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April 26, 2026

Funny Papers Again Column | ā€˜If It Keeps on Rainin’, the Levee’s Gonna Break’

Many of you, or some of you, or heck maybe none of you will, recognize the title of today’s column as the opening lyrics of the song ā€œThe Levee’s Gonna Breakā€ made popular by Led Zeppelin in 1971 (actually it is a re-working of...

Opinion | The last week of summer

Joanne's Got It | Column by Joanne Banuelos

Worthy to Print Column | ā€˜What Did You Do During the War, Daddy?’

George Worthy
My boys asked me that after we had been living in Gonzales for a while. When I mentioned in a earlier column that we used to play in the culvert on Fanoe Road, we would take our dog Beaujee and walk down the bottom...

Worthy to Print Column | Vote Wisely

Well, here it is the Sunday one week before we vote for our favorites. Have you filled out your ballot? The entire world seems to love our method of choosing our own leaders. We may not always get it right, but it sure beats...

Worthy to Print Column | A Memorable Ride

Well, here is hoping your Fourth of July was a good one. Nobody got hurt or burned playing with legal or illegal fireworks. We used to buy a bunch of sparkling showers or whistles that could raise the dead from one or another nonprofit...

Worthy to Print Column: License laws

It looks like we may get a few reprieves from our SIP (shelter in place). Since March 17 we have had to wear masks, stay in the house and not congregate. Walking on the beach or even in your own neighborhood has had severe...

Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire

Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone you didn’t get along with. Perhaps it was a case of ā€œThe dog ate my homework.ā€ And your teacher was...

Window on the World Column | The Mysterious Tale of Two Chains

Lucy Jensen
I can only attribute it to wedding brain or, perhaps, the sad story of the lost memory. The last few weeks running up to my daughter’s wedding were borderline insane — the details, followed by more details, checks and rechecks, lists made and lost....

Worthy to Print Column | Dog Tales

George Worthy
I woke up this morning a little confused. I was still a little sleepy when I felt what turned out to be a tongue in my ear. At first I thought Lorraine might have been fooling around. Then I realized I was looking at...

Worthy to Print Column | Make the Trip

What a month! There are so many things that have to be done during this month. Of course, if you live in Gonzales, you know this is the month that the whole town turns out to honor the men and women who gave their...
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