If you happened to be in the stands for Friday night’s basketball games at Alba-Golden High School, yes, one of the referees was 7’2”, and yes, he is former NBA star Greg Ostertag. more

by Phil Major
“Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow-ow.”

As a kid growing up in north-central and eastern Texas in the 1960s, the woods we traversed were generally the Piney Woods of East Texas. more

It had been 28 years since I had seen my friend. The last time I had, he was beginning a tour of duty in San Diego, and I was passing through San Diego en route to Pearl Harbor. more

Teachers matter.

That should come as no surprise to anyone, but sometimes we can lose sight of that. more

Through tears of grief, anger, frustration, but mostly sadness, the events from Uvalde last week set off ever-evolving thoughts, spurred by recent, at first seemingly unrelated events. more