M aybe I should have said something every time I saw the stars and bars flapping behind the two-ton pickup trucks my friends drove during my time at Hays High. Perhaps that might have been the right time to speak up and express my concern with an image whose history was interwoven by hate, malice an...

A wise world leader once said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Such has been difficult for many of us this week as we tried to make sense of Coronavirus and how it's going to impact our world. Long lines at the stores, social distancing (do it), bans on large outdoor activities. Yes, a...

G etting down to the honest truth these days seems to be a challenge for some. Just ask the Houston Astros. Ripping a page out of Political Science Today 101, Astros players have attempted to take responsibility for their role in their now infamous sign stealing scandal in the same way a less-than-c...

n a project that seemed like a grand slam, Hays CISD Monday managed to foul out. Perhaps it’s ironic that a whole lot of green will be needed before the district resolves its baseball, softball complex playing surface controversy at Hays High. No matter how the discussion shakes out, however, one co...

y the time one reads this column, baseball will have already crowned its 113 th world champion. But if you’ve watched at least one millisecond of what’s been one of the most exciting Fall Classics in recent memory, then we’re all winners here. That goes especially for those determined fans who staye...

eems the National Football League is following the mantra of money talks and other stuff walks. Apparently that other stuff is respecting the value of free speech, and that isn’t all that important right? Well, such a question ought to be posed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he penned a rem...

hen it comes to upholding American values, the National Football League collectively scored a touchdown Sunday. All across America, from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., professional football players knelt and locked-arms in solidarity with one another following unwarranted criticism from the highest...

P ORTSMOUTH, OH – Nestled in the rolling hills and lush scenery of southeastern Ohio is a place where dreams once thought dead still live. For many who flocked to a small stadium that once housed a high school football team, the goal of resurrecting their glory days on the gridiron was the goal. On ...

aybe it’s the return of those lovably gaudy tequila sunrise jerseys. Perhaps Sports Illustrated was right when they proclaimed the Astros 2017 World Series champions on a 2014 front page story. However you characterize it, few can look past the success of the Houston Astros in the first half of the ...

ou know, life is sometimes just plain unfair. If one had the chance to tell boxing icon Manny Pacquiao that nugget of wisdom today, more than likely he (and many, many others) would agree with you. It’s hard to fathom how Australian boxer Jeff Horn, a relative newcomer to the sport, escaped a highly...