The Bullard Banner News

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:22 +0000

Older East Texans who remember W. Lee (Pappy) O’Daniel will find a special appeal in a book by Bill Crawford.

Daniel, a song-writing flour salesman who launched the musical careers of Bob Wills and the Light Crust Doughboys, was a politician unlike any we’ve seen in Texas.

THE IDLE AMERICAN

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:24 +0000

Don Newbury

Once a track coach, always a track coach. Some retirees still have stop watches close at hand—maybe even looped around their neck—and their daily life continues to be framed with references to time, height and distance.

They still dream, but they’re mostly “re-runs” (pun intended).

FACT OF THE MATTER

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:24 +0000

Kyle Harris

Well folks, it finally happened.

After what felt like a thousand years, I finally walked across the stage for the culmination of my undergraduate studies at UT Tyler.

CHECKLIST CHARLIE

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:24:26 +0000

Cathy Krafve

Her nieces and nephews knew a push-over when they saw one.

“Come downstairs and jump with us, Aunt Rita!” they demanded as they pulled her away from the cluster of adults engaged in quiet family conversation.

“Was it a trampoline? Jumping on the bed?” I asked when she told me the story.