Posts Tagged ‘party’
Not Easy Being Green
StaticWhether you vote red, blue, or green, a ballot access petition drive coming down to the wire in the next week sheds an interesting light on Texas politics.
Tea Parties and Racism
John Q. PublicTo the editor: After reflecting on his article (On Second Thought, March 31, 2010), I strongly urge Eddie Griffin to take a long look at himself in the mirror. He also needs to reaffirm just exactly what his responsibilities ar...
Unhealthy Rhetoric
The healthcare vote was historic, but it was the racism that brought back painful history.Eddie Griffin
When the healthcare reform bill passed the U.S. House last week by a vote of 220 to 211, it wasn’t hard to find things in it to oppose. This indeed is not a miracle cure. It won’t stop insurance companies from jacking up ra...
About to Blow Up?
Last CallMy favorite movie of all time is American Graffiti. If you’ve seen it, you won’t be surprised to know that my second favorite movie of all time is Dazed and Confused. The two films are similar coming-of-age stories ...
Benchmarks
Big TicketThe Chinese regard eight as a lucky number, which is one reason the Beijing Olympics are beginning on the date 8/8/08.
Hustling THCK
ERIC GRIFFEYThe shores of Lake Arlington aren’t all that picturesque, especially on the Fort Worth side, where the rocky shoreline borders a massive parking lot and the summer sun reflects off both, making people feel like they’...
Changing of the Colors
Is Tarrant County going from red to blue? Don’t count it out.Dan McGraw
In recent years, Tarrant County has become something of a star in the Republican crown: Among urban counties with more a million in population, no county usually votes more heavily Republican than Tarrant, usually by about a 60...
Gone to Texas
For once, the presidential election is coming to a neighborhood near you.DAVE MCNEELY and BETTY BRINK
Steve Hollern and Lon Burnam are about as politically opposite as it gets in Fort Worth
Whiskers
Though still young, the Catfish Whiskey guys have matured a lot recently, as their new LP may prove.CAROLINE COLLIER
Five years ago, Catfish Whiskey was all about the party.
Domestic Troubles
Big TicketSarah Ruhl has told this story often, but it bears one more repetition: She came up with the idea for her comedy The Clean House after going to a party and overhearing a woman talk about her maid, who had stopped cleaning her h...