Community & Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Body Silverton to observe National Day of Prayer May 5 has been set aside as a National Day of Prayer. The spring observance was established by President Harry S. Truman in 1952 as the National Day of Prayer.
TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

TALES FROM TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the lone star state and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.
The love of boiled peanuts

The love of boiled peanuts

The love of boiled peanuts

Body As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone Star state and brings them into the homes and hearts of thousands.
True power found in

True power found in

True power found in blackout poetry

Body Blackout poetry. It’s the latest. Okay. Maybe it’s not absolutely the newest genre in all things non-prose just because I’d never heard about it. I don’t keep up.
Gold medal memory

Gold medal memory

Gold medal memory

Body It is okay to toot your own horn when you play in the band. I’m gonna toot away because some moments deserve such attention. Fifty years ago this week— April 22 to be exact—the high school volleyball team on which I played won state.