To anyone who says, “Newspapers are dead,” I say, “Sit at my desk the Monday after the post office sends a bundle of newspapers to Fort Worth by mistake.”
I say, …
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By Austin Lewter, Director, Texas Center for Community Journalism
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4/2/25
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The hard work of seeing beyond our past and embracing a diverse, inclusive future is never done.
Whether it's two steps forward and one step back – or lately one step forward and two steps …
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By Mike Eddleman, Guest Columnist
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3/18/25
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I miss watching the spectacular fireworks display at Eddie G’s house every Fourth of July. Eddie G. was my grandmother’s longtime companion. For the last 20 years of her life, Eddie …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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7/4/24
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Happy 4th of July to my fellow Texans! This week, as we light up our barbecue pits to grill, and the sky with our fireworks to celebrate, it is also a time to reflect on how we have the liberty and …
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By Shane R. Saum, Guest Columnist
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7/3/24
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If you’re bored by the pablum that passes for conversation on sports broadcasts – if, like me, you’re long past fed up with all the cliches and predictable jock jocularity – I …
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By Dick Polman, Guest Columnist
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7/2/24
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We all deserve the right to make informed decisions about our own health. That right has been in danger for years — and since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it’s under siege. …
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By Kelsea McLain, Guest Columnist
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6/27/24
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A recent bill passed by the House of Representatives claims to regulate the cryptocurrency industry and protect consumers. But the bill is a Trojan horse designed by an industry flush with cash …
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By Brian Carss, Guest Columnist
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6/27/24
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Hunter Biden, the president's son, was found guilty of illegally buying a gun while using narcotics. While he stood trial, you may have noticed the quietude outside the federal courthouse and on the …
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By Dick Polman, Guest Columnist
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6/19/24
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President Biden once pledged to adopt more humane immigration policies than his predecessor. But in practice, as immigrant rights advocates have documented, his administration has escalated the …
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By Farrah Hassen, Guest Columnist
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6/19/24
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Texas is facing a reckoning on water that we must address if the state wants to secure its future prosperity. The State Water Plan prepared by the Texas Water Development Board projects that Texas …
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By Jeremy B. Mazur, Guest Columnist
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6/13/24
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In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had remodeled our basement into a family room with a powder room. Always looking ...
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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6/13/24
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Governor Abbott, In your recent response to Representative Rosenthal, you rejected his plea for a special session to address school funding, asserting that the responsibility for budget …
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6/6/24
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As the cost of housing has exploded, so has the number of people experiencing homelessness. And unfortunately, instead of trying to house people, more states and cities are criminalizing people …
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By Farrah Hassen, Guest Columnist
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5/30/24
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Home sales remain sluggish thanks to high interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale, and that is really bad for America. Because as more Americans become life-long renters, they will never …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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5/30/24
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Ida Ayres never served a day in the armed forces, but at 95, she knows plenty about the sacrifices of war. “Through six wars, I have been the daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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5/24/24
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Before there was a United States of America — before our Constitution was adopted, and even before our 1776 Declaration of Independence — one of America’s best democratic …
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By Jim Hightower, Guest Columnist
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5/23/24
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Yes, I was hunkered down paying rapt attention to the weather report on May 8 when an EF-3 tornado rampaged through a neighboring county. Understandably, I was intrigued by a May 11 “New …
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By Danny Tyree, Guest Columnist
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5/23/24
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If there’s one thing I could tell lawmakers, it would be to bring back the expanded, monthly, fully refundable Child Tax Credit. Those monthly payments of up to $300 per child cut child …
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By Tiffany Tagbo, Guest Columnist
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5/16/24
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College is expensive — and for most Americans, higher education is still largely unaffordable. The cost of college continues to rise at rates that salaries and income aren’t keeping …
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By Candace Milner, Guest Columnist
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5/16/24
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Believe it or not, Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” makes me think of Mother’s Day. Remember the scene where Allen’s character Alvy was stuck in line at the movies, …
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By Danny Tyree, Guest Columnist
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5/9/24
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