Opinion

February 1, 2007 / Opinion

Spinoff

'Tourist season' is reason for thanks

Mary HENKEL JUDSON

A bumper sticker read, "If they call it tourist season, why can't we shoot 'em?" It's a shallow, offensive sentiment to which the answer is, "If you did, you'd kill just about every business in town." That, my friend, would leave a lot of us witho More...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Be patient Hey, Port Aransas, how's it going? It's another one of your number one sons. I just wanted to give ol' Winston (Caraker, Letters, Jan. 18) a pat on the back for his letter to the editor, "Local pride." I feel the same way. More...

Texas politics

House challenge may be change

Dave MCNEELY

A parliamentary fight is usually less interesting than a radio broadcast of a chess match. But an exception occurred Tuesday in the Texas House of Representatives. More...

A Texas voice

The truth about hidden grandson

Steve MARTAINDALE

A few years ago, while selecting several of my old columns for a book, I spent considerable time pondering a title. A title is important in that it needs to give some idea of what the book is about, and it helps to be catchy. More...

Sage observations

It's time for a break

Cactus PRYOR

Enough, already. Football playoffs. Christmas lights and decorations and exchanging the sizes and returning the already have ones and wondering where I put that gift from Santa Claus. More...