2nd Thought
Proud Again?
E. R. BILLSA couple of months ago, I vacationed in Colorado. I loved the drive from Fort Worth to Denver. Leaving Cowtown, the sky gets expansive, anchored only by rolling prairies.
Down with Baggy Pants
DAVE MCNEELYSomeday, when they are 10 or 15 years older, the boys who are teenagers in Dallas now should erect a statue of Ron Price. He may wind up saving them from serious injury.
Suspicious Activity
DAN MCGRAWThere is an issue festering in many Fort Worth neighborhoods these days, and it is quite complex.
No Flood of Money
LAURIE BARKER JAMESA few weeks ago, President Bush made a speech in New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina. Bush said New Orleans “is better today than it was yesterday, and it’s going to be ...
The Money Shuffle
LINDA LABEAUGov. Perry’s web site touts his commitment to public education. So why is the governor considering, for the top spot in the Texas Education Agency, a guy who is under investigation on allegations that he improperly direct...
Don’t Ban the Bomb-Words
DAN MCGRAWLast week NBC presented a special that chronicled the first five years of Saturday Night Live. For many of us, the mid-70s doesn’t seem that long ago, but two skits were shocking – they showed how much racial attitu...
Guilt By Association
JOHN ARAUJOWhile it’s painful to read about the sorts of barbaric executions performed throughout history, it’s also important to remember that those were unenlightened times.
Logic by Craddick
DAVE McNEELYState Rep. Jim Pitt has the best phrase for how Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, his former ally, thinks of his position: “a divine speakership.”
Want a Cookie, Little Reader?
DAN MCGRAWTen years ago, I got four newspapers delivered to my house every day. These days, I don’t get a single one, not even the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Leaving the Mob
E. R. BILLSIn Los Angeles, on April 29, 1992, the four police officers who had been charged with the attempted murder of Rodney King were acquitted, and the riots began.