One morning in July 2018, barely one month after I began work as the sports editor for The Banner-Press, Burton High School athletic director and head football coach Jason Hodde gave me a brief tour of the school’s weight room.
In the past seven days alone I have written and/or filed at least 10 Texas Public Information Act requests to the city and the county.
I want to talk about three things from this week that make me proud to be a member of this community.
On March 3, 2020, both the Republican and Democratic Primary Elections will be held. Early voting at the Washington County courthouse annex will begin on Feb. 18 and runs through Feb. 28.
“Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat. “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
Did you notice the sunset on Tuesday evening?
The 1st Amendment is a funny thing. Of course, I don’t mean “haha” funny; I mean it’s ironic.
When I was handed a letter earlier this week, two things immediately caught my attention.
Nightmares do not need darkness to graze. They can come loping in broad day light.
“The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.
Surprises under the tree are the best gifts. Fortunately, Santa surprised me three times.
I want to tell you about the one and only time I’ve ridden in the back of a cop car.
The current hysteria is is misdirected. The fear of the day is that life on earth is doomed because the climate is changing.
I woke up this morning to find an email from Credit Karma. It’s one I’ve received more times than I can count on both hands.
Natalie Frels’ editorial in these pages several weeks ago was a look at our jury system. The gist of her comments was that reporters have to exercise caution in reporting crimes. Too much information could affect the process of seating 12 unbiased jurors.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
Living in an old folks’ home changed my perception of life.
This column isn’t about crime or the justice system, albeit everything is subjective and I’m a writer, so I’m sure I could find a way to tie it back, but I’m not going to.
Webster’s dictionary defines a farce as a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.
”We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any other in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve every day men who don’t know anything and can’t read.” — Mark Twain
Journalism is nothing like what you see in television or the movies.
You may have seen my face around town before.
This was the scariest Halloween ever. Juveniles masquerading as adults were trick or treating in our nations capitol. They were demanding a treat of your vote or they would trick you with an impeachment of our President.
“... I guess what I really called to say is,
I was the new in the neighborhood Bob Hatfield, my next door neighbor, took me under his wing. If he was not away at work, he was in my house or yard to help. He helped build a nice, sturdy fence around my yard, helped establish the lawn and put in a vegetable garden and flower beds. In the …
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Natalie and I’ve served as the news editor here at The Banner-Press for almost 11 months.
Last Sunday, another show at Unity Theatre closed.
“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”
— Jerry Seinfeld
Texas is experiencing a rapid surge in economic activity, population growth and infrastructure.
Many years ago, I divulged to a colleague my two favorite words in the English language.
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
It’s difficult to even believe these words, but I’m quickly approaching my 2-year anniversary here at The Banner-Press.
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Some years ago, Germania Insurance company distributed prints of a painting entitled “The Handshake.” An insurance salesman is depicted outside of his one-seat coupe in a field shaking hands with a farmer behind his mule-drawn plow.
Today is Friday the 13th, and if that alarms you then you suffer from a bad case of friggatriskaidekaphobia.
Had Don Whatley called me about his concern or even taken a moment to visit before or after church on any given Sunday, we could have had a conversation.
Lifetime Learning’s read for the year is Jan Jaboe Russell’s “The Train to Crystal City.”
This column originally ran June 13, 2013. I thought it was appropriate to run again in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, which is April 8-14.
The Brenham Fire Department says one of its largest fundraiser isn't just about the money — it's a way to tell that Easter is on the way.
Today there are over 15,000 abused and neglected children in the direct care of the state. With rising caseloads, the CPS system is struggling. Simply put, there are more foster kids in need than there are Texans willing to open their doors.
My apologies. These words of wisdom were destined for last week. I had written the first few paragraphs to give you a heads-up not to miss the show of a lifetime. A sprained wrist, however, interrupted my typing and I had to let a deadline pass.
See if you can guess who wrote this:
Love can be a beautiful thing, so long as it’s healthy. True love can be found in healthy relationships.
About this time of year, I get the urge to plant something.
Waking up to a dilemma is hard. That is why this has been a hard day.
During Wednesday night's community forum on hiring a new athletic director/head football coach at Brenham High School, Superintendent Walter Jackson said something that really caught my attention.
What is all this folderol about preventing school massacres? There is such an obvious, simple answer.
Long, long ago, I lived in Madisonville, Texas.
Who are David Bridges, Jaay Brandon and Katy Boatman?
The Rev. William Franklin Graham Jr., better known as "Billy," died Feb. 21 at age 99. His funeral will be March 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina.