Posts Tagged ‘health’
Denial and Tragedy
SHARI JULIANWhen I heard about the Nov. 5 shootings at Fort Hood, I packed my bags for Killeen. As a former military wife, a military mom, and a clinician specializing in mass trauma, I suspected what I would find – not so much about...
Healing Healthcare
John Q. PublicTo the editor: As a physician, I feel I must write to you about the healthcare debate (“Healthy Debate,” July 29, 2009).
Mayfest: Maybe Not
JEFF PRINCEDepending on whom you ask, the city of Fort Worth’s decision to cancel this year’s Mayfest just two hours before it was set to begin was either an over-reaction made in the wake of a misunderstood swine flu epidemic...
In a Fat Snit
Jimmy FowlerIf ever there was an example of America’s screwed-up relationship with food and physical appearance (a pathology shared by the skinny as well as the fat), it’s in the current web debate over whether Obama’s nominee for su...
Unhealthy?
Matt GoodmanTrying to deal with potential $20 million-plus budget shortfalls each year for the next five, Fort Worth city financial planners found a way to save about $1.8 million in one whack: They’ve proposed doing away with the ci...
Reverberation on Landscapes
GalleryWe’re hearing ominous noises about the UNTArtspaceFW possibly being closed down, with the space to be used by the UNT medical school.
Off the Top of His Head
Is the governor auditioning for a new part?Dave McNeely
Who was that guy standing on the dais in the Texas House of Representatives on Feb. 6, addressing a joint session of the Texas Legislature? The one with the Big Hair, delivering what was billed as the governor’s biennial “S...
Intersection
GalleryStill on display at UNT Health Science Center is Intersection, a group show of works by four Texas artists who have known each other for some years, featuring everything from Frances Bagley’s site-specific installation to Lin...
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