I’ve been reading The Coming of the New Deal by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. This book, published in 1959, was the second of three titles in Professor Schlesinger’s The Age of Roosevelt series.

The painting in this post was completed by a young cancer patient at the M.D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. It is a Thanksgiving card. You can go to the M.D Anderson web site and buy this card and other things made by young people with cancer....

I read a brief story today that Kelloggs will stop making claims on cereal boxes about boosts to the immune system offered by consuming Kelloggs’ products. This is in response to suggestions that eating cereal will not prevent your child from getting...

The painting in this post is by an artist named Richard Diebenkorn. I’m sorry,but I don’t have the title of the painting. One thing I like about this painting is the emotional distance evident between the two people while they are so clearly in each...

Dr. Richard Murray is a University of Houston political science professor who doubles as a blogger on local politics. Below is the link to his blog at the web home of Channel 13 in Houston. http://prof13.abc13.com/ Dr. Murray knows a lot about...

Just a few quick thoughts on Houston’s city elections yesterday. 1. I’m glad Annise Parker has made the runoff for Mayor. I hope that Ms. Parker uses this new round of elections to more sharply define herself from her opposition than she did in the...