Houston has more earned nicknames than most anywhere else in the United States. Early on, it was dubbed Magnolia City, it is called Space City for all of its ties to space exploration, Energy City for being home to nearly all of the energy corporations in the nation, and most recently, the Bayou City became [...]

2008 was a CRAZY year! Are you with me? As we embark on 2009, I want to take a moment to wish all a very happy and prosperous New Year.  We all have a great deal of challenge ahead of us and I am confident that we will collectively weather this latest barrage of storms. [...]

Orange County is the heartland of Southern California. From when Walt Disney first decided to put Disneyland in the middle of orange orchards back in 1955, the county has grown into a thriving center for theme park attractions and all manner of industry. The orange orchards are gone now, and Highway 39, which used to [...]