Many of you have been following our coverage of Hurricane Beryl and the subsequent flooding and blackouts that followed when it came ashore in Texas. If you have, you may already be aware that one of our writing staff here at Hot Air, Karen Townsend, lived in the Houston area and we lost contact with her shortly after the power went out. The blackout went on for far too long, with more than a week passing with no word from Karen. Yesterday we learned the tragic news that Karen was discovered deceased during a wellness check. A cause of death was not initially released. Karen had just turned 69 last month, and this took place only a few months after her beloved husband Charlie had passed away.
I first encountered Karen through her work at other outlets and we quickly struck up a long-distance, online friendship. She began her career with Salem Media much the same way that I began…
