Opinion

Well, this has been a long week.

I've always been told that keeping habits, either good or bad, is easy once it becomes part of your normal routine. My trouble has always been getting to that point.

The world of professional wrestling lost one of its biggest legends of all time this week. Legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, also known as Terry Bollea, passed away on Thursday at the age of 71.

  News regarding Europe is preoccupied with the Ukraine war and the latest Washington surprises, but other developments are important. Among the most important is the positive, effective leadership role of Germany.

When I started this job many years ago, one of the first bits of wisdom I was told by a good friend is that an easy way to see the growth going to a community is to watch the two R's: residential rooftops and retail. However, in practice, I've found that there is a third R that you need to watch in order to get a good view of the growth — restaurants.

As a native of North Texas, and having lived here for more than four decades, I have seen more than my fair share of the Texas heat and summer. From temperatures pushing 110, to summers that seem to go on into mid-October, I sometimes feel like I've seen it all.

  “Someone to talk to.”   That is how McGeorge Bundy, President John F. Kennedy’s national security adviser, described the Anglo-American alliance.

Such a mix of emotions for many of us across Texas, and the nation, over this past holiday weekend as wave after wave began to hit us of the devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country, and the number of deaths and missing persons have continued to climb. Some of us may feel overwhelmed by the sight of the destruction; bewildered by such sudden loss of life; anger that such horrific things could happen while people are gathered to begin new friendships at camp, explore the beauty of a precious part of our state, and celebrate Independence Day for our country with family members and friends.