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TV weather people sometimes tend to go a bit 'overboard' when describing even the mildest of "bad" weather. At least, that's the view of our Redneck philosopher, Earl Pitts. He believes that the exaggeration that is sometimes a part of weather forecasts could be sett…

You may have seen me post blogs here mentioning that I am a licensed Amateur Radio Operator (call sign: N5ASH). For the last couple of years, I have put my professional broadcast radio skills to use serving the Amateur Radio community as an occasional volunteer anchor for the weekly Amateur Radio Ne…

Perhaps you've read some of my previous blog posts having to do with amateur radio. It's a hobby I really enjoy, and the emergency communications aspect of it is also important to me, given our proximity to the Gulf, and the potential for natural disasters in South Texas. Well, for the past year-and…

A new feud began to let stew and a song that helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research -- those are two of the most-read headlines this week in country music. Which story did you talk about most this week?