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Car-Buying Caveat
To the editor: Regarding the Metropolis article (“Treading on Trouble,” Jan. 26, 2011), I have a similar story: I bought a new 2005 Altima...
An Immodest Proposal
Tell me if this sounds familiar. The U.S. trains another country’s paramilitary forces to wage war against American enemies. Those forces do fight U.S....
Queens of the Night
The Imperial Court web site says the same thing, but it’s best heard in person from the reigning empress: “We serve the community $1...
Seeing No Evil, Re-Redux
For, what, the umpteenth time, critics of the city’s actions on gas drilling and ethical issues got no respect Tuesday from the Fort Worth...
Too Imminent
The Legislature’s latest attempt at passing an eminent domain reform bill looks like it might actually make it to the finish line and end...
Tell a Joke for Sam
Sam Kinch Jr., among the finest Texas political reporters ever, died Feb. 1. On Feb. 18, he would have been 71. Sam earned a...
Dis-Connects
This is the time of year when high school seniors usually receive the fall semester transcripts they need to apply for college. It’s also...
Today’s Lesson: Intimidation
Fort Worth school district attorneys are apparently willing to intimidate witnesses in their scramble to stick a fork in former Arlington Heights High School...
Egypt to Texas, Giza to Giza
A modest strip mall in Bedford is a long way from the current troubles in Egypt. But for 39-year-old Emad Nagib, it’s a salient...
A Different Playing Field
Well, here we are in the greatest country in the world. The snow melted just in time for the massed mobs to watch the...
