Russell Rhodes Blog

A few days away from the news is good for the soul. Okay, I’m never completely away, but I was not immersed in it. I’m a news producer’s worst nightmare,…

My trip to Paris, Texas, is ending. I’m at DFW airport waiting for my flight home. I approached this trip with excitement and dread. It had been over two years…

I guess I’ll always refer to Texas as home. As I think about it, I’ve been away now longer than I lived there. Certainly, away from my hometown of Paris,…

I don’t think he originated it, but one of Dan Rather’s famous “Ratherisms” is: “Trust your mother, but cut the cards yourself.” That’s what popped into my head when the…

Bret Stephens writes a great opinion piece in today’s New York Times. It’s called “Why We Admire Zelensky.” I hope you have access to the Times website. If so, leave…

First of all, I’m getting on a plane later this week. My first time home to Texas in over two years. I’m excited to see friends and family. It’s been…

It’s Monday morning. The Monday after Easter. A nice, restful weekend. It was not the same for the poor people of Ukraine. I’m starting to really worry that this is…

I don’t want to make light of it, but it appears the Ukrainians really sank a Russian battleship. Here’s what we know. Russia’s premier Black Sea warship, the Moskva, has…

My phone is blowing up right now. Elon Musk wants to buy all of Twitter. All of it. $54.20 a share. That’s $43.4 billion. Just a few weeks ago, Elon…

Here’s the interview with the Florida Holocaust Museum on what’s happening in Ukraine. https://www.fox13news.com/video/1057151