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Maria Malka is a second-generation immigrant who grew up in a large and very close family where education, a love of nature, the classical arts and speaking several languages were shared.
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Since 2001, Family History Month as been observed during the month of October. This month-long celebration allows us the opportunity to improve our genealogy skills, discover more about the library’s Dietert Historical Archives and meet others who share our passion for the past!
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One of the consolations Texans gardeners get for enduring the intense summer heat is that we get a second planting season! Autumn in Texas is a second spring!
Read moreQ: My mother has always been a sweet, caring and soft-spoken woman -- but she’s developing Alzheimer’s disease and becoming increasingly disagreeable and demanding. I know I’m supposed to honor my parent, and I really try. But what does “honor” mean in this situation?
Read moreGov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now underway. However, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, quickly rejected the proposal, according to the Austin American-Statesman. During the second special session, Senate Bill 1 was amended to decrease the penalty. House Democrats twice broke quorum in failed attempts to stop the elections bill from passing. “Now is not the time to relitigate,” Phelan said. “Instead, the House will remain focused on its constitutional obligation to pass redistricting maps, and members look forward to fulfilling this critical task.” The measure has moved forward in the Senate. It would make the penalty for voting illegally a second-degree felony, with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. SB 1 reduced the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor, with up to one year in jail. However, Phelan’s opposition means it is unlikely to move forward.
Read moreThese are perilous times, my friends. It matters not how old you are, there has never been a time so uncertain, so dangerous as the time in which we are now living.
Read moreIt’s been called the “Great Resignation” – the large number of Americans voluntarily leaving their jobs. If you plan to be part of it (ideally with another source of employment lined up), you’ll need to make the financial moves necessary to keep making progress toward your long-term goals.
Read moreUpon its founding, the GOP was known as the “Grand Old Party.” But today we prefer being known as America’s Growth and Opportunity Party.
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