moaned. “Stick a pin… Login to continue reading Login…

I can’t believe it. Monday is Presidents Day, and I forgot to buy a mattress. How un-American is that? Maybe it’s not too late. Sales… Login to continue reading Login…

Beside The Point Let’s not bury the lead: The current production features some of the best acting Lyric Theatre audiences have ever witnessed. That’s the… Login to continue reading Login…

The Idle American Central to my Uncle Mort’s colorful life–now stretching over two centuries–are his scatter-brained decisions to “go off fourth-cocked,” even when “half-cocked” action might… Login to continue reading Login…