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Weather cools; climate still hot
If I was able to hear every conversation taking place this weekend in North Texas, I am certain I would hear something like this: Boy, this cooler…
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John Kanelis
'My Life in Print' awaits
I pledged some time ago that I would keep you apprised of certain aspects of my private life as I continued on my retirement journey into old age.
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Trump: RINO in chief
Donald John Trump's game of charade as he pretends to be a "conservative Republican" has been called out many times by many people and in many forums.
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Hill Country heroes abound
Hill Country heroism is alive, well and flourishing as the nation grieves the horrifying loss of life and the destruction in the wake of the Guadalupe…
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Looking for answers to tragedy
Public officials charged with finding solutions to prevent future tragedy appear to be zeroing in on what might have led to the carnage we are…
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Keeping it in perspective
Once in a while, news of the day can render whatever discomfort we are feeling to be irrelevant, if not laughable.
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FEMA can earn its spurs ... again!
One of the many idiotic ideas carried in Donald Trump's big ugly bill is the dismantling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which Trump kicked…
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What if we had voted 'blue'?
Grateful as I am for Donald Trump/s pledge to rush aid to struggling Texas families damaged by the raging floodwaters of the Guadalupe River, I feel…
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Grappling with layers of grief
I have been grappling with my emotions over the past couple of days as the world watches the Guadalupe River in Central Texas unleash its savagery on…
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Worrying about friends in the flood
Leave it to a crackpot climate-change denier to cheapen the worry and the grief of those of us who are sickened by the loss of life in the Central Texas…
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Now we get to test our system
Donald Trump's big ugly bill is now law, which means that the next big test of the strength of our democracy awaits in the form of congressional…
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We're still an immigrant nation
Americans lit the first birthday candle on its national cake 249 years ago when it declared its independence from the British monarchy.
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