A surprising diagnosis and a simple cure
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I hadn’t felt mentally sharp for days. I was becoming easily confused and had trouble concentrating. I...
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Our 28th Year of Publishing
- Sep 19
- 3 min
First impression of cruising the high Gulf seas
By John Toth The Bulletin The big day had arrived. We were packed and ready to go on our first cruise ever. It was raining. After all...
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Selling a house is more interesting with a toddler around
By Stephanie Johnson The Bulletin If selling a house isn’t already extremely stressful, add on top of that a possible recession, a real...
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Turtles are part of the attraction at South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin Our escape to South Padre Island could not conclude without a visit to Sea Turtle Inc., a non-profit...
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Worfe stands up to challenges as Alliance CEO
Ernie Williamson The Bulletin The headlines on the nation’s economy were not exactly encouraging when Patti Worfe became the first woman...
- Aug 23
- 3 min
My experience of trying to donate myself to research
By Edward A Forbes The Bulletin I once entertained the idea of donating my body to medical science, but I was discouraged when they...
- Aug 23
- 2 min
I overruled my pride and finally bought one
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I finally did it. My wife had been urging me to do it for years. I had foolishly resisted, unwilling to...
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Anniversary road trip took us back to South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin My first impression was: What’s with all these people here on Sunday afternoon? Shouldn’t they be going in the...
- Aug 16
- 4 min
My journey from illness to hamburgers
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin A day can start out fine, and then out of nowhere, it hits - the crud. As usual, I downed two cups of...
- Aug 16
- 2 min
‘Elvis’ drew me back to the real picture show
By John Toth The Bulletin We finally ventured back to the movies - the real ones with seats, a big screen, Dolby surround sound and...
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Ask the Lord to ease your burdens
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin We all carry burdens of one sort or another. Some are so earth-shattering, they tie us to the event,...
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Teacher supplies giveaway on FB
By Stephanie Johnson The Bulletin Teachers are helping our future generation to learn. Almost everyone has had an influential teacher who...
- Aug 9
- 2 min
No kid goes hungry with Backpack Buddies at BCDC
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin When she was a kid, Terri Willis went to school in Lake Jackson hungry and without needed supplies. Her...
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Special of the day in small town USA: good hearts, helping hands
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I was on my way home from visiting my son, a daunting 1.5-mile journey, when I saw a woman on a...
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Road trip plans changed after we added up miles
By John Toth The Bulletin We plotted out a road trip to Colorado, only to change our minds at the last minute and redirect our plans...
- Jul 27
- 4 min
My casino day trip involved more looking than gambling
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I had just driven a lady friend to Houston for a doctor appointment, and as we were leaving, she said...
- Jul 27
- 2 min
How hot is it? It’s so hot that I am writing about it
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin “If you don’t like the weather in (fill in the place), wait a day and it will change.” Variations on...
- Jul 27
- 3 min
I went banking, wound up looking at teller monitor
By John Toth The Bulletin A long time ago when I was starting out in this business, I wrote a story about an ATM machine at a local bank....
- Jul 19
- 3 min
My adventures of a HS reunion in a 1996 motor home
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I got in my 1996 motorhome and took a trip back to the past. It’s strange to be back in a town in which...
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Lost passport 2: post office, here we come – wait
By JohnToth The Bulletin Before you can pay the post office to handle all your documentation for a new passport, you have to make an...