It always amazes me how some people can take a word with good meaning, such as tolerance, respect, and ethics and turn them into words that will in effect hurt others or do damage to social constructs such as families, the workplace, and our schools. Recently online I ran into one of those kinds of […]

When exactly did manners become a thing of the past for the most part? Was it the rise of the smart phones, a generation not as strictly raised in the art of social graces, or is it the inevitable outcome of our modern society, perhaps more concerned with ‘likes’ and ‘shares’ online than experiencing the […]

I warned you this would happen. Over the years, I have tried to make people aware of the great legacy the San Antonio Spurs had in the National Basketball Association, especially during the period between the 1997-1998 season which added future hall of fame power forward Tim Duncan as well as top NBA coach Greg […]

Occasionally, as some long time readers will know, I touch on aspects of weather in this column and this past month an article was published on the KrisTV website out of Corpus Christi that besides being a interesting bit of scientific data, also has direct impact on the areas this newspaper is published: Hurricanes. And […]

Choices. Everyone makes them every day, and they all have varying consequences depending on the variables of the choices to be made. They permeate our lives from the mundane to the most extreme of decisions, from a healthy salad for lunch or that tasty beef sandwich with everything and extra mayo. The hard part is […]