Texas Messes with Us
I was born in a small town in Texas in the ’80s. I was taught from a young age about Texas pride and our...
Keeping Safe
As I drop off my 9-year-old son at school, I am filled with worry more than excitement. He is one of the few kids...
Letters to the Editor
New Directions Home?
I appreciate “Finding a Direction,” the Weekly’s November 29 cover story highlighting the status of Fort Worth’s Directions Home plan. As part...
Dear Editor
Hydraulic Hypocrisy
To the editor: It seems a bit hypocritical the way the government is presently handling natural gas drilling. Just a few years ago,...
Dear Editor
Legalize It
To the editor: Hey, I just wanted to say thank you for Jeff Prince’s story “Buying American” (Jan. 23, 2013). Marijuana legalization is...
Dear Editor
To the editor: What an honor it has been to read the late Betty Brink’s award-winning stories in Fort Worth Weekly for the past...
Wright: So Wrong
To the editor: Jeff Prince’s “Other Side of the Gavel” story (Oct. 31, 2012) serves as a “buyer beware” to anyone considering leasing or...
Kvetching in Kennedale
Note: Kennedale Schools Supt. Gary Dugger wrote to Fort Worth Weekly asking for a retraction of our Sept. 5 story “Elementary Ethics.” With minor...
The Right Thing
To the editor: Peter Gorman’s “Ethics: Chipping Away” (Aug. 15, 2012) brought back memories. I was formerly a member of the Ethics Review Committee...
License to Loan
To the editor: The Aug. 1 Metropolis story, “High Interest in the ’Burbs,” about payday loans in the less affluent towns and suburbs, really...
