Dolph Tillotson

Sometimes people ask me what I do with my time since I retired. Honestly, sometimes “retirement” feels busier than my work life did.

By DOLPH TILLOTSON At first glance, that is undeniably good news. Knowing the nitty-gritty details of the problem is a good first step in solving it.

In May, I wrote a column about Boots, the street poet, whose work appears stenciled along Seawall Boulevard and on sidewalks everywhere (I'd like to meet Boots, who left poems

In January, the president ordered that the Gulf of Mexico would henceforth be known as the Gulf of America.

In January, the president ordered that the Gulf of Mexico would henceforth be known as the Gulf of America.

The proposed plan for funding Texas schools is badly conceived and Texans eventually will regret its passage.

In the race with old age, the most important loss is optimism. It's as though you've fallen overboard. The ship of optimism sails irrevocably out of sight without you.

Isolation and loneliness may be the worst afflictions for the aged. American culture wants old people to find a comfortable chair and retire to silence and solitude.

“Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace.” — Patrick Henry, 1775 My son texted me this week from a passenger lounge at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

“Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace.” — Patrick Henry, 1775 My son texted me this week from a passenger lounge at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.