Christians flummoxed by impending changes in Washington might appreciate, if not enjoy, a historical perspective.
When people think of Galveston, they think of beaches, sun, surf, seafood, The Strand, and — if you’re taking a tour of the island — The Storm of 1900.
Recently, the city of Dickinson had its eyes on a hat drawing with signed ping-pong balls that determined the mayoral winner of a run-off election. In accordance with a “casting of lots” in Texas Election Code Section 2, the city sought to resolve a rare election tie with a luck-of-a-draw.
I’m on the horns of a dilemma. Horns as long and ugly as the ones sported by that guy in the fur helmet smirking across the floor of the U.S. Capitol building.
I thought that 2020 was as tumultuous as 1968 when Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were shot; when the Tet Offensive occurred in Vietnam and there was serious rioting after King’s death; and at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago — that is until, Jan. 6, 2021, and the eve…
Last year, five hurricanes or major named storms hit Louisiana. If any one of them had veered just a few degrees to the west, Galveston would’ve suffered another “Hurricane Ike.” In 2008, Hurricane Ike flooded our island causing major disruption and destroying billions of dollars in property.
The start of 2021 brings with it the hope that the two COVID-19 vaccines mean victory over the pandemic and the end is in sight. Recently, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported about 440,000 Texans had received at least one dose of the vaccines.
Cold water is no joke. But lifeguards have to respond regardless of the conditions, so we train in and for cold water rescues.
We’ve seen it all before. In La Marque, we see it again.
The 2020 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Texas General Land Office Texas Coastal Plan doesn’t gate San Luis Pass. Moreover, the corps seems intent on not carefully examining this measure for substantially reducing flood risk for the region. Normally we would analyze the corps engineering result…
My words to describe a “saint” include reverent, virtuous, kind, patient and perseverance. Santa Fe lost a saint on Dec. 17 with the passing of Coach Dan Kubacak. He was my all-time favorite coach. I never saw him angry, rude, out of control or unfriendly. He always showed respect to his pla…
The chaos that Donald Trump has fostered, since he first became a presidential candidate, came to a very tragic culmination on Jan. 6.
In 2016 this nation elected a president who lies constantly, sometimes averaging over two dozen verifiable lies per day.
The election year of Annus Horribilis has ended. Aspersions have been cast along with the votes. Policy discussions have been buried in invective and false narratives.
The next few months and weeks are going to be a time of accountability in this country. A time when we will hold accountable all who willingly and knowingly perpetuated the fraudulent myth of a rigged election in order to undermine American democratic rule and score points with their gullibl…
Instead of the proposed ring barrier, we recommend consideration of a design approach that incorporates city functions into the protection using urban landscape architecture best practices.
I was watching the TV sports guy talk about the high school playoffs, which have risen to important news, thanks to the dwindling of local professionals.
It’s difficult to write about anything not related to the unbelievable tragedy that befell our country Wednesday. It’s hard to think about anything else. Not just because I’ve been a peace officer for almost a quarter of a century or a first responder for close to four decades. But as a citi…
Joe Jaworski is a national mediator, former mayor of Galveston, and a declared candidate for Texas Attorney General.
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