We live in Rockport, TX, which is an “artists colony’. We all rely upon the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 8 of the Texas Constitution, which preserves everyone’s right of free expression, including the right of artists to paint, sculpt, and otherwise create…
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Last week I was going to address what I called one of my first days/weekends of normalcy since Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic, the big freeze, and our big rain event, but it was the week before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, so that obviously took precedent.
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This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks on our country.
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Last week I touched a lot of bases, because like most of you, I’m trying to process all the things that are happening in our country, and across the globe.
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Last Wednesday I published a picture of a shell found in local waters by Melanie Leal Debuttes. She didn’t believe the shell is usually found in our area, so we asked people to respond if they knew anything about it, as in where its type is generally found.
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It seems like I’ve gotten less sleep than usual, but that’s not the case. Yes, I keep a record of my sleep and I average a little more than 6-1/2 hours per night (or at times, per 24 hour period).
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Recently, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board voted for a 5% rate hike on Coastal residents and businesses. This action was wrong and demonstrates why TWIA transparency and disclosure must be improved.
Hold on. Here we go again.
There has been a lot of conversation recently about providing more affordable housing in Rockport, but there is a counterpoint to that sentiment.
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Last week was a busy one in our home, as well as in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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A lot of people are either up in arms regarding local flooding, or sympathetic with government entities having to deal with huge drainage issues we’re facing, but at the same time noting it’s time to crack the whip.
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Last weekend my wife and I took off on a whim for an overnight trip to the Hill Country. She bought a gift basket at some event that included eight free admission tickets to any Texas Historical Commission State Historic Site, and she was itching to use a few.
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A subscriber emailed the picture accompanying my column this week. Ironically, 79 years ago, in the July 9 edition of this newspaper, the lead story was about 13 inches of rain falling in Rockport in 18 hours.
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40 years ago this week
What a great Fourth of July weekend!
What a great Fourth of July weekend!
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Last winter I received an email from Rockport resident Wayne White. That in and of itself isn’t unusual, but this particular email originated from Antarctica.
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Sunday marked the end of a week’s worth of official activities celebrating Aransas County’s Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). I hope everyone took the opportunity to participate in at least one of the events. As I said in a recent column, “I know some of you might not be interested in Ar…
It’s been a long week already, so I’m going to share a few funnies I have as backup for times like these!
We are celebrating the 150th birthday, or Sesquicentennial, of Aransas County June 12-20.
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We all hear about our federal government on steroids handing out money and benefits, training people to be like dogs, beholding to their provider.
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I’m going to touch on two topics this week. One has passed, but should be observed daily in our hearts and minds. The other is current, and probably controls our thoughts and actions way too much.
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The loss of respect for the traditional family in the United States, coupled with a drop in church attendance, has done more harm to our country than illegal aliens flowing freely across our southern border, election shenanigans, or even globalism or global warming.
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Last week the NFL draft was held. It brought back a memory, and provided more proof that time is flying by.
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I try not to get mad anymore about the current state of our country and society, but I’m not always successful.