This July 26th will be the 70th anniversary of when World War II came to Calhoun County up close and personal. When most people think of World War II they are reminded of places such as Normandy, Pearl Harbor, or other places far from South Texas. But some of the fighting occurred right off our […]

Gotta Love The Small Town Life Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Fourth of July weekend. Barnacle and I stayed on the island, having no desire to venture to the mainland and endure the chaos that is. We watched the fireworks display Saturday night from across […]

Hurricane Tracks Last month I got my first taste of what it feels like to live in an area where hurricanes can become big issues weather wise. If you have followed this column since January, you may have noticed that I have more than a passing interest in the weather. Not only am I a […]

“Humility” is an extremely rare quality within the realm of humanity. Sadly, pride, which is the opposite of humility, comes naturally to most people. Pride is the only disease that tends to sicken everyone except the person afflicted by it. The Bible says, “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is […]

We just finished celebrating the Fourth of July. Never mind that it was on Wednesday and that many of the big boom celebrations were on Saturday the 7th. In fact that sort of thing happens about every six years. The leap year causes the day of the week to skip one or it would be […]