galveston
I know this story has been circulated a lot, but it here it is again, for those of you who missed it. Of course I think this is a crummy idea because I'm a reporter. But Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas' ...

Film meets public record
I finally got to watch"Chicago 10" last night. The movie follows the MOBE and Yippie protests at the 1968 DNC, and the trial of eight men accused of organizing the demonstrations. Actors actually read portions of the court transcripts providing ...

Beer, bannanas and veg-friendly soups
What's more fun that rifling through the dregs at H-E-B for hurricane provisions? Rifling through the dregs at H-E-B looking for vegetarian-friendly hurricane provisions. If you google vegan emergency provisions, the results are mostly tonge-in-cheek: like tips about surviving dinner ...

Election season is winding up
Which means it's time for me to plug Opensecrets.org. The site has easy-to-search databases so you can look up who's donating money and who's getting it. I searched recent donations in Victoria and was not too surprised that most went ...