Jimmy Phillips carving a tree with a chainsaw 0

Wood sculptor not one for wasting time

“I get great satisfaction from taking a big block of nothing and turning it into something. Plus, I really enjoy the reactions I get. People stop by while I’m working and they’re awestruck. Young kids and old folks especially are crazy...

Jimmy Phillips at Baytown Nature Center 0

Former salesman creates art out of wood

“I have fun creating things out of wood. I don’t have another job, so it means that I have to work every day. I have to make something every day and take time to sell it. “I used to be a...

Alvaro Posse at local park 0

Learning English from American movies, music

Occasionally, when seeking interviews for The Baytown Project, I’ll introduce myself to someone and get this response: “No speak English.” That’s when I kick myself for never having followed up on my high school Spanish classes. Because of the communication gap,...

Eric Hatch standing in a field 0

NFL players: to stand or not stand?

“One of the freedoms (NFL players) have is the ability to stand or not stand (for the National Anthem). You can’t celebrate having freedoms and then admonish someone for using those same freedoms. Exercising one’s rights isn’t disrespecting those who fought...

Dorion Nora serving with the Army National Guard 0

Kaepernick was ‘practicing his freedom of speech’

When then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem in August 2016, he said it was because of his views on the country’s treatment of racial minorities. About a month after...