Michael A. Smith

Today, 83 years after the fact, the words Pearl Harbor mean something profound to Americans.

It’s good a committee of the Wharves Board of Trustees has revived negotiations about berthing the Battleship Texas at the Port of Galveston.

Mayor Keith Bell is right in arguing that if the city uses debt to build a new police station that debt should come through voter-approved bonds, rather than certificates of

You might already include fatty fish in your nutrition to boost your omega-3 fatty acids since they're good for your heart, brain, cholesterol and mental health. But did you know that healthy fats may also protect you from cancer?

The event Tuesday at Galveston College was another example of an underfunded, under-appreciated public school district going above and beyond to serve all of its students.

What if I told you that you could eat your way to a healthier brain? And no, I'm not giving you the usual line that "A healthy diet equals a healthy brain." I'm talking about a specific eating strategy that's been growing in popularity in recent years.

Despite some controversy, the city council vote Thursday to approve a $68 million pump station project was good news for long-suffering mid-city residents and businesses.

When it deliberates the matter next month, the Galveston City Council should approve spending a little more than $180,000 to restore the Texas Heroes Monument, which has honored the state’s

In most of the developed world, it’s settled science that allowing personal use of fireworks in a city’s limits is a bad idea.

Galveston public school trustees are in an unenviable position as they move to sell two mothballed campuses recently declared to be surplus.