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...
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Our 28th Year of Publishing
- Sep 6, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
Newspapers no longer chained to the printed word
Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Reporters were typing on old Remington typewriters when I started working at the Houston Post in 1972. We...
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Replacing a lost passport is not a cake walk
By John Toth The Bulletin We looked all over for it, but no luck. It’s in the house somewhere. “Where did you see it last?” I asked. “You...
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
When healthcare is stalled, here is how I have reacted
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Be persistent. That’s my advice for you based on my 10 years negotiating the maze we call our health...
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