Fighting for Sanity
In the last few years the number of suicides involving active-duty American troops has skyrocketed. In addition to engaging the enemy, a growing number...
Hang Time
As far as sports viewing goes, football is best seen on television. Even if you have great seats at midfield, the action is often...
Teaching Moment
I've been thinking about something Mayor Mike Moncrief said at the critical Fort Worth City Council meeting on July 14. That night the house...
Snow in July
Let's say I have a crystal ball, and in early April I lay out to you what the Texas Rangers' baseball season will look...
Healthy Debate
Earlier this month my wife had a surgical procedure performed at a fairly new hospital in Fort Worth. The doctor was remarkable, the nurses...
Finding Our (New) Way
Mayor Mike Moncrief's favorite term is "the Fort Worth Way." In general, the mayor uses this vague term to describe Cowtown as a polite...
Compassionate Paying
George McGovern was my generation's Barack Obama. I worked in his campaign in 1972 with all the enthusiasm for hope and change that we...
Rick-y Business
Rick Perry has gotten quite comfortable as governor of Texas, even when the temporarily vacant mansion burns and he breaks his collarbone on a...
Tolerance, Dude
The day after abortion doctor George Tiller was gunned down by a religious zealot, I was sitting on my couch watching one of my...
Not So Healthy
According to the latest government estimates, nearly 50 million Americans don't have health insurance. These days, I'm one of them. How did I get...
