About five hours before game one of the American Division Series started Thursday morning, fans started tailgating outside Globe Life Park.”Things didn’t go so well last year, but I think they’ll make it to the World Series,” one fan told me.Another fan would explain, “They’re not only a better team this year, I think they…
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching. This should provide all of us with a welcome respite from what’s been, and pardon me for editorializing, an unsettling summer.This summer, I’ve covered the Dallas police shooting, two officers who were shot in Ft. Worth, the attack at the nightclub in Orlando, the flooding in Baton Rouge… and I…
This morning, one of my interview topics with affiliates is evil clowns. That’s something none of my professors at Ball State told me I’d have to cover. Evil clowns.Evil clowns, you see, have been popping up in different parts of Texas. Around Austin, three schools have received clown threats. Nearby, a high school had to send a…
This weekend, the State Fair of Texas opens.This year, Fried Jell-O won “Best Tasting” at the Big Tex Choice Awards. And it made me think, “Man, it’ll be forever before they figure out something else to fry!”Then I realized I think the same thing every year. I believe this tradition started with the Fried Lemonade. And…
If you’re like 81.4 million other Americans, you took in last night’s debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.If you’re like most of my facebook friends, you posted about it online. I’m sure each of you who posted, “So, who do you think won the debate?” thought you were the only one who wrote…
Eastern Oregon was the spot where my career started back in 1932. It’s been a while, now, but I still enjoy going back occasionally to see old friends and, obviously, attend a rodeo.Each year, the population of Pendleton swells from about 15,000 to more than 75,000 as cow gentlemen from across the country rope various animals…
This week, I’m sorry to say that I was forced to physically go into the newsroom. Lunch was provided, so it wasn’t all bad.I would also make my way into the news booth to discuss a story with our midday anchor.This was the day the Dallas County district attorney resigned. I went in to tell Chelsea…