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Jul 31, 20232 min read
Why my big-box store credit card numbers didn’t add up
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I upgraded my Amazon Store Credit Card to an Amazon Prime Credit Card, or at least I thought I did. I...
Jul 31, 20233 min read
I went to argue my property value; this is what happened
By John Toth The Bulletin I drove to my informal hearing appointment and got to the Snow Building in Angleton, where the Appraisal...
Jul 25, 20233 min read
American sports are dominated by foreign players
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin It is no secret to us sports fans that the rosters of our pro sports teams are filling up with...
Jul 25, 20233 min read
Preparing to make my case to lower property values
By John Toth The Bulletin The time had come to go to battle again. I prepared to head down to the Brazoria County Appraisal District to...
Jul 18, 20233 min read
RV journey took me to old friends, my youth’s hangouts
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It was time for Trekkie to make a trip, and the 90 on 90 garage sale, which begins in Columbus and...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
How unwanted rescue cats became part of our family
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I was a dog person growing up. As years passed, however, I married into some cats. I officially became a...
Jul 18, 20233 min read
It’s so hot that I decided to ask: How hot is it?
How hot is it? It’s so hot, I saw a squirrel picking up nuts with pot holders. That’s hot, but rather than joining the complaining...
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Why throw away a good car that blew its engine?
By John Toth The Bulletin I have to tell you about our “new” work van. I have never given it enough credit, and I have always favored our...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Some classified files are not a big secret
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Whether Republican or Democrat, there is one thing we can all admit: Our government has a dysfunctional...
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Bulletin publisher interviewed for anniversary issue
By John Toth The Bulletin Happy New Bulletin Year. This is the first edition of another year for us. The paper was first published on...
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Even sleeping with my disability a challenge
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin What is the best way to sleep? On your back? Stomach? Left side? Right side? I became curious because...
Jun 20, 20233 min read
I managed to avoid sewer, water lines installing mail box
By John Toth The Bulletin It was way overdue. The house needed a new mailbox, but I was hesitant. The old mailbox has been there for...
Jun 13, 20232 min read
County’s emergency management staff, new state-of-the-art building ready for hurricane season
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Steve Rosa, Brazoria County’s emergency management coordinator, didn’t hesitate when asked what keeps...
Jun 13, 20234 min read
A young reporter’s encounter with Hurricane Alicia in 1983
By John Toth The Bulletin There was a storm about to enter the Gulf of Mexico in August 1983, almost 40 years ago. I was thinking that it...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
I had a nice chat with Bing’s AI about Brazoria County, other topics
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I am feeling lazy. So, I did what I fear is going to become commonplace in schools and the workplace. I...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
How to become a travel writer when the position is filled
By John Toth The Bulletin When I worked for the Houston Chronicle, I always envied the travel writer who went on vacations and wrote...
May 23, 20233 min read
How much of ‘based on true story’ is true?
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I enjoy movies based on real life. Whether a biopic, a serial killer mystery or the classic underdog...
May 23, 20234 min read
An immigrant boy’s journey of country hopping, learning languages, graduating
By John Toth The Bulletin How to country hop as a 10-year-old in search of a new home and graduate without losing a single year? This is...
May 16, 20232 min read
A glimpse into daily struggle of wheelchair life
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin It seemed to come on so suddenly. I was sitting in my wheelchair trying to put on my socks in my usual...
May 16, 20234 min read
A writer’s personal trek through the computer age
By John Toth The Bulletin There was a time when we didn’t carry little pocket cellphone computers around with us. You old-timers remember...
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