The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has taken a tremendous toll on the physical and financial health of the American people. As the number of cases has soared, medical professionals and leaders at every level have made a single, critical request: stay home.

Four weeks ago I wrote in this space about looking forward to Fulton Oysterfest. Life has changed a bit since then.

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken on a life of its own in our country since I wrote my column last week. I not here to write about how many things have been cancelled, or to provide a bunch of coronavirus information this week. I’m sure you are seeking all the information you need and/or …

Like most of you, we are all aware of the coronavirus, but how exactly does it compare to the normal flu strains that kill thousands of people every year?

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The weather still can’t make up its mind, but the internal clock of Aransas County residents, and individuals across our great state, know it’s time for Fulton Oysterfest.

This is an update on the available public information about Steel Dynamics Inc.’s plan to build a large new steel manufacturing plant in San Patricio County northeast of Sinton, and to discharge 1.56 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY of  “treated” industrial waste water from steel making operations in…

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Before I get started this week, I need to make a correction regarding last week’s column about the new push for a “healthy” Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Huddle group at Rockport-Fulton High School.

Being a preacher’s kid, I was a regular attendee at church and Sunday school, as well as a forced attendee to some church activities other children were not subjected to. I’m not saying that was bad, it’s just how it was.

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Like most of you, watching the Super Bowl with friends (for the first half at least) highlighted my weekend. I made my way home to watch the second half from the comfort of my recliner.

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All day Sunday I was glued to the tube watching the news reports about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, along with seven other people, in a fiery helicopter crash in California.

Nearly 40 years in the newspaper business, 36-plus of which has been spent in Aransas County, there’s not much that catches me off guard.

Something happened at our house during Christmas that was sneakily mysterious. In a single afternoon our kitchen was transformed into a health food mecca.

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Welcome to the year 2020!

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Have you ever had an argument with your spouse because he or she didn’t hear what you thought you said, or he or she heard something you didn’t say?

Ever since I turned 60 articles about aging, retirement, etc. seem to catch my eye a little faster then when I was, say, 59. I guess that’s only natural, but I don’t think my being 60 is much different than any other age I’ve attained in recent years.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.

There was an article in the Sunday edition of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times by Metro Creative Connection about food allergies. It addressed the question, “Why are food allergies on the rise?”

Well, it’s that time of the year.

I remember when my grandparents turned 60. I thought they were really, really old.

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What about them Astros? I bet ol’ Jerry Jones wishes he owned the Houston MLB team so he could have a non-aged ring on his finger earned by a winning team! But, then again, if Jones owned the Astros, they probably wouldn’t have won it all two years ago, with the possibility of doing it again…

If I had to choose only one level of sports to watch the rest of my life, it would be the college level.

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How many of you use baking soda (Sodium bicarbonate) for something other than baking?

This week I’m addressing a little bit of everything – from taking our oldest grandson to his first Aggie football game, and the deaths of a longtime former employee and a friend who offered up some social media tips in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, to tiny houses on wheels.

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I read an article recently authored by Adrienne McIlvaine. In it she wrote, “The Greatest Generation bravely fought the horrors of World War II in order to bring about lasting peace throughout the world. The baby boomers grew up in the post-war period and shaped the world as we know it. But …

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I was raised to admit when I made a mistake. This week, I have to admit a whopper – something I haven’t done in 38 years in the newspaper business.

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