Ad and Blinky best trick shot artists

The St. Louis World’s Fair may have been the first time Ad and Plinky Toepperwein performed in public as husband and wife, but the couple from the Lone Star State wowed the matinee audience on May 13, 1904 with their trick-shot artistry.

Financial moves for a growing family

If you’re adding a child to your family, it’s an exciting time, and you have much to anticipate. Of course, this new addition will bring many changes in your life, so you’ll want to be prepared — especially in terms of your finances.What financial moves should you make as you welcome your new child?

What is your legacy?

Let’s face it – I’m old -- and I attend far too many funerals and memorial services. I attend out of respect for the families and in memory of the people I knew and cared about. Recently I’ve questioned, “What will be my legacy? What can I do that will make a difference?

I yam what I yam

I was born a musician. When I was little, my mom dressed me in musicians’ clothes. I played with musical toys. I learned how to play piano, guitar, and the recorder. I even sang a bit. I was a happy little musician, my parents’ pride and joy.

A scoundrel for all occasions

Three years after holding Texas’ first state fair, Henry L. Kinney was indicted in Philadelphia on May 4, 1855 for plotting to invade Nicaragua. The ex-smuggler and shady founder of Corpus Christi was, as always, up to no good.

Three stops on the road to financial stability

Achieving financial stability doesn’t happen overnight — it takes a journey. And, as with every journey, you’ll need to make some stops along the way. These stops, or milestones, can tell you how far you’ve gone — and where you need to go next.

New law raises Social Security income for some

Until recently, if you received a pension from a job that did not pay into Social Security and you’ve also worked in a job that did, your Social Security benefits at retirement were reduced based on your pension income.As of Jan.

Barnstorming Bessie broke barriers

On Apr. 23, 1926, Bessie Coleman made the last payment on her new airplane and arranged for the second- hand Jenny to be flown to Jacksonville, Florida, site of her next air show.

A wagon train to Mars

More than likely, old-ish people like me won’t have the gumption to be the first pioneers to carve out a trailhead to Mars. It’ll be those young astro-folk who will do all the heavy lifting.

The mysterious “Woman in Blue”

AFranciscan priest, who made the long and dangerous trip from the New World in search of the mysterious “Lady in Blue,” arrived at a Spanish abbey on Apr. 21, 1631.