Overdue at the Library
When was the last time you went to the library? When was the last time you even thought about the library - had a...
Let’s Call the Whole Thing “Augh”
On a trip to Ireland some years ago, my brother and I checked into a hotel in Galway. The clerk asked for our reservation,...
Trimming the News
What happens to a newspaper after it dumps a third of its staff? The saga of The Dallas Morning News provides some answers.
Over the...
Equity and Philanthropy
Last month, 40 billionaires from around the United States announced that they had signed “The Giving Pledgecis,” an initiative started by Warren Buffett and...
Drilling for Voices
Fort Worth is facing one of the most critical debates in many years, one that will affect our city profoundly for decades to come...
Losing Our Voices
A media monopoly is about to gobble one of the last voices of press freedom in the United States - but is that really...
Forgetting his (Geek) Roots
Whenever I think about how technological innovations have changed the journalism business, I think of Moses and the Ten Commandments. When God had Moses...
Five Measly Pieces
When I go out to eat, I'm not a difficult customer. Having worked in so many restaurants - in front dealing with demanding customers...
Big Hat, No Brahmas
When Jerry Jones snagged the 2011 Super Bowl last week for his new stadium in Arlington, the Cowboys' owner and his contingent held a...
Bombs Away
After insisting for a year that he had no interest in running for president, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said a few weeks ago that...
