Once upon a time in the late 20th Century there was a period when women were offering commentary to the wild and wooly state of Texas. Molly Ivins, mostly based in the state, amused not just the state but the nation with her sarcasm. At the same time politicians locally and nationally had to bear […]
When I think of Texas women from the past Etta Hulme is one of three that immediately come to mind (Molly Ivins and Ann Richards are the other two). She was brought to mind by a recent article about an abandoned dwelling that has wall paintings by two Texas women: Evelyn Raetzch Davis and Etta […]
When politicians become desperate, they raise the flag.It’s not the only symbol of our country, but the GOP is already deeply committed to mandatory motherhood and while they’re enforcing non-existent laws against hurling sandwiches, it apparently hasn’t occurred to them to declare throwing apple pies a form of treason.And so here we go yet again […]
I’d been at the paper — not the above paper, mind you — for about four months when the markets crashed in 1987 and I had to suddenly learn about stocks and bonds and such. Fortunately, I’d just spent three or four years writing about residential real estate and commercial development, so it was more […]
Dave GranlundMarc MurphyI’m okaying Granlund and Murphy for the hardhats because, while their cartoons salute his post-presidency Habitat for Humanity work, they do so while praising his other accomplishments, marking his whole life, not just one aspect of it.I won’t, however, feature cartoons that portray him entirely as a carpenter or that show him being […]
My trip back a half century the other day sparked some curiosity, and when I did a little poking around this morning, it turns out that a quarter century ago today, papers were covering the news that Saddam Hussein had announced his withdrawal from Kuwait. So here are some cartoons from that date, and let me […]