Public policy in America has become a tale of two ships. The first, set on a deliberate (“bipartisan”) course, has no idea where it’s headed, and is determined to get there. The other ship is steaming, literally. On board, various strains of airborne illness (talk radio) are shared between passengers, ping-ponged back and forth like…
It will be a cross between “Beverly Hillbillies” and “Wagon Train” when we head ’em up and move ’em out. Greater Waco will recede in the rearview mirror, Speegleville shouting a last “Ya’ll come back.” Which we will. We’ve still got packing and unplugging to do. Some spots on the floor of the too-small house…
A newcomer experiences several “oh, wow” moments in Waco. Oh, wow. The lake. Oh, wow. The Waco Suspension Bridge against the ALICO. One of my first oh-wow moments came looking out from the top floor of the Hillcrest Medical Tower. “Oh, wow. Look at all the trees.” You may not think of Waco’s trees —…