While the KXAN television news video below paints a graphic portrait of the damage wrought by wildfires in the Texas Hill Country east of Austin during the past two weeks, it makes no mention of three blameworthy factors that might have played pivotal roles in reducing the size and scope of this red-hot disaster. The [...]
Wildfires Follow Grounding of Tankers, Budget Cuts (Update)
September 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: · Arson, Barack Obama, Bob McCarty, Federal Spending, Rick Perry, terrorists, texas, Wildfires
Planned Parenthood Loses War in South Texas (Update)
January 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Sometimes, winning a tough fight takes a long time. Today, almost two years after I began assisting pro-lifers in their fight against Planned Parenthood of Corpus Christi, I received GREAT NEWS from the front lines of the war: Planned Parenthood will no longer operate in Corpus Christi, Texas, in part, because the pro-abortion organization faced [...]
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Oklahoma Sooners Win Big 12 Championship!
December 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The Oklahoma Sooners came back from an early 17-0 deficit to tie the game late in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 23-20, in the the Big 12 Championship game played Saturday night at “Jerry World” in Arlington, Texas. In case you missed the game last night, the video above [...]
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Story of Four Not-So-Famous Brothers Inspires
November 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments
One of the most popular stories about members of the “Greatest Generation” is that of “The Fighting Sullivans” who died aboard the U.S.S. Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal. That story is heroic, in part, because it has to do with five brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during World War II. [...]
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National Media Ignore Energy Workers’ Job Rallies
September 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Thousands of America’s energy workers attended “Rally for Jobs” events in Houston, Port Arthur and Corpus Christi, Texas, Wednesday, but members of the national news media refused to cover the events. Thankfully, event organizers at the American Petroleum Institute did the heavy lifting the national media outlets refused to do; they put together a video [...]
Tags: · american petroleum institute, Corpus Christi, Energy, energy workers, houston, media, National Media Ignore Energy Workers' Job Rallies, national news media, port arthur, rally for jobs, texas
Texas Top State for Business, California Worst
May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment
For the fifth year in a row, CEOs rated Texas as the #1 state in which to do business and California as the worst, according to a Chief Executive magazine survey. North Carolina maintained its #2 rank, while Tennessee rose two positions to the #3 spot. Virginia was up three slots from last year to [...]
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Oregon State Coach Victimized by ‘Obama Curse’
March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Craig Robinson, the 47-year-old Chicago native and brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, just completed his second season as head coach of the Oregon State University Beavers men’s basketball team. Unfortunately, he seems to have been victimized by the “Obama Curse.” Robinson was hired to replace a coach who had lead the team to a [...]
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