By DANNY MINTON His name was Louis “Moses” Rose.  Few people recognize the name, and I doubt that one in a hundred people would know about him. He was born in France in 1785 and died in 1850 in Logansport, Louisiana.  “Moses” Rose is a part of Texas Alamo legend. According to some historians, he was the only man not

By DANNY MINTON Seventy-five years ago, on September 15, 1935, the “German Nuremberg Laws” were initiated. Those laws stripped the Jews of their German citizenship. A Jew was defined as anyone who had three to four Jewish grandparents, including those who converted to another religion.  In October of 1938, 17,000 Polish Jews living in Germany were rounded up and sent

By DANNY MINTON The story in Kelly Tyler-Lewis’ book, “The Lost Men,” was intriguing and one of those hard to put down. When I finished, I was struck by how what had happened was mainly due to the failure of proper leadership. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail with his crew aboard the Endurance to try and be the first men to cross the Antarctic. Several books and documentaries focus on the story.

By DANNY MINTON I know enough about cars to get me in trouble. Gone are the days of my 1964 Falcon Futura. I did all the repairs myself, changed the plugs, replaced the rotor and wires, worked on the brakes, and rebuilt the starter a couple of times. I also carried a wrench with me, so when the car wouldn’t

By DANNY MINTON Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Fair of Texas, in some ways, continues to operate on a limited basis. I grew up attending the State Fair just about every year I was in school. I remember the midway, the food, and museums on the Fair Park grounds. One of my favorites was the automobile exposition. My brother

By DANNY MINTON “Money is the root of all evil.” We’ve all heard that statement over the years. Some of us have probably even used it from time to time. Some have heard that it’s wrong to be rich because “Money is the root of all evil.” The problem is that statement is nowhere in the Bible. It’s part of

By DANNY MINTON I woke up early one morning and couldn’t go back to sleep; one of those mornings when things run through your mind like a racehorse. My mind was racing with issues with families, preparing for a funeral, and getting my weekly thoughts out. Sometimes I wake up and am concerned about something I said or did. I

By DANNY MINTON To wear a mask or not to wear a mask has been one of the biggest controversies during the pandemic. Some say it’s an invasion of their constitutional rights to require them to wear a mask. Others point out that masks will not keep you from getting the virus, while others post concerns about masks restricting oxygen

By DANNY MINTON Over the years, I’ve read articles and excerpts from books that speak of an experiment that supposedly took place in the U.S. in 1944. Some have said it was a Nazi experiment during the war, and others say it happened sometime in the 1800’s. My guess is that it did happen, and it was such a cruel