All Aboard for San Francisco
FIDDLER’S GREEN Thus, the call at the Butterfield Overland Mail terminal in St. Louis, for the (usually) 21-day trip across the continent.
Opinion
Solar eclipse means big money to Texas
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.
John Caldwell Tidball
Although he may have passed through at some point, to the best of my knowledge John Caldwell Tidball never visited Texas. However, he was one of those individuals somewhat lost to history, but nevertheless a man who lived life to the fullest and had an impact on all of us.
State immigration law again on hold
The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor: Trump is the most hated, vilified, and crucified ex-president and presidential candidate in the history of our country, with the exception of Lincoln. You have to give the democrats credit for being tremendous haters.
Texas counties among nation’s fastest growing
Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas.
Has the Pentagon shattered our faith in UFOs?
Well, THOSE eagerly anticipated revelations certainly crashed and burned. You may recall last summer a former intelligence officer told Congress that Uncle Sam maintains a covert stockpile of downed alien spacecraft and corpses.
The 33 Trapped Miners
On August 5, 2010, 550 miles north of Santiago, Chile, a large part of the San Jose gold and copper mine collapsed trapping 33 miners over 2200 feet underground. 17days later they discovered them still alive and they have been entombed there for almost two months.
From the Pulpit
Matthew 6;5-8 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
What does Spring Break mean to you?
You probably crave a break from my patented “sour grapes” routine, but we must face facts: spring break (a.k.a. Easter break, a.k.a. mid-term break, a.k.a. “unwind, rejuvenate, have fun, but don’t forget how oppressed you are, students”) is not the same for every family.
