Coronavirus Censorship

YouTube just froze Sen. Rand Paul's YouTube channel. That's just wrong. Small-minded. Counterproductive. YouTube says Paul violated their COVID-19 misinformation policy when he told an interviewer, "Most of the masks you get over the counter don't work ...

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans. As KUT.

Views from Around the Panhandle

My whole life, I’ve heard his particular nugget of the year called the Dog Days of Summer, meaning nothing is really going on. Who says there’s nothing going on during the summer? In fact, after this week I may start calling it the Dolphin Days of Summer. You’ll see why.

Well, I’ll bee! It’s National Honey Bee Day

National Honey Bee Day, which falls on August 21 st this year, is the perfect time to pay homage to all of the black and yellow striped pollinators out there, from Buzz the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee to the honey bees we see buzzing above blooming Texas sunflowers.

Silenced!

Are they still protesting in Cuba? I don't know. The Cuban government has shut off the Cuban people's internet. The big demonstrations began four weeks ago, sparked, curiously, by a rap song. The key lyric is: "Freedom! No more Doctrine!

Your Weight and Fate…

Perhaps the most current evidence that August falls into the “dog days” category appeared in “neighborhood news” the other day. Most of us “slog” through these stifling days, and media folks scrounge around for news stories when little seems to be happening.

Olympic Gold Medalist and Solid Gold American

What a delight it was for so many of us to see Colorado Olympian Tamyra Mensah-Stock wrap herself, literally, in the American flag and proclaim her pride in representing our nation after winning the gold medal this week at the Olympic Games in Japan.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

The number of Texans hospitalized with lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases is increasing faster than at any other point since the pandemic began in early 2020, due to the highly contagious delta variant.

Biden Administration's Mixed COVID-19 Messages

If you want more Americans to be vaccinated against COVID-19, emphasizing that they could still catch the disease and transmit it to others even after they get their shots may not be the best strategy.

Almighty Dollars….

My aged Uncle Mort said more than a mouthful the other day about shenanigans dictated in the name of intercollegiate athletics by high rollers in the world of televised sports. “The almighty dollar is even mightier than I thought.” He hit the nail precisely. Big-time sports are far too big.