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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...
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...
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...
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....
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.
"OK, class,...
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.
"OK, class, this...
Of Wolves and Words
I appreciated the Weekly's recent cover story exposing unscrupulous mortgage lenders, but I have to take issue with the title "Wolves in Small Print."
Western...
511 Percent — Or Your First-Born
Last week's Weekly cover story, "Wolves in Small Print," focused on predatory housing loans.
But the payday loan business, of course, has always been a...
