Opinion

History’s tyrants have at least one thing in common – their willingness to destroy and slaughter anything and anyone who stands in the way of conquest. This is not new.

Luke 9:51, “And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Lent is a period in which we can turn our faces toward Jerusalem. Lent is 40 days of repentance and preparation (excluding Sundays) before Easter.

Dear Neil: My husband fertilized our yard twice, and he thinks he killed it. He fertilized the backyard once, and it looks fine.

If this were an ordinary column, I’d offer some neat prescription or exhort policymakers to take action on the solution to the crisis happening in Ukraine that’s staring them in the face. But the truth is that I don’t have a pithy solution or a soundbite-sized call to action as the U.S.

Three-day weekends sound good to me. According to Business Insider, a movement is afoot for companies to offer employees four-day work weeks - 10 hours a day over four days, rather than eight hours over five days - so they may enjoy three-day weekends.

Dear Neil: My apples have large bruises that are ruining the fruit entirely (see photo). What causes them, and what can I do next year to prevent them? That’s damage done by stinkbugs.

The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter.

Spring break can be a particularly dangerous and deadly time on Texas roadways. Each spring break, too many young lives are cut short due to the fateful and regrettable decision to get behind the wheel and drive drunk.