When Our Nightmares Become Real
A nightmare is a disturbing dream associated with negative feelings, such as anxiety or fear that awakens you. But you DO wake up and...
Fear And Chaos Are Both Effective And Affective
I am a self-admitted news junkie and I feel as if I have geographical whiplash from all the recent distressing news from around the...
Summer of ’76, Jimmy’s Birthday, No Dem Denial
Because of Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday on October 1, it seems appropriate to recount the when, why and how I became a Democrat and...
Opinion: COVID-19’s Economic Toll Will Be With Us For Years to Come
The high human cost and loss of life due to COVID-19 is tragic and staggering. Few of us remained untouched by the disease in...
Austin’s Geothermal Opportunity: Clean Energy Leadership Meets Job Creation
If you had the opportunity to be at the forefront of energy innovation, would you take it? I've been a union electrician for 10...
Texans in the Black Hats
Almost every news story and op-ed since last week is dissecting the Harris-Trump debate.
The laudatory mentions and the most recent polls make it appear...
Opinion: How Many Times Does it Take Before Someone Should be Fired?
This is a question employers grapple with on an almost daily basis.
Weighing whether an employee can be retrained or should be let go is...
The School Voucher Racket is Going National, and it’s Right Out of Project 2025
Watch out. There’s a new school voucher scam — er, proposal — on the horizon, and it’s right out of the Project 2025 playbook....
Opinion: If I can Manage a Safe Funeral for my Mom, Gov. Abbott Should...
Dear Gov. Greg Abbott,
I write to invite you to the burial of my mother, Isabelle Odette Papadimitriou. She was one of the 525 Dallas...
The Texas Trinity: Collective Middle Men for Trump’s Meddling in Texas
The bang of the gavel on October 19th signaled an end to this horrifying third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature; a Republican...
