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We can do this if we’re together
I’ve never paid much attention to politics – until recently.
What does an unplanned career shift mean for you?
The COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled the country’s employment picture for months and will likely continue to do so for a while. However, the nature and terminology of this disruption varies greatly among individuals – some have seen their jobs disappear, others have been “furloughed” and still others have been offered an early retirement. If you’re in this final group – those either offered, or feeling forced to accept, an early retirement, how should you respond?
Hurricane Laura brings renewed pitch for Ike Dike
As thousands fled southeast Texas ahead of Hurricane Laura, Texas A&M promoted an Ike Dike as a critical way to protect the region from devastating damage.
Life, art merge at theater
They say, “Art imitates Life.” No truer words could have been spoken, and meant.
16-year-old is not ‘DeFEETed’
Don Newbury is taking a break from writing new columns until September but has provided a few “old favorites” to use during the interim. This one originally was published in August of 2008.
2020 just keeps piling it on us
The year 2020: Wow, in hindsight who could have seen this coming?
New school year brings an apple for students, too
Students across Texas returned to campuses last week as schools and universities scrambled to put into place new lesson plans that best accommodate a pandemic.