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METRO | Life in the Soviet Republic of Sun City
A friend had this priceless comment: ‘It’s just like Cuba, only with money.’ By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | May 17, 2016 SUN CITY, Texas — We just had a crime wave here in Sun City, Texas, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Metro, Rag Bloggers, Retirement Communities, Steve Russell, Sun City
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METRO | Truth or consequences: Prop. 1 and the ridesharing debate
The $2 million-plus special-interest ad campaign marks a new low in deceit and outright falsehoods. By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2016 AUSTIN — With early voting already underway for the May 7 election, some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Austin Prop 1, Bill Oakey, City of Austin, Lyft, Metro, Public Safety, Rag Bloggers, Ridesharing, Uber
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METRO | Saying goodbye to Mike Condray and remembering Liberty Hall
Thanks to Condray and crew, Houstonians were treated to many an unforgettable evening of history-making performances. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | March 30, 2016 HOUSTON — On Bruce Springsteen’s 1998 multi-album box set of miscellaneous recordings, … Continue reading
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METRO | Deep in the heart of Texas: The guns
of August
Mass shootings of the innocent are commonplace now. But Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower sniper, shocked the nation’s psyche. By Jeff Shero Nightbyrd | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2016 With introduction by Thorne Dreyer On August 1, 1966, … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | ‘She’s Beautiful When
She’s Angry’
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 21, 2016 Event: Screening of ‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Dates: Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7-9 p.m. Where: Faith Presbyterian Church Address: 1314 East Oltorf, Austin, TX 78704 Admission: Suggested donation … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Alice Embree, Austin DSA, Documentary Film, Metro, Rag Bloggers, She's Beautiful When She's Angry
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METRO | Austin transportation follies: $4 billion on IH-35 is a fool’s game
Widening roads in cities like Austin only makes congestion worse as political pressure works against smart transportation planning. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2016 Don’t get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | ‘War is Trauma’
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 16, 2016 Event: War is Trauma Exhibition Dates: Saturday, March 19, 2016, 1-4 p.m. Where: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin Address: 4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756 Admission: Free AUSTIN … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | ‘Living on the Hyphen’
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 14, 2016 Event: ‘Living on the Hyphen’ Dates: Thursday-Sunday, March 31-April 3, 2016 Times: Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m Where: Rollins Studio Theatre, The Long Center Address: … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian-American, Dance, Leng Wong, Living on the Hyphen, Metro, Multiculturalism, Theater
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METRO | Operation Texas: LBJ’s secret rescue mission on the eve of the Holocaust
One Texas scholar insisted that Johnson’s strong spiritual conviction and moral obligation fueled this alleged clandestine undertaking. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | February 24, 2016 HOUSTON — On the evening of December 30, 1963, a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Agudas Achim, Anti-Semitism, Erich Leinsdorf, Holocaust, Ivan Koop Kuper, Jim Novy, LBJ, LBJ Library, Louis Gomolak, Metro, Murray Diskin, Operation Texas, Rag Bloggers, Texas History
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METRO | Scalia Files: The truth is out there
Too bad Agatha Christie was not a fellow guest, because there has to be foul play. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | February 21, 2016 AUSTIN — An obese 79-year-old man in a sedentary occupation goes to bed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Jones, Alpine Texas, Antonin Scalia, Brewster County, Conspiracy Theories, Glenn Beck, Jade Helm 15, Metro, Michael Savage, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell
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METRO | Do the right thing, and be proud of your mistakes
I cherish my time at The Texan but don’t ask me to choose it over my time at The Rag. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 26, 2016 AUSTIN — The Rag started in 1966 in reaction … Continue reading
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Tagged John Economidy, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Steve Russell, The Daily Texan, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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