I have seen a lot in my 31-years in the newspaper business, but this last week will be one for the books. Up until now this newspaper has never received a letter or letters from a lawyer …

They are missed, these two men who didn’t try to make us love each other, but at the very least, made us tolerant of each other during their professional lives. Perhaps unknowingly, their gentle …

Accounts of folks “pulling themselves up by their boot straps” warm hearts; when such is done without boots, it’s a whole ‘nuther thing. “Wholeness” was achieved in January when …

The continued demise of true representative government and the rising control by oligarchs at the state and federal level is well documented. I’ve tried to use this column to shed light on the …

Willow Park is growing rapidly with new developments appearing almost daily. While many residents wish growth could slow, state law prevents it. Our City Council has responsibly used the increased …

Our family has lived in Willow Park since 1988-back when this was still country. We’ve watched this community grow over the years, and we care deeply about the direction it’s heading. …

I am writing to all 240-plus of you to ask: Did you really mean to stop Willow Park’s plans to rebuild the dilapidated Squaw Creek Road and the leaking 50-year-old water line that runs under the …

On occasion, I’ve been in the presence of the rich and/or famous. Usually, though, I am lost among hundreds – maybe thousands – turning out for political rallies or tent shows. At one, I …

Whether we bow in reverence to statistics or grow nauseous dealing with the barrage of numbers dealt with daily, most of us value “peace and goodwill” wherever we can find it. Foundational to …

Media – both print and electronic – have slathered us with minute details of Arlington’s Grand Prix. Surely their “slatherers” are either bent or broken for putting undue strain on us who …

My Dear Willow Park Neighbors: Early warm weather has us out and about. Cruise by our city parks and you’ll see they’re brimming with kids and families celebrating a break from the ice …

One could could strip mental gears trying to come up with a more “fitting” name than hers. Pat Worrell laughs at the thought of many introductory variations over the decades. In recent years, …

In almost any human endeavor, there is what I will call “The Chair.” The Chair is where the person in charge sits. If you are an employer, a business owner, a coach, a teacher, an …

As we watch over our government, it’s often about the money. Are taxpayer dollars being spent wisely on social programs, road projects, and employee pay? Can we view government contracts with …

I attempted to give the following statement to Willow Park City Council on Feb. 24 and again on March 10. I was only been able to make it through the first two paragraphs before the mayor began …

My Uncle Mort is committed to establishing a “Go Fund Me” campaign for postal workers of America, retroactive to whenever early voting began.   He suggests joint beneficiaries — …

My Uncle Mort sometimes has “bats in his belfry.”   Fact is, he’s heard such second, third, and fourth-hand opinions so many times that he’s begun research about these flying …

Recently, driving to my childhood home of Graham, my eyes darted toward a ginormous Trump flag, high on the tallest flagpole in the area, flapping in the northern breeze. I found the sight …

He’s likely been a “forward thinker” since “diaper days” some 80 years ago.   Glenn Dromgoole — my friend of almost 60 years — probably can trace his “can do” spirit back …

The expression about an ill wind blowing no good goes back almost five centuries. Just 52 years ago, however, a true-life example occurred at what seemed to be an unlucky turn of event at a Justin, …

Our sense of hearing is to be treasured. The sound of ships nearing shores, buzzers sounding at the end of victories, and fireworks signaling a new year are but three examples. There are, …

I have avoided weighing in on the debate about whether the Ten Commandments should be posted in Texas classrooms, but examining the issue has raised a lot of questions in my mind. My research …

Let’s be honest. In today’s world, if you ask a lot of people to describe Tennessee Williams they’ll likely say it’s some kind of whiskey they haven’t tasted yet. And while it is true …

It was an afternoon when elements of Murphy’s Law loomed, not in cataclysmic ways, but merely gnawing tidbits of annoyance — for both me and others — that harkened us back to lessons of a …

Gov. Greg Abbott is following up his scorched earth removal of pro-public education Republican legislators with a plan to eliminate school property taxes ( https://bit.ly/4taqCAm ), a move that could …