When I was growing up in the late 1950s and early 1960s, we got three television channels: KLTV-Channel 7 from Tyler, KVTV-Channel 11 from Dallas and KSLA-Channel 12 from Shreveport/Texarkana. They came in only if the weather was cloudy, and the antenna was turned just right. My grandfather was the pressroom foreman for the Dallas Morning News, so we also used it as part of our window on the world.

Dan Brown’s new book, “The Lost Symbol” sold one million copies the first day it hit bookshelves and on-line booksellers for a good reason. It’s a fabulous roller coaster ride written by one of the most entertaining authors to have ever put a pen to paper.