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Ducking the Questions
It’s not all that unusual for front-runners in political contests to duck debates. That’s part of political gamesmanship.
The front-runner may want to avoid giving...
Grading on the Curve
TransCanada, the Canadian builder and owner of some of the worst pipelines in both Canada and this country, including the Keystone pipeline network that...
Sow, Reap
Chesapeake Energy and Range Resources, two major gas drillers that pretty much packed up and left Tarrant County once the Barnett Shale’s best days...
Down to the Wire
Winning the Republican primary in the Texas governor’s race these days is almost like being handed the keys to the mansion. Texas hasn’t elected...
Scared/Silly
In a Home Depot parking lot near AT&T Stadium in Arlington, a small group of people, mostly in their mid- to late 20s, stand...
How Many Times?
Just a few weeks ago, Static was lamenting that Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison outfit in the U.S., probably would get...
Ebola’s Grim Math
Here are two good things about the Ebola virus. It is unlikely to mutate into a version that can spread through the air, as...
Get Out
Susan Bethke, a seven-year resident of the Scenic Bluff area, chose her house northeast of downtown for its location near her son’s school and...
A New Mouthpiece
Joe Palazzolo is burning through attorneys the way Elizabeth Taylor went through husbands. In March, the former assistant principal at Arlington Heights High was...
Idolizing Ted
There is an old axiom that says all politics are local. Well, that may have been true years ago, but the political landscape has...
