More Presents
For as long as I can remember, which is more than 60 years, I’ve been both excited and disappointed when Christmas rolls around. As...
The World According to Greg
Some writers use similar themes and symbols in their writing. For instance, John Irving used to include a bear and a rape in most...
Tarrant County Freeze Out
This summer, a five-member majority of the Fort Worth City Council refused to join every other large Texas city in challenging SB 4. The...
Star-T: Wishy-Washy on Gun Control
Well, at least we still have Bud Kennedy.
He’s one Star-Telegram columnist who isn’t afraid to say the right thing. Unlike the rest of the...
Azle Annexation Anger
City leaders in Azle are learning the hard way what Weatherford City Councilmembers discovered recently. Trying to annex property these days is like telling...
Motels’ Role in Trafficking
Not long after the publication of “Caught in a Trap,” Linda Blackwell Simmons’ Aug 30 cover story about sex trafficking in Tarrant County, we...
Trump’s Dream an Immigrant’s Nightmare
If the president gets his immigration wish list, tens of thousands of undocumented workers in Fort Worth will become targets for deportation. Not the...
Smoke-Free Now or Later?
Living in a little bubble of progressivism like we do has its advantages. Our Facebook feeds are (mostly) bereft of right-wing nut jobs, and...
Campus Carry Conflict
Does she or doesn’t she?
That question was a popular ad slogan for Clairol for many years – as in, “Does she color her hair or...
Time to Talk Gun Violence
I got the news in the middle of the night, after waking up from a fitful sleep to sit at my computer for a...
