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PHOTO ESSAY | Playing cards with the devil
They are gathered. The sermon begins. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | April 19, 2020 AUSTIN — This story is a compromise between common sense and documentary instinct. Every photograph is socially distanced. The quotes come, in part, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Austin, Coronavirus, Photo Essay, Rag Bloggers, Right-Wing Rally
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METRO | Austin area transportation planning update
Now is a good time to pause and reflect. I-35 in downtown Austin. Photo by Todd Morris / Flickr / Creative Commons. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2020 AUSTIN — The federally-required CAMPO planning process … Continue reading
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Tagged CAMPO, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Transportation Politics, Travis County
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BOOKS | ‘Red Scare in the Green Mountains’
Political paradox in Vermont is narrated with insight in Rick Winston’s book. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — There are paradoxes in the politics of Vermont. When a liberal majority in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Books, McCarthyism, Rag Bloggers, Red Scare in Green Mountains, Rick Winston, Vermont Politics
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A remembrance of Gene Bishop and
Herman Goldfarb
Two doctors who were activists for peace. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | March 30, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — Every time I read about a monument being erected to honor soldiers, I remember conversations I’ve had with friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Gene Bishop, Herman Goldfarb, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance
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‘Virtual Cough-In’ called for
Seniors confront Dan Patrick’s ‘Coffin Campaign.’ By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2020 AUSTIN — On March 23, as the coronavirus pandemic sent shock waves across the nation, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News … Continue reading
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Spotlight on women’s activism at UT’s Briscoe Center
Oral history project is online while major exhibit shelters in place. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 28, 2020 AUSTIN — To honor women’s history, the University of Texas Briscoe Center for American History opened a major … Continue reading