Summers among Texas congressional giants
Ken Bridges/ Contributing writer Texas has produced many powerful political figures in its long history. In the 1930s, Texas had one of the most influential congressional delegations in the nation,…
Marion County Herald & Jefferson Jimplecute
Covering Marion County, Texas
Ken Bridges/ Contributing writer Texas has produced many powerful political figures in its long history. In the 1930s, Texas had one of the most influential congressional delegations in the nation,…
By Ken Bridges “An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure,” is a popular English proverb. It has also become an important idea in medicine, to avoid major…
Ken Bridges/ Contributing writer Gov. Jimmy Allred became governor of Texas in a desperate time for Texas. The Great Depression created many hardships for families and crippled state finances. Though…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Many historians have called Stephen F. Austin the “father of Texas” for his efforts to bring the first settlers from the United States into Texas. But the…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer John Adams, the nation’s second president, once wrote, “I must study war and diplomacy so that my children may study math and science and that their children…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Editors note: The following column ran in the July 23 print edition of the Jefferson Jimplecute an incorrect byline. This column was written by Ken Bridges, not…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Galveston, once the most important port city in Texas, suffered a crushing blow with the hurricane of 1900. Once the waters receded and the extent of the…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer For the adventurers and dreamers of the world, there are no limits. Wiley Hardeman Post was born on his parents’ cotton farm near Canton in November 1898.…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Henry B. Gonzalez had a long and controversial career as a Texas politician. He was the first Hispanic elected to Congress from Texas and was never afraid…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Summer in Texas brings memories of warm nights, the start of school, and the return of football. But it also means something else for Texans on the…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer The early 1900s was a formative time for education in Texas. Sidney Mezes, a one-time president of the University of Texas, rose to the forefront to serve…
Ken Bridges/Contributing writer Doing the right thing is easy when it is popular and everyone supports it, but doing the right thing is very different when fighting people who have…