Update on Mask Protocols for Fort Bend ISD

In keeping with its top priority of safeguarding the health and safety of all students and staff, and in view of increasing data showing rising COVID-19 infection rates in the District, Fort Bend ISD’s Board of Trustees voted 4-3 at the scheduled Board Workshop on Monday night in favor of mandating...

Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Now I’m not saying that Lisa Ann and I require constant, brutal supervision, but there are times that Mr. Kaminski might disagree. It’s simply that we have adventurous spirits. It is a well-known fact, however, that I keep bail money in my purse at all times for Lisa...

Fort Bend ISD Continues to Strongly Encourage Masks for Students and Staff

In the wake of the Texas Supreme Court ruling this weekend regarding Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates, Fort Bend ISD continues to strongly urge all students and staff to wear masks whether individuals are vaccinated or not, especially students under the age of 12 and staff...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Ranked Among Top Hospitals in Texas in Annual U.S. News & World Report Survey

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the leading hospitals in the Houston area and in the state. This year, Houston Methodist Sugar Land ranked No. 6 in Houston, and No. 8 in Texas. The hospital also had its first nationally ranked specialty with diabetes...

Why Be A Mackerel When You Can Be A Mermaid?

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I suppose I’ve always marched to my own drum. I’m not certain it’s an overtly welcome trait amongst my people, but that’s just how I roll, and my tribe seems to have accepted it, or either I’ve worn them down. It’s made for some interesting choices throughout...

The Show Must Go On

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I must confess I haven’t really enjoyed the hand I’ve been dealt these past few weeks. For the most part, I’m pretty good at playing the cards I’m holding – making lemonade out of lemons, so to speak – and forging ahead bluffing my way through this thing...