Doctors Have a ‘Word’ to Say…

Most hunters are so gungho, they’ll hunt anything that’ll run from ‘em. Similarly, TV news folks salivate at the prospect of all-out chases to pluck credible opinions on controversial topics. This was the case recently when a neurosurgeon was questioned by a Dallas TV reporter.

Lessons from Georgia

Georgia (the ex-Soviet Republic, not the U.S. state) is now a remarkable success story. Its economy is growing at 5% per year, and the country ranks ahead of the United States in economic freedom. Yet, 20 years ago, Georgia was even more miserably poor than the rest of the former Soviet Union.

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Abbott tests negative four days after testing positive Gov. Greg Abbott announced via Twitter Saturday that he is now testing negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive though asymptomatic. “I am told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination I received.

'CRT' by Another Name Is Still CRT

Out of the blue, an awkward academic phrase -- critical race theory— has become fightin' words. Yet, the warring sides can't seem to agree exactly what they are fighting over.

For a Few Dollars More….

Stories of gasoline price wars were common in Texas around 1960, when regular gas sold sometimes for10.9 cents per gallon. Competition for college biology teachers, however, wasn’t all that common. Dr.

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!