Columns/opinions

Laundromat Short-Cuts…

Laundromat Short-Cuts…

Laundromat Short-Cuts…

Until mid-twentieth century, most American women had every right to sing “washday blues,” because one day of the week—for most, the longest day—was committed to washing, hanging out, ironing and folding the family duds.

Progressive Policies Wreck Everything

I laughed when I saw The Washington Post headline: "Minneapolis had progressive policies, but its economy still left black families behind." The media are so clueless. Instead of "but," the headline should have said, "therefore," or "so, obviously." Of course, progressive policies failed!
Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Department of Defense sends teams to assist hospitals in COVID crisis AUSTIN — COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical task force teams and assigned them to Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request.

Views From Panhandle Editors

Because I do not live such a glamorous life, the highlight of my Independence Day weekend was watching an Eagles convert from 2018 in Los Angeles on ESPN. There are so many contradictions in that last sentence i don’t even know what to do with myself. But here we are.

Too Much Faith in Models

Between 2 million and 3 million Americans will die! That was the prediction from "experts" at London's Imperial College when COVID-19 began. They did also say if there was "social distancing of the whole population," the death toll could be cut in half, but 1.1 million to 1.
Improvement on Silence…

Improvement on Silence…

Improvement on Silence…

My late father, T. J. Newbury, was a grand story teller. Friends and neighbors in Early, TX, gave him high marks for joke-telling, and so do I.
Texas Press Association

Texas Press Association

Texas Press Association

Governor: Hospitals must expand capacity as COVID-19 cases escalate AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has again suspended elective surgeries in hospitals in 104 counties located within 11 of the state’s 22 trauma service areas.