After more than a year of strict COVID mandates, my state has triumphantly reopened. But, some argue, we better think twice before we offer a celebratory handshake.
If you’ve stayed up to date on national news in recent months, you’ve likely seen and heard about the border crisis. Stories on the politics of border security and immigration, and even debate on whether a crisis exists, are commonplace.
Dear Neil: What are some good plants for color beneath my patio cover? There isn’t much sunlight under there. Most of our flowering plants perform best when they have at least half a day of sunlight.
June is National Dairy Month. My Plate recommends three servings of dairy foods daily. Why is it important to eat dairy products? They are the richest source of the calcium needed for strong teeth and bones.
Massive power outages and freezing temperatures in February still have us thinking about how Texas leaders could have done a better job planning for our energy future. Meanwhile another energy crisis is quietly underway, one I hope the railroad commissioners and my fellow Texans will watch carefully.
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. I didn’t write that. It was actually Billy Joel in “Say goodbye to Hollywood” from the Turnstiles album. Love that album, which I’ve always thought was very underrated.
Gideon is known as a mighty warrior, but it was not so in the beginning. He was a scared fellow whom God found in a winepress. A winepress is a deep hole where grapes are thrown in and stomped on to make wine. That is where he was planting and harvesting! Anyway, this guy was afraid of everything.
Department of Homeland Security boss Alejandro Mayorkas recently patted himself on the back for a sharp reduction of illegal alien minors in DHS custody. But the Associated Press reports the number of migrant children in government detention more than doubled to 21,000 in the past two months.