President’s Voice – September 2023

As you know our 30th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner is next Friday, September 15th (lol, how could you not) and while that has been my major focus, I have been keeping up with the “news” etc. Today, Bill King, in discussing current events used the phrase “The Main thing is not the Main thing”. He was on the program “What’s Your Point”. This phrase got my attention, because so many of the issues we are hearing about are “not the...
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President’s Voice – August 2023

Hello BARW, I hope this message finds you well and staying cool in this 100-degree heat. While the temps say it’s still summer, we are quickly approaching the last quarter of 2023, which signals Fall and some important club business that needs to be attended to and important upcoming Houston Elections. First our club business: At our August meeting we will vote on a Nominating Committee. Their job will be to select candidates to fill the positions for your 2024 BARW Executive...
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President’s Voice – May 2023

BE A TRUTHTELLER! One of the great challenges today is to be a Truthteller. There is such a thing as objective truth although watching the news one does begin to wonder. Today we are bombarded by things we know are factually incorrect. They are not true and yet we are expected to believe them, endorse them, and not challenge them. In 1984 Orwell posits, “What if the people in power could change the facts to suit their narrative so completely that we...
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Events & Meetings


BARW Breakfast Meeting

September 26
Houston 7:30 a.m. Bay Oaks Country Club More Info

Baytown Republican Women

October 5
Baytown 5:30 p.m. 888 Chinese Restaurant More Info

Phil Sandlin Gumbo Gala

October 5
Pasadena 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Pasadena Convention Center More Info