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No Crown for Kay
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who had repeatedly postponed her gubernatorial ambitions while fellow Republican Rick Perry...
Good Country for an Old Cowboy
New York and Los Angeles are convenient home bases for actors seeking work, but hardly the perfect fit for a West Texas fellow with...
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Breath
OK, everybody, close your mouth and pinch your nostrils shut. Hold that for as long as you can. Now, just before you pass out,...
Breathers Beware
In the summer of 2008, Sandra DenBraber was terrified that if she went to sleep, she might never wake up.
During those months, a carbon...
Pay and Park
To the editor: After reading Dan McGraw’s article (On Second Thought, Feb. 10, 2010), I’ve decided to just say “no.” I won’t go to...
True Wealth
The other day my son tried a new tack to get out of going to school. He said he didn’t like his school because...
Private Prisons, Public Pain
Reeves County straddles I-20 in West Texas, between Odessa and El Paso. Pecos is the county seat, anchored in cowboy mythology. Tiny homes, many...
Fort Worth Misses the Streetcar
When federal officials announced the recipients of a new grant program for transportation projects last month, a lot of consternation raged in this part...
The Blues Got the Blues
The musicians at Mambo’s Tapas Cantina were recently doing what their predecessors have been doing for ages: showing off licks, telling life stories set...
Mad Beaver Attack
A little birdie delivered to Static what is commonly known as a hot tip. Seems several majestic trees recently disappeared from the Cowtown Coliseum’s...
