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Tragic Loss of Profit
The Trinity River Vision was always portrayed as a flood control project - but with a wink. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had...
Scopes Revisited
I've been listening to the congressional hearings for Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts, and the process fills me with dread. Two down,...
Fruit of the Neo-Cons’ Labor
My childhood memories are dotted with visions of summer days playing on the patio of my grandparents' home, where I climbed pecan trees and...
Sticking It to Us
Across this great and mighty state of Texas, grown men and women are falling to their knees and weeping like babies as they try...
Raining on the Water Board Parade
Was that the sweet fragrance of democracy that Static detected at a recent question-and-answer coffee klatch about the plan to build a half-billion-dollar lake...
he Muddy Waters of Race
The television coverage of Hurricane Katrina began with scenes of black, apparently poor, people lining up outside the New Orleans Superdome for shelter, and...
Fumbling the Duffle
A few determined Fort Worth volunteers are making things happen for about 150 of the Big Easy's refugees over at the Resource Connection.
The...
Dog Days, Cats’ Pajamas
It was a recent weekday afternoon when I saw an old friend of mine at LaGrave Field - one of those "businessman's specials" games....
A Thin Inky Line
Static frequently feels like this rag is part of a very thin line of soldiers guarding a frontier against threats that many of its...
It’s Not a Math Course
Students of city management could learn a lot by observing how this city deals with the Woodhaven neighborhood in East Fort Worth.
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