2nd Thought
Bass-Relief
DAN MCGRAWWhen I moved here in 1990 from the land where rivers catch on fire, I knew only one thing about Fort Worth: Cowtown was home to a billionaire with a wild-ass streak running through him.
Trimming the News
TRACY EVERBACH and Craig FlournoyWhat happens to a newspaper after it dumps a third of its staff? The saga of The Dallas Morning News provides some answers.
Sports Suckers
DAN MCGRAWAnyone who is a baseball fan in this part of Texas knows the Rangers stink – and, aside from a few good teams in the late ’90s, have stunk for most of their history.
Who’s in First?
LAURIE BARKER JAMESWhat do you call thousands of people who enter Texas illegally, when the people who live here don’t want them here?
Oh, for a Reality-based President
E. R. BILLSOn a September evening in 1956, Marian Keech, a middle-aged woman living in the American Midwest, claimed she received a message from a planet called Clarion, saying that the world would be destroyed by a catastrophic flood on ...
Politics and Power
JIM DUNCANI started my first business in the obscure solar electric installation field in 1993. Over the years, I have witnessed the gradual decrease in the price of pure silicon, the power source that is the heart of the solar panel.
Boos at the Bass
EDDIE GRIFFINDear Mayor Mike Moncrief and City of Fort Worth: I want to apologize if our protest at Bass Performance Hall last Saturday night caused some embarrassment for Fort Worth.
Global Swarming
DAN MCGRAWLast week when I went online, Yahoo had listed, among the day’s lead stories, one about a cookbook showing how to change your diet to help decrease global warming.
Lessons From the Trenches
LOUIS MCBEEHi, students. Welcome to Participatory Democracry 101. Please take a seat – and remember, it’s OK to use money, lies, or intimidation to convince your fellow students to move so you can have the seat you want.
Big Hat, No Brahmas
DAN MCGRAWWhen Jerry Jones snagged the 2011 Super Bowl last week for his new stadium in Arlington, the Cowboys’ owner and his contingent held a press conference at Love Field in Dallas.