Stinky Situation

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher There I was exhausted after a 12-hour road trip west coming down from a massive, ugly Ding Dong high, and it hit me in my nose like a prize fighter upper cut:  death.  My keen sense of hound dog smell picked it up before even entering the house. “Something’s...

FROM CLAYSHOOTS TO CHAPEAUS: Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center Spring Fundraisers Raise Record-Breaking Support for a Brighter Future

Spring was in full swing, and we mean that literally and figuratively, as Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center – A Very Special Project of Children’s Museum Houston – pulled off two wildly successful fundraising events that brought the boom and the bloom! Together, the 6th Annual Sporting Clays...

Moving Mayhem

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I have been on a journey for the past six weeks, and let me just say, it has been a doozy – one I am not interested in repeating any time soon. After 22 years, Mr. Kaminski and I moved out of our Fort Bend home.  Now this was the plan – for later on this summer. ...

Opinion Editorial: Sugar Land’s New Leaders Must Demand Transparency and a Real Plan for the Imperial Development and the Char House

By: Jared Jameson, Fort Bend Business Coalition Treasurer and Steering Committee Member With a new mayor and four new council members, Sugar Land stands at a crossroads. This is a chance for our City’s leadership to set a higher standard that puts transparency, public engagement, and fiscal responsibility...

Fort Bend ISD Board Approves 2025-26 School Year Operating Budget that Includes Compensation Plan to Retain and Attract Employees

Fort Bend ISD (June 24, 2025) – At its regular business meeting Monday night, the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees approved a $901.6 million operating budget for the 2025–26 school year, which includes a compensation plan aimed at retaining and attracting employees. The compensation plan is in addition...

Imminent Insurance

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I’ve looked it up.  Statistics indicate that the number one cause of death in America is heart disease.  Cancer is a close second.  I’m here to tell you that despite the statistics, these two ills are not the main causes of our demise.  You know what kills more...