Columns

One thing leads to another except in Laredo
Ron Rozelle column for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
February 07, 2010 - By Ron Rozelle

It takes teamwork to deal with these breaks
Conversations with Gin column for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.
February 07, 2010 - By Gin Crawford

Suspense runs hot in 'Cold Case'
Book Beat for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010
February 07, 2010 - By Marie Beth Jones

Committees a waste of tax dollars
If there is a problem which they can’t solve, yet they must appear to be doing something, they form a committee.
February 05, 2010 - By Lynn Ashby

Count helps scientists track bird populations
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society.
February 05, 2010 - By Susan Heath

The way they move
I got an e-mail last week from Sam and Mary Lynn Stewart with a perfect picture of a ruby-crowned kinglet at their feeder.
February 04, 2010 - By E.M. "Bosie" Boswell

Whoa! It's not 70 years of columns yet
Conversation with Gin column for Feb. 3, 2010.
February 03, 2010 - By Gin Crawford

No more excuses on federal deficit
While we watch the budget process unfold over the next eight months or so, as numbers are thrown around about how much is too much, we need to send the message that any deficit number larger than zero is too much, and anyone who votes for a spending plan without that baseline won’t get our votes.
February 03, 2010 - By Michael Morris

Goldfish crackers swim to the aid of parents
Jean Paul's parenting column for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
February 03, 2010 - By Jean Paul

Make sure your family is prepared
Are you prepared for a disaster? If a disaster occurs in our community, local government and disaster relief organizations will try to help, but you, your family and neighbors need to be prepared as well.
February 02, 2010 - By Sharon Trower

Time to get informed about the candidates
Early voting for the March primaries is less than a month away, and most people probably have decided if they will vote in the Democratic or Republican primary.
January 31, 2010 - By Yvonne Mintz

Roads less taken, in the company of hawks
Lately I’ve taken to driving to Houston along a series of country roads instead of on an unchanging, uninteresting, busy freeway.
January 31, 2010 - By Ron Rozelle

We can finally call the ‘old/new house’ home
Conversations with Gin for Jan. 31, 2010
January 31, 2010 - By Gin Crawford

Taking a stand in your life better than dread
Dread is emotionally anticipating discomfort, pain and danger. Dread is fear of an evil to come or of an unknown to endure. Dread is wondering if a painful situation will last a long time.
January 30, 2010 - By Buddy Scott

Birds duke it out for meal of fresh duck
We were witnessing the fastest creature on Earth.
January 29, 2010 - By Jim Harrison