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November 20, 2009 Since 1922 |
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Wanda Orton
Oh say, can you see Sitka
When the newly released DVD version of “The Proposal” emerged on our TV screen, I looked forward to seeing scenes of Sitka
November 11, 2009
Priests, preachers and the AP
Father Denis Kennedy's photo in the St. Joseph Catholic Church booklet, printed in 1958 when the new church was dedicated, reminded me of the old newsroom rule related to the title of "Father."
November 04, 2009
St. Joseph’s booklet stirs some memories
Printed in 1958, a booklet celebrating the new St. Joseph Catholic Church is a collector’s item now
October 28, 2009
Bev’s book full of mirth and magic
Proving he can entertain on the printed page as well as on stage, Bev Bergeron has written "The Magic Connection."
October 21, 2009
MRI generates high anxiety
Eavesdropping (an occupational habit), I listened in the doctor’s waiting room as another patient ranted on and on about having an MRI.
October 14, 2009
No place like home in Chambers Co.
As Pat Dyer shared her memories of growing up in Cove, I kept thinking about her ancestors.
October 09, 2009
An idyllic childhood in Cove
Pat and I worked together at The Sun that summer of '52 when I was fresh out of Robert E. Lee High School, and she -- a 1950 graduate of Barbers Hill High School -- was a news intern from Baylor University.
October 07, 2009
Columnist inspired Hobart Enoch
Most of you probably never heard of Andy Anderson, columnist for the old Scripps-Howard newspaper, the Houston Press, but Hobart Enoch will never forget life-changing effect he had on his life.
October 03, 2009
Ever been to Buster Crossing?
For Gene Harrison, the recent column about railroads revved up memories of Highlands in general and Buster Crossing in particular.
September 30, 2009
How to change the world, make it better
One of my favorite films from a year or so ago flopped at the box office and failed to win critical acclaim, but I don’t care. I loved it.
September 26, 2009
From here to maternity
Today’s topic is maternity clothes so those not interested have been forewarned. (Hey -- not everybody leave!)
September 22, 2009
Interurban was the word for mass transit
Back in the day, mass transit wasn’t part of the vocabulary. Locals just referred to the interurbana, a popular mode of transportation that connected Baytown with the Big Town.
September 19, 2009
To err is historical
History repeats itself and so do mistakes about history.
September 16, 2009
Would you believe we both got it?
With my bandaged left leg on ice, propped up on a walker chair, I began to read Jim Finley's Tuesday column.
September 12, 2009
Kinfolks, lost and found
One of the joys of genealogy is finding kinfolks you never knew you had.
September 09, 2009
More thoughts on lack of baton twirlers
We saved our daughter's batons, thinking they'd be used one day by her daughter.
September 06, 2009
Where have the twirlers gone?
That's entertainment, under Friday night lights, but something's missing.
Where have all the baton twirlers gone?
September 02, 2009
Look who’s talking while driving
The good news is that a Texas law, effective Sept. 1, will ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones in school zones.
August 31, 2009
'Guiding Light' is going dark
Come Sept. 18, CBS-TV will pull the switch on “Guiding Light,” a soap opera that some of us heard long before we saw.
August 26, 2009
As the squirrel turns
All of the attention being focused on the camera-mugging Crasher Squirrel reminds me of a squirrel photo that got away.
August 23, 2009
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