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Mar 7, 20223 min read
New Bulletin web has long history
By John Toth The Bulletin We launched a new website recently, but before I share with you the details, allow me to briefly reminisce...
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Getting ready for cruising, skipping the crash diet
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin The consensus from both friend and foe alike was that I lack the motivation to lose weight. That needed...
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Is non-profit status the answer to boosting journalism’s role as governmental watchdog?
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Several times in this column I have expressed fear that the struggling financial condition of many...
Feb 28, 20223 min read
The Union Army came all the way to Cedar Lake to destroy a valuable commodity – salt
By Janice R. Edwards The Bulletin Salt was very important during the Civil War, so what happened at the Cedar Lake Salt Works had a...
Feb 27, 20223 min read
Rush hour traffic on 288 is one big mess
By John Toth The Bulletin I was driving back from my son John’s wedding on a recent Monday and knew that I’d be hitting rush-hour...
Feb 22, 20224 min read
Our lasting friendship made in ‘Heaven,’ here on Earth
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin While checking out the possibility of moving to Brenham, we happened upon an amazing sandwich and soup...
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Remnants of Cedar Lake Salt Works faded; historical marker disappeared
By Jan Edwards The Bulletin The recent cold, blustery weather led me to stay inside more and read stories I had written some time ago...
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Hearing aids won’t work if not worn
Why many people are so slow to embrace them By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin As hard as he tried, my dad couldn’t cover up his hearing...
Feb 19, 20223 min read
I’m driving on I-10, trying to keep up with traffic, trucks
By John Toth The Bulletin I escaped again recently to the isolated world of the hideaway. I go there to chill out. This trip was much...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Challenges, adventures of dining out wheelchair-bound
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Because of the pandemic and my disability, my wife and I don’t eat out much anymore. When we do, it is a...
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Charlie Pride liked to cook up some sweet-and-sour baked beans
By Jan Edwards The Bulletin As the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo enters its 90th anniversary, I’ve been looking at more of the recipes...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
When it comes to talent, creativeness, sister takes the cake
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin When my husband and I married 33 years ago, I was not prepared to encounter the world of a large Catholic...
Feb 15, 20224 min read
We froze one year ago this week
By John Toth / The Bulletin Something very unusual happened a year ago this week. The lights went out in the middle of the big freeze. We...
Jan 11, 20223 min read
There was a time when phone books were thick, heavy
By John Toth / The Bulletin The stereotypical booster chair for little ones of our generation used to be the phone book. You put the...
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Fun times teaching defensive driving
By John Toth / The Bulletin 22 years of entertainment, while preaching safe driving The Bulletin was four years old in 1998, and it was...
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