Dr Pepper’s 23 flavors and spices are a total mystery, but the soft drink’s popularity isn’t. Hatched in Dublin in 1861, five months before Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper is enjoyed by Texans at 10, 2, and 4.
Republican congressman Ron Paul, of Surfside, believes that much of our federal government should be abolished. He has voted against honoring the likes of Rosa Parks and repeatedly goes against his constituents' interests. He is a contrarian, an outsider, and an ineffectual lawmaker. And he just may be unbeatable.
By almost any measure of performance, including the sheer number of patients who are crippled and maimed, the medical profession has rarely seen anyone like Houston orthopedic surgeon Eric Scheffey. So why did he get to keep his license for so long?
John Updike’s problems are our pleasures. Mean Scrooge McDuck returns in a nostalgic comic-book collection.
John Updike’s problems are our pleasures. Mean Scrooge McDuck returns in a nostalgic comic-book collection.
David Thomas on making Dr Pepper.
Llano, Texas, is about to become the heart of our missile defense system.
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The historic bottler's settlement with Dr Pepper kills off a beloved Texas icon.