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PHOTO ESSAY | Rag-tag far-right group met by wall of noise in Austin
By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | August 24, 2018 AUSTIN — A flimsy contingent of far-right activists and representatives from white nationalist groups, numbering at most three dozen, was totally drowned out by at least 500 noisy counter-demonstrators … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Austin Activists, James Retherford, neo-Nazis, Photo Essay, Rag Bloggers, Thorne Dreyer, White Supremacists
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Bidding a fond farewell to Bayou City troubadour Don Sanders
Influential singer-songwriter was also the ‘Mayor of Montrose.‘ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | August 15, 2018 HOUSTON — On the wall of the back room of Sand Mountain Coffee House, Houston’s one-time folk mecca located on … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Sanders, Houston Music Scene, Ivan Koop Kuper, Obituary, Rag Bloggers, Singer-Songwriters
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VERSE | Didn’t You Hear us?
Entering a testy twilight, is my vision grown so dim? Or has everyone gone deaf? Didn’t you hear us the first time? Nuclear power is an abomination. War is harmful to children and other living things. Mother Nature doesn’t make … Continue reading
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The U.S. is in trouble
We cannot even stand to live next to each other. By Roy Casagranda | The Rag Blog | July 26, 2015 I think the U.S. is in trouble. That is not necessarily a bad thing. It might give us an … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, Political Polarization, Rag Bloggers, Roy Casagranda, U.S. Politics
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STORY | Following the creek
By Larry Piltz | The Rag Blog | July 25, 2018 When I was in Taylor early afternoon a few weeks ago, and turning south on 79 heading back toward Manor, a gorgeous adult bobcat, appearing especially dear and vulnerable … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Hutto Prison, Immigration, Larry Piltz, Rag Bloggers, Story, Wildlife
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Engineering professors going to waste!
The misapplication of the concept of competition provides cover for all this waste. By Henry Mecredy | The Rag Blog | July 25, 2018 A large percentage of the average engineering professor’s time is wasted. This unhappy circumstance arises because … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Commercial Waste, Competition, Duplication, Engineering, Henry Mecredy, Rag Bloggers
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RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Philip Russell, Bruce Melton, Jay Wehnert, Glenn Smith, Pat Thomas & James Retherford, Bill Kirchen, Roy Casagranda, Patricia Vonne, Genevieve Van Cleve & Luis Guerra, Sydney Wright, Ty Richards & Andy Macintyre, Margo Sawyer
Our guests include activists & environmentalists & political analysts; musicians, a storyteller, a slam poet, an architectural sculptor & a Jerry Rubin biographer; plus we discuss Outsider Art & welcome AMLO to Mexico. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Macintyre, Bill Kirchen, Bruce Melton, Genevieve Van Cleve, Glenn Smith, Glenn W. Smith, James Retherford, Jay Wehnert, Luis Guerra, Margo Sawyer, Pat Thomas, Patricia Vonne, Philip Russell, Podcasts, Rag Radio, Roy Casagranda, Sydney Wright, Thorne Dreyer, Tracey Schulz, Ty Richards
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METRO EVENT | Threadgill’s World HQ invites you to Thorne Dreyer’s Birthday Party on August 1st
Historic Austin bands the Uranium Savages, Bill Kirchen, Shiva’s Headband, and Leeann Atherton will perform. Event: Thorne Dreyer’s Birthday Party What: Concert and benefit When: Wednesday, August 1, 2018, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Where: Threadgill’s World Headquarters Address: 301 W. Riverside, Austin, … Continue reading
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The election of AMLO: Optimism and skepticism in Mexico
The election leaves in its wake a radically different political landscape. By Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | July 11, 2018 Philip Russell will join Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, July 13, 2018, to discuss this article … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 Mexican Election, AMLO, Lopez Obrador, Mexican Politics, Philip L. Russell, Rag Bloggers
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Alaskan permafrost now emitting more greenhouse gases than it is storing
Alaskan permafrost has flipped from carbon sink to carbon source. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | July 5, 2018 Climate change researcher and Rag Radio environmental reporter Bruce Melton will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, … Continue reading
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The patriotism platitude
This July 4th we should be conscious of the ‘patriotic’ words used to evoke cheap emotion. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | July 3, 2018 If any word in the English language has ceased to serve a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fourth of July, Lamar W. Hankins, Patriotism, Propaganda, Rag Bloggers
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