by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | Headlines, Obit, Race
Former President Obama excoriated President Trump and his administration during his fiery eulogy for the late John Lewis by calling out efforts to stifle voting and slamming the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters by federal agents. Speaking in front of the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2020 | Headlines, Race
George Floyd died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis. A thousand miles to the south, in the Texas city where he was raised, two rows of police officers saluted as his coffin went past. Hours before Floyd’s funeral began at a southwest Houston church,...
by Jim Heath | Apr 1, 2019 | Headlines, McCain
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told Britain television viewers this morning that not being invited to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) funeral was a “gut punch.” Palin, who was McCain’s running mate for his 2008 presidential campaign,...
by Jim Heath | Feb 8, 2019 | Commentary, Headlines
It is right out of Game of Thrones. The King is dead, the best friend craves power and fears he will lose it, so he does the unthinkable – invites the family of the fallen King’s worst enemy to attend his funeral. An awful tale of betrayal, mistrust and,...
by Jim Heath | Dec 6, 2018 | Headlines, History
George H.W Bush’s casket arrived at his final resting place at Texas A&M this evening, after thousands of cheering and waving Texans lined the route of the special funeral train traveling 70 miles from Houston. The 41st president’s son George W. Bush...