Island Summer Heat Continues Greetings from the island everyone, hope all of you are doing well on this summer day. And what a scorching summer it has been. I’m sure it has not been any hotter than our previous south Texas summers, we simply forget from one year to the next just how sultry and […]
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Island Life… By Clint Bennetsen
The Mysteries Under the Waves… Pass Cavallo Part I by Peter DeForest
One of the popular places in our area to visit by boat is Sunday Beach off of Matagorda Island. Many visitors do not realize that the main beach area is right on top of an historic ship channel, Pass Cavallo, which is the historical pass between the Gulf of Mexico and Matagorda Bay. Originally this […]
Reflections by Phil Ellenberger
The Olympic Games have been going on since August 5th. And they are about to end as you read this. If you have been watching, you know that NBC identifies them as the 31st Olympiad. You also know that it has been most interesting so far. The “final Five” won women’s gymnastics in a breeze. […]
The Church by Erny McDonough
Not long ago, while studying the Acts of the Apostles, I received some ideas about the Church. I preached a message from those thoughts recently, so these ideas come from that Sunday morning service. I am not talking just about the Chapel, or about just St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, or just about the First Baptist […]
The Way I See It…by William D. Brayshaw, aka Longknife 21
“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the columnist to enlighten readers on a subject as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Media Polling, Bias, and Lies As we head into the last 3 months of the most viciously contentious Presidential election in memory, a few […]
