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A Thousand Times No (Or at Least Twice)
The poor old Texas Constitution - it's got more holes in it than Rush Limbaugh's logic. But the idea of replacing it with an...
For Love of the (New) Game
Mike Matthews nailed a line drive into right center field and made it to second base. His teammate followed that with a high fly...
Leasing Our Lives Away
So you've signed a gas lease. Congratulations: You've been taken for a fool. Certain material facts were kept from you that, had you known...
Falling Down, Getting Back Up
On an October morning, the 900 block of East Leuda Street on the city's Near Southeast Side is awash in gentle rain and cultural...
Teach the Parents Well
Sometimes parents just don't get it. They try so hard to protect little Jimmy and Janie from the disappointments of life that they lose...
Fine-Print Purgatory
A mirror may be the best place for Willie Regan to find someone to blame for his current predicament. He says XTO Energy took...
Tea Bags, Tobacco, and Revolution
To the editor: If I'm going to join the "revolution" that Gayle Reaves so eloquently described in the opener to your Best of 2009...
Don’t Tax, We Spend
In some ways, it's reminiscent of the 1980s, when competing black Democrats, some who couldn't stand one another, got in elbowing matches to stand...
Sacrificed to Shale
Lloyd Burgess owns the Lucky B horse farm in Denton County. He made a good living raising and boarding horses there from 1993 until...
Worth the Paper They’re Written On
A little more than a year ago, the Barnett Shale gravy train was shooting through North Texas at blinding speeds. Even while some residents...
