Perspectives
How will you celebrate the Y2K 25th anniversary?
My wife recalls the night of December 31, 1999, as a time of anxiety and trepidation.
Can’t take the Cotton Gin out of the boy
Thorston Veblen wrote a book back at the end of the gilded age called “Theory of the Leisure Class,” about those who were wallowing in wealth so great they struggled at finding places to spend it.
Abbott unveils new border strategy
Gov. Greg Abbott said last Thursday the state is initiating a billboard campaign across Central America and border cities in northern Mexico to discourage migrants from attempting to enter Texas, the Austin American- Statesman reported.
Mysterious death of a comic genius
Ted Healy, the comic genius behind “The Three Stooges,” kissed his wife and three-day old baby goodnight on Dec. 20, 1937, and headed for his favorite Hollywood haunts to celebrate the birth of his first child.