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Sometimes You Just Lose
There’s a silence after the call ends, after the scoreboard freezes, after the last box is checked. It doesn’t say, “You’ll bounce back.” It…
We Have to Be Better Than This
When Does Disagreement Become Intimidation? After another contentious Temple City Council meeting, violent language and deeply personal messages aimed at local officials offer a…
“What We’re Doing Matters”
After months of protests, accusations and a failed recall effort, Temple Mayor Tim Davis delivered an unusually personal defense of the city’s data-center strategy…
Can DJ Lagway Save Baylor Football?
The five-star prodigy who couldn't save Billy Napier's job in Gainesville comes home to Waco, where a Heisman-caliber ceiling meets a coach on the…
Discipline: The Forgotten Virtue
A meditation on restraint, mastery, and the art of living deliberately There’s a sound to discipline. It’s the rasp of a blade being sharpened…
An Open Letter to Mrs. Jean Shine
Central Texas lost one of its great servants this week, and I lost one of mine. Mrs. Jean Shine, Civilian Aide Emeritus to the…
Transparency for Thee?
Temple Stands Together demanded answers from City Hall. Its own campaign-finance records now leave a different set of questions unanswered. Temple Stands Together was…
Kings Without Crowns
A meditation on gratitude, progress, and the paradox of plenty A hundred years ago, kings died from infections we treat with a pill. Queens…
The Question Nobody Is Asking
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has focused attention on the medications she received before killing her three children. But the more important question may be…
New Districts, New Sidelines: Bell County Football in 2026
Every other winter the UIL redraws its map, and the 2026-2027 edition landed hard on Bell County. Four county programs share a single 6A…