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Fathers Figure
Last Monday, UMOJA, a 16-year-old Fort Worth-based youth advocacy organization of African-American men, led a local effort to encourage black men to lead their...
Not so Spare Change
State Rep. Anna Mowery's resignation came as no surprise ... and no great loss. She hasn't done much in the way of leadership and...
Logic by Craddick
State Rep. Jim Pitt has the best phrase for how Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, his former ally, thinks of his position: "a divine...
Tear Down, Build Up
The bungalow on West 4th Street in Fort Worth’s Monticello neighborhood is a well-kept 1940s model, its yard manicured.
To its left, the neighborhood...
(Not)Waving a Red Flag
Jerry Lobdill begs to differ with Static's deDELETEion of what happened at city hall last week when a group of local activists asked the...
And Now, Wearing the Geeksta Crown …
The grainy video on YouTube shows a rapper with wild hair, goth-like mascara, and vintage clothes, marching from one end of the stage to...
Want a Cookie, Little Reader?
Ten years ago, I got four newspapers delivered to my house every day. These days, I don't get a single one, not even the...
Crash and a Long Burn
A Fort Worth couple involved in a serious car-and-motorcycle accident in the Stockyards several months ago say their struggle to deal with the aftermath...
Impeach — Is That a Fruit from Parker County?
In far-flung parts of our great land - admittedly, the more foreign parts, like California and Vermont - there is a homegrown movement afoot...
Who killed Brad Will?
OAXACA — Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin America share an understanding that it’s...
