Cleburne Times-Review, Cleburne, TX

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Opinion
  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: A lament for linemen of all makes and models

    No, this isn’t about Super Bowl “grunt” players “duking it out” in the football trenches. I’m referencing Glen Campbell, who is crooning around the country on his well-earned “farewell tour” to cap off a career spanning 50-plus years.

    February 3, 2012 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Uncle Mort and a sixth sense about double whammies

    My Uncle Mort claims to have a sixth sense that warns of upcoming “whammies.” As long as they arrive in single file, he can handle ’em with grace — dodging, hiding or meeting head-on.

    January 27, 2012 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Din in the den jiggles the Richter scale

    Our grandkids shred Christmas wrapping paper in seconds, joking about their dexterity in “baring gifts.” Soon, though, they squirm with “indoor-itis.” Crowded into our den, they are ready to put aside month-long warnings about “Santa Claus watching them.” Their deportment grades plunge, ranging from “gremlin to grinch.” (Grades typically peg to the right of the latter than to the left of the former.)

    January 20, 2012 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Is David Hatala an accomplice for Cupid?

    David Hatala claims no kinship to Cupid, but as operator of a fondue restaurant where proposals of marriage are common, he’s a willing accomplice upon request.

    January 13, 2012 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Half-time kicks off with musings with Mort

    Surely he uses cue cards when he phones during bowl game intermissions, touching topics all over the conversation map in record time. Verbal responses lengthen calls, so I simply smile, nod or frown, relying on assorted expressions of bewilderment.

    December 30, 2011 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Holiday decorators attempt to ‘keep up with the Joneses’

    There’s much to appreciate about friendly competition. This said, an addendum is in order — all’s fair not only in love and war, but in Christmas decorating as well. In the latter category, however, we should forgive otherwise normal people who, at Yuletide, cast judgment aside in favor of reckless abandon.

    December 23, 2011 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: A scruffy scarf meant to last for the ages

    No one ever asked the little old man about his scruffy scarf. Oh, it was noticed, usually by uppity passers-by. They’d giggle about its unquestioned homemade construction, guessing it may have been plucked by someone with limited vision from the 25-cent barrel at the thrift store.

    December 16, 2011 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: Galveston Island: A tribute to visionaries

    As islands go, it’s a small one — 32 miles long and 2.5 at its widest point — but thanks to the grit and determination of visionaries who dug in 109 years ago, it’s still on maps.

    December 9, 2011 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury TCU’s switch to Big 12 renews old rivals, quotes

    Surely clever T-shirt messages will pop up any day now. They’ll flow from creative juices of Texas Christian University students whose athletic teams have been members of four different athletic conferences over the past dozen years.

    October 21, 2011 1 Photo

  • Don Newbury Don Newbury: The business of smiles is still profitable today

    When balance prevailed in the world — on the scale of your choosing — folks sought, claimed and ingested daily intakes of humor, whether from media, across the backyard fence or in the workplace. But no more.

    October 14, 2011 1 Photo

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