Voices

In the years after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, thousands of American settlers crossed into Texas to start new lives.

There is a power in the written word that transports the reader from their living rooms, offices, or classrooms to a different place and time in their imaginations. Writer John Williams, a noted Texas native and award-winning novelist, wove tales that created different lives but also led readers to think about their own lives.

Americans of all political persuasions are fed up with career politicians. Congress is broken – and it’s long past time for bold reform.

I’m writing this on Thursday of last week. My day is winding down, the Blonde picked up a pizza, which is something we never do.

British writer and lay theologian C.S. Lewis said, “It would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is undeniable.