January 21, 2009 RSS feed / Editorial & Columns

Obama has littleTM in common with Lincoln

It's ironic that Barack Obama chooses to infuse these opening days of his presidency with the imagery of Abraham Lincoln. I don't think there could be two more different men. More...

Seeds From the Sower

Flowers and hours soon fade away. If you're average, you'll spend 157,000 hours getting an education. That leaves you 412,000 hours from age 18 to 65. You'll spend eight hours of every day sleeping and eight hours eating and relaxing. More...

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

House elects San Antonio Republican as speaker

AUSTIN - The 81st regular session of the Texas Legislature convened Jan. 13. On a voice vote, House members unanimously elected state Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, as speaker. Straus succeeds Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, in that powerful role. More...

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