Father’s Day: A 1974 plumbing disaster
Sat, 06/15/2024 - 12:00am
In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet.
Perspectives
Class reunion
Sat, 06/15/2024 - 12:00am
The old guy in the grocery line looked about two coughing spells away from the Promised Land. Gnarled and unshaven, he mumbled to himself while the clerk totaled his bill.
Stuntwoman O’Neil never heard the cheers
Wed, 06/12/2024 - 12:00am
The CBS television network broadcast “Silent Victory: The Story of Kitty O’Neil” on the evening of Jun. 17, 1979.
Middle school smells
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 6:00pm
I’m not sure I had much sense of smell until sixth grade. The only aroma I remember before that was dinner rolls in the elementary cafeteria.
Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 6:00pm
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.
