Do you know an Unsung Hero? Someone who does little things to make a city or a neighborhood better without expecting anything in return?
Did you know that on any given night in the United States 567,715 persons are homeless? According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the same federal data shows that the number of homeless is up 2.7 percent since 2018.
The headline screamed “Galveston County woman dies of e-cigarette connected illness” (The Daily News, Jan. 7). The media continues to misrepresent the real cause of recent illnesses and deaths blamed on vaping, and the death counts will continue to rise because of it.
A Texas law meant to ensure all people have a right to access and enjoy the state’s beaches is a sacred one worth protecting and repeating as the city of Galveston falls short of honoring the constitutional right.
Imagine waking up in the morning and the first words in your mind are: “I know what the LIMU in LIMU EMU stands for!”
As I looked toward the 2020 presidential election, I reflected back on the 2016 election. Hillary Clinton had almost 3 million more votes than Donald Trump — and yet she's not the president.
It's interesting to read and listen to those that complain about how the president is so-called "bashed."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” By this he meant that, when we stop standing up for what we believe is right we are prohibiting ourselves from seeing a better day.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a prominent figure of the Civil Rights movement. In his famous address, “The Drum Major Instinct,” Dr. King preached, “We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.”
War, hatred, anger; surrounding communities all around the world. The thought of having peace seems to be an impossible task to achieve. Martin Luther King Jr. was well known for standing up for the colored community through his powerful words of his speeches.
The Galveston Historical Foundation’s Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest is meant to challenge students to think about how civil rights and diversity affect their lives and how they can continue King’s work in their own way.
Occasionally, the newspaper gets phone calls, emails and letters from residents across the county concerning the preservation of various cemeteries where their loved ones are laid to rest.
The new bride is glowing from the inside, the groom so proud he can hardly get the words out fast enough.
“Um, because it’s still illegal, right?”
The county took the first step to helping some people with mental disorders get help instead of jail time.
In a strange way, the annual commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stirs up unease in me. I fear it’s steadily enfeebling the power of the contradictions in our society that he forced us to face.
Here's a simple question: Where is the news of the China Agreement signing?
I'm writing to express my disappointment in the headline used after the Texan’s playoff loss ("Chopped down," The Daily News, Jan. 13).
Galveston tourism leaders are working on partnerships that will encourage cruise passengers to linger longer and spend more money on the island.
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