One of my dearest friends died more than a month ago. Sept. 17 would’ve been her 49th birthday.

The new bride is glowing from the inside, the groom so proud he can hardly get the words out fast enough.

Some of the readers enjoy the lists of long words with odd spellings and ever odder meanings, so I save them up for a column.

I love meeting people who are so thankful to be in America that their words glow with pride.

The bull rider leans back in his seat, stretching his long legs as forward as possible. His feet point upward, knowing the success rests with his ability to relax, letting his body flow with whatever lies ahead.

Jan. 28 was Sexual Assault Survivors Day in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott marked it with a proclamation.

A filmmaker died Thursday morning, a very important one.

(You want to do what to my what?)

Hope — like the thrill of a new Easter outfit — springs eternal.

There’s power in the feminine, in being a woman. Despite being mansplained out of just about every significant phase of history and human development, women are movers and shakers, we’re moneymakers, baby makers, life givers and sustainers.

It was just a recipe for pecan pralines, a simple mixture of sugars, milk, vanilla, nuts and butter that by virtue of sweet alchemy combine to create a favorite treat from my childhood.

The Daily News thanks the community for coming out last weekend for the ninth annual Daily News Press Run.

(You want to do what to my what?)

I wasn’t thinking about the “Night of Terror” when I cast my first vote at the age of 18.

Yesterday, I got the call that we have been making to thousands of people across Galveston County. I had been exposed to a patient with COVID-19. I called my boss, who told me to go home. I then called the University of Texas Medical Branch to arrange for a test and was given an appointment …

We never saw this coming. Our lives as we know it have changed in the last few months because of COVID-19, and along the way, we’ve learned some hard but valuable lessons.

Thursday marked the 21st anniversary of the death of Frank Sinatra.