Posts Tagged ‘editor’
Bloody Monday
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: The Metropolis story “Bloody Monday at JPS” (Oct. 26, 2011) by Peter Gorman is another testament to the economy gone sour. And the middle class and lower class are the sacrificial lambs at the altar of avaric...
Good Luck to 1919
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: I enjoyed reading Jimmy Fowler’s story on 1919 Hemphill (“Evolving at 1919,” Oct. 12, 2011). It’s a unique place for music, films, causes, and so forth — an island of blue in this area’s sea of red. W...
His Blood Boils — In a Good Way
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Just wanted to drop a note in praise of an article that music columnist (and associate editor) Anthony Mariani wrote a few weeks back.
Car-Buying Caveat
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Regarding the Metropolis article (“Treading on Trouble,” Jan. 26, 2011), I have a similar story: I bought a new 2005 Altima from a large local Nissan dealer. I didn’t want the after-market wheels/tires on i...
Tell a Joke for Sam
Longtime Texas newsman and Fort Worth native Sam Kinch Jr. wanted no flowers, just his own frank obit.DAVE McNEELY
Sam Kinch Jr., among the finest Texas political reporters ever, died Feb. 1. On Feb. 18, he would have been 71. Sam earned a reputation during his 40-year career for tenacious journalism, working on behind-the-scenes stories th...
Down the Drain
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Loved the Weekly’s front-page story (“Has Fort Worth Lost its Moral Compass,” Sept. 22, 2010) and headlines devoted to city hall and its elected officials — a comprehensive report by veteran journalists J...
Kickin’ and Screamin’
A local newspaper helps drag Glen Rose out of the Stone Age.STORY AND PHOTOS BY JEFF PRINCE
An hour southwest of Fort Worth, Glen Rose isn’t exactly Mayberry — there are more tourists, plus those dinosaur tracks, and a nuclear power plant just out the back door. But it does have a small-town feel and a town square...
Bringing the Pearl to Life
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Thank you for publishing the story about the Dorothy Lane Courts (“The Pearl of Dorothy Lane,” July 21, 2010), based in part on material from Juliet George’s new book on Arlington Heights. Friends who staye...
Posting Propaganda
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Justine Sharrock, in “Keyboard Commandos” (June 30, 2010), gave us all a closer look at the workings of radical and militia groups and others intent on usurping the government. A coup d’etat is a better wor...
Life, Death, and Truth at Carswell
John Q. ReaderTo the editor: Thanks to Betty Brink and Fort Worth Weekly for their persistence in covering the plight of female inmates at Carswell Federal Medical Center (“Carswell Loses in Court,” June 23, 2010). I’ve been invo...