Attitudes can be dangerous to your health
For those who didn’t notice, another 1,011 people in the United States died Tuesday with the primary cause of death being Covid-19. That...
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2020 hasn’t been all that great for Jesus, either
It’s been a tough election year so far and a great many have felt the pressure or worse, experienced real pain. Unfortunately, it’s going...
Ginsburg leaves behind a task, not a treasure
Elections have consequences. If you’ve ever doubted that, just consider the news over the past week or so about the death of Supreme...
Peace be with you in Tyler
It’s Art of Peace Week in Tyler, scheduled to end Sept. 21 on the United Nations’ official International Day of Peace. You’re forgiven if...
The Trump ‘god’ cult
I’ve been a country journalist for almost all my life, which some people take to mean “second-tier.” For some, all endeavors are marked...
The mistakes we make stay with us
Fifty years ago, the Tyler ISD school board fought integration with just about every resource it could muster. Board members — either led...
Petition drive no walk in the park
As parks go, you wouldn’t say Tyler’s Crescent Park is particularly remarkable. It looks just like what it is: a piece of land that...
Our 'crazy' has been plumb for far too long
Well maybe it is just the time of year Or maybe it’s the time of man… – “Woodstock,” Joni Mitchell People seem to have gone over the edge...
Don't confuse politics with humanity
Republican Louie Gohmert, who has represented our part of East Texas in Congress for – hmmm, forever? – is sick with Covid-19. If you saw...
When a man hits a woman, there's no excuse at all
Violence reared its ugly head right here in our part of the world Sunday when officials decided it would be wise to double-book opposing...
Finally, the dead in Mineola achieve equality
Big doin’s in Mineola last week. Two cemetery associations, working together, tore down the chain-link fence that separated the graves in...
Do what is best for the common good, not just yourself
I know a guy who is just about as good as a guy can get. For a fact, I’d trust him with my life and even more than that, with the life of...
Strike a blow for better education
Surely history classes are a big part of the curriculum in the Tyler ISD, as they are in all other public schools. If the instruction...
Trude Lamb and the importance of taking a stand
I don’t know Trude Lamb, the young woman who attends Tyler Robert E. Lee High School and has made national news with her pledge not to...
What Bro. Duckworth left behind
I was in eighth grade when the Kerner Commission report was released to the public. My age is no excuse for not remembering it because...
Why are you here, Phil?
I’ve given up my paying gig as a writer, resigning for the second time from the Longview News-Journal as editor-emeritus, writing a...