If one needs evidence of how upside-down our times are, consider the spectacle Americans witness daily where elected officials seeking to scor…
One central tenet of any representative democracy involves holding elected officials accountable — and not just through elections every so man…
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on U.S. centers of commerce and military might that left nearly 3,000 dead means reeval…
A reassuringly cool breeze ushered in Labor Day weekend across Central Texas, even as our collective societal temperature has skyrocketed. Sta…
One marvels at the struggle between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who prides himself as a no-holds-barred champion of innocent life in raging aborti…
Americans are coming to grips with sobering public health realities: The mutation and spread of SARS-CoV-2 again imperils the way we live. Man…
For those who have reveled in college football for generations, hard truths must now be acknowledged about the passion and the glory, includin…
Even before Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier engineered a manned hot-air balloon liftoff from Paris for a 20-minute flight in 1783, earthlings h…
Texas House Democrats’ decision to again break quorum and shut down another legislative session and, along with it, an admittedly odious elect…
Republicans have gotten plenty of political traction accusing others of “cancel culture.” They’ve leveled the charge at academia for not sched…
Political antics playing out in summertime often escape public scrutiny because so many of us are off pursuing vacations — and that’s likely t…
With Republican Party of Texas Chairman and right-wing agitator Allen West and former state senator Don Huffines emerging as threats to Texas …
News of the coming demolition of Oak Lodge Motor Inn and concern for the fate of the poorest of the poor who inhabit this public eyesore raise…
Even before February’s devastating winter freeze and statewide power outage concluded, conspiracy nuts were claiming that the nasty ol’ Biden …
As firm proof the Waco metropolitan area is growing steadily and society is growing increasingly litigious, residents will get a chance to fur…
By now it’s obvious for all but the most self-deluded that the Republican Party is in the vise-like grip of those who would sacrifice democrac…
Considering that much of our nation is only now emerging from a COVID-19 cocoon of precautions and anxieties, expect this Memorial Day weekend…
On Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated mask guidelines for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We st…
The Texas Legislature is dealing with plenty of significant issues during its biennial session: pandemic fallout (including how much power the…
For many of us, the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murder brought no joy but much relief — perhaps no more s…
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The Thursday, April 22 edition of the Waco Tribune-Herald will be the last one produced here at 900 Franklin Ave. Our staff will work remotely…
McLennan County crossed the 50,000 first-shot threshold on Friday, meaning 25% of our adult population has received at least partial protectio…
This weekend we mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic. Officially declared on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organizat…
We strongly disagree with Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to remove the statewide mask mandate this week. There is no economic benefit to the deci…
In the words of Waco City Manager Bradley Ford, communication “made a huge difference.”
Winter weather has dominated the news cycle in Central Texas for the past 10 days. An ice storm that hit Feb. 11 quickly moved on, but it sent…
On Dec. 17, about 80 health care workers at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco became the first in McLennan County to receive Pfizer’s new …
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