Faces & Places

“Free, cheap abortion is a policy of social defense.

Better

As I’ve written before, I’ve made it my personal custom to spend some time on Martin Luther King Jr. Day reading from Dr. King’s April 16, 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” In my estimation, it’s one of the most important, impactful pieces of writing about transforming a society for good.

WRITING AD FOR BROADCAST

When I was teaching broadcast writing and production at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, I laid down some rules for writing radio or television commercials. Basically they said two things: 1. No trite overused phrases. 2. Surprise the audience with something unexpected.

The Pandemic of Pessimism vs. the Opportunities of Optimism.

“The sky is falling! The end is near!” In a variety of words, we are hearing these dire warnings issued by the talking heads on television and on talk radio, daily. The fear then permeates into the minds and hearts of listeners who then spread to their friends, family, and coworkers.

CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 for political reasons. Some in the Lone Star State want to do this again. I would rather be identified as both an American and a Texan. Smugly I say, there is no more extraordinary birthright.

Observers welcome quiet opening to Legislature

The Texas Legislature opened quietly, which delighted everyone after the violence inside the U.S. Capitol the previous week. At the Texas State Capitol, a variety of legislative agendas took center stage at the start of the 87th session, which will run 140 days. Gov.

Old Glory News

Well another week has gone by and things seem to be getting worse. More folks around here have gotten sick and more funerals have been held. Please pray for all the ill and families of the deceased. Pray for our country. No activities and still afraid to leave home, so no news.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"It is a tragedy, perhaps, that human beings can get so much energy and enthusiasm from hate. If you want to feel ten feet tall and as though you could run a hundred miles without stopping, hate beats pure cocaine any day.

2 CENTS WORTH

Wasn't the snow out of this world awesome Joe took pictures to send to Ann and Korel so they could see them. Korel said, "I don't ever remember snow like that," She loves the cold weather and we tease her she needs to live at the North Pole.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

"However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government,...