“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
David Brooks has described himself a a kind of amphibian: he is not quite a journalist and not really an academic. He is too conservative for liberals and too liberal for conservatives. In his new book, “The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life,” he calls himself a border stalker.
State can ignore Roe v. Wade
What a sad day
Overexaggerated, overanalyzed
The real end of the Texas Legislature’s work this year came on Father’s Day, the deadline for Gov. Greg Abbott to decide which bills passed during the 140-day regular session should become law.
We are living in a time of increasing domestic tension. Some of it stems from the presidency of Donald Trump. Another part of it is various advocacy groups on both sides of the political spectrum demanding one cause or another. But nearly totally ignored is how growing government control ove…
The intersection of Spur 63 and Marshall Avenue is not Longview’s most appealing location. It was not so even years ago when the Waffle Shoppe Restaurant — which closed in September 2016 — was a thriving business.
It was Feb. 27, a bitterly cold day in 1836, as William Barret Travis looked out at the Mexican troops and pondered his fate at the Alamo. Travis was only 27 years old, yet here he found himself commanding 150 or so “Texians” in their siege against Mexican dictator Santa Anna.
Fall in line, Longview
Don’t blame the store
Williams is required reading
My father died with a smile on his face. But, of course, he would.
"It is a great advantage to a president," said the 30th of them, "and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man." Or, Calvin Coolidge would say today, a great woman.
As an LGBTQ ally, I am a work in progress. I don't know firsthand what it's like to be rejected or marginalized — even by family and friends — because of who I am, so Pride Month is a time for introspection.
Doctors are hard to come by in rural America. Nearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural communities. But only 10 percent of doctors practice there. Patients often must drive for hours to see a physician.
Spring in East Texas always announces its arrival with an annual tree-pollen allergy apocalypse, followed by our own version of monsoon season, when most residents consider trading in their pickups for four-wheel drive dinghies. All of the rain and foliage-philandering gives rise to the need…
English is a language that borrows from other languages, yet it also unifies. I respect everyone’s right to be their own self. Everybody is an individual, exceptional and unique. I also think we need some mechanism to unify us as Americans.
Like all historic private universities, Baylor University — chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas — has its share of beloved traditions.
GUSHER: For the transparent and inclusive approaches we’ve seen recently in planning the expansions of Toll 49 and Longview parks. Convening public meetings to share information and receive feedback from those who pay for and will be impacted by such projects is the hallmark of a public body…
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Seeing a classic or antique car always reminds me of someone. That someone is most often my father.
Dallas residents puling together after devastating storms, keeping children safe around water this summer, and a push to clear the state's rape-kit testing backlog were among the topics being discussed this week by Texas editors.
Though Eddie Cochran sang otherwise, in Longview there really is a cure for the summertime blues — and it’s not just kid’s stuff, either.
Along with the rise of women and expansion of civil rights, the most important social transformation of America's first quarter-millennium has been the triumph of modern agriculture over the famine and ceaseless, backbreaking effort simply to feed one's self that had been the dominant fact of human life throughout history.
Dallas state Rep. Eric Johnson won’t be returning to the House of Representatives. He got a better-paying job as mayor of Dallas. Johnson, 43, a 10-year veteran Democrat from the west side of Dallas, was a convincing runoff victor last week over City Councilman Scott Griggs, 57-42 percent.
Texas Tech Red Raiders ... National Champions. We like the sound of that after the Red Raider track team's exciting triumph over the weekend at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in which Tech captured its first men's athletics national title at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.
DENVER, Colo. — I came here thinking it was Pride Weekend, as it was in much of the rest of the country, only to find out this city’s pride activities were taking place next weekend.
Discount buyer beware
No better, but no worse
We’re lucky to have Trump
Did you notice that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump both claimed victory in the recent tariff standoff?
I am proud to have been born and raised in Alabama. My family’s roots run deep in the state and, for decades, we have been honored to celebrate that heritage by supporting the University of Alabama. It’s where my father learned to practice law, which gave him the tools to succeed in America …
A fumbled voter purge led by acting Secretary of State David Whitley left Texas officials publicly embarrassed and chastised in federal court. Yet their continued effort to stonewall a congressional subcommittee’s investigation suggests they have more to hide.
Trust is a delicate thing, but I gather that’s not something the upper administration of Longview ISD really cares about.
Thank you, Alabama
A failed analogy
Come on, Democrats
The Walker Percy Weekend is an annual gathering in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Due to its setting in a small town with limited hotel and meeting areas, it has remained delightfully intimate.
When longtime U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died in 2009, an irreverent Texas political consultant predicted the people who raise money for the two major political parties would miss the famous Massachusetts Democrat. Democrats loved him and touted him as a champion in their appeals, while Republ…
A classic country song suggests the secret to survival is knowing which cards to throw away and which to keep. We agree with those well-known lyrics that understanding when to walk away is important, and suggest it is past time for Longview to get rid of the losing hand it was dealt on Hinsl…
J.D. Tippit was a Northeast Texas country boy who avoided the limelight and only wanted to provide for his family.
Sign mustn’t stop development
School district is responsible
It’s just not your business
The abortion issue is more divisive than ever, thanks to extreme anti-abortion legislation recently passed in some states and, lately, to Democratic presidential candidates seemingly vying to be the most pro-choicest.
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Memorial Day was “sine die,” the last day of the 86th legislative session — the finish line of the biennial 140-day mad dash to do the people’s work. On behalf of the University of Texas System, we want to thank Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and all the…
A year ago this past week, Byron got to see his Lord face-to-face for the first time.
When the school year draws to a close, parents begin looking forward to the slower pace of summer, with a less regimented schedule, relaxing family vacations and a long list of menial household chores to inflict upon the children anytime they mention being bored.
