Oh, for a Reality-based President
On a September evening in 1956, Marian Keech, a middle-aged woman living in the American Midwest, claimed she received a message from a planet...
Armstrong’s Dip
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK – When Bob Armstrong first experienced the rugged majesty of this huge West Texas ranch in 1970, he told...
Baseball Blame Game
First, a disclosure: I was born and raised in Cleveland and have been a big fan of the Cleveland Indians my whole life. And...
Weekly Editor Departs
Pardon me while I catch my breath. I’ve never been let go from a job before.
I suppose it’s something just to be able to...
Senior Specials
PBS needs to roll back the age appeal of its programming.
In 1970, radio and television comedian Red Skelton was taken off the air by...
The London Hicks-Sick Blues
When Metroplex sports team owner Tom Hicks announced recently that he was buying a $250 million share in the Liverpool soccer club of the...
That’s My Job
For a gringo working in the Fort Worth construction industry, sometimes it's hard not to feel embattled by the legions of Mexican immigrants who...
The Binge Conundrum
When I started college, I was 17 - had to wait three months before I could drink in bars near our campus in Chicago....
Take Me out of the Ballgame
There's something different going on at the Texas Rangers' ballpark this year.
No, not the quality of the play. Please.
The Rangers started out the 2007...
Blabosphere
In this era of corporate media, watered-down news, and pompous pundits, blogs offered a chance to deliver democracy back to journalism. The internet gave...
