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Tea Parties and Racism
To the editor: After reflecting on his article (On Second Thought, March 31, 2010), I strongly urge Eddie Griffin to take a long look...
Rick Perry’s coyote story might land him next to Wile E.
You gotta love the guv. Especially if you’re a newsperson. Just when thing get dull, up pops Rick Perry, with those cowboy boots headed...
Toxic drilling waste is getting spread all over Texas farmland.
When Tim and Christine Ruggiero bought their dream home on 10 acres in Decatur six years ago, they imagined their daughter riding horses and...
Is the Trans-Texas Corridor Playing Dead?
During this election season, Gov. Rick Perry is trying to win votes in part by hinting that, per the loudly stated wishes of the...
Fort Worth Misplaces its Streetcar Money.
Two years ago, Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, along with city council members and dozens of business leaders, traveled to the Pacific Northwest to...
A Hole for Riverside Park
A cruise down Scenic Drive in Riverside, just northeast of downtown Fort Worth, is a lesson in failed government. The road itself is actually...
Healthcare Reform: The Cost of Staying Alive
Four-year-old Escher Griffin was using pillows to construct something intricate in his living room. His aunt, Kacie Nicholson, asked what he was building.
“An obstacle...
School Board Candidates Will Answer Voter’s Questions – at Church.
If last week’s cover story (“Upsetting the Apple Cart,” April 21, 2010) fired your interest in this spring’s hotter-than-usual races for the Fort Worth...
Phone Records Raise Questions About Tarleton Being Pressured to Cancel “Gay...
Since last month’s cancellation of a controversial play depicting a gay Christlike character, Tarleton State University has maintained that the production was stopped because...
Wins for the Weekly
To the editor: Congratulations to the “Weekleteers” at Fort Worth Weekly for the numerous first-place honors they recently amassed in the Society of Professional...
