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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : Texas Observer Founding Editor Ronnie Dugger
Pioneering Texas journalist Ronnie Dugger in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, June 8, 2012, during broadcast of Rag Radio. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Rag Radio:Crusading journalist Ronnie Dugger,founding editor of The Texas Observer By Thorne … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Journalists, LBJ, Progressive Democrats, Rag Radio, Ronnie Dugger, Texas History, Texas Observer, Thorne Dreyer
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Ronnie Dugger : LBJ, The Texas Observer & Me
Former Texas Observer editor Ronnie Dugger with President Lyndon Johnson. Photo by Yoichi Yokamoto / Courtesy LBJ Library / Texas Observer.LBJ, The Texas Observer & Me None of us knew it yet, but we Americans were about to be trapped … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Frankie Randolph, Journalists, LBJ, Rag Radio, Ronnie Dugger, Texas Observer, Texas Politics
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Dick J. Reavis : Something Missing at Texas Writers’ Festival?
“The Texican.” Painting © Mike Aston /mikeastonart.com .Artaud and Arizona:Tempest at Texas Observer’s writers’ fest By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2010 This weekend a startling email come to my inbox and to those of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dick J. Reavis, Diversity, Latinos, Liberals, Texas, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer, Writers
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The Texas Observer : Molly Ivins, Barack Obama, and Dishing the Null Set
Unveiling the new look: Page one of the January 8, 2010 Texas Observer. The legendary crusading Texas biweekly The Texas Observer is still in there fighting after all these (56) years — and they have a cool new look. Observer … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston Chronicle, Molly Ivins, Populism, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers, Texas History, Texas Observer, Texas Politics
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Texas’ Dr. Death : Executing the Mentally Retarded
Daniel Plata, a mentally retarded criminal saved from execution in Texas, is shown in picture on a bookshelf at his home. Photo by Michael Stravato / The Texas Observer.Cruel and unusual in Texas:Executing the mentally retarded ‘When you have junk … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Mental Retardation, Texas, Texas Death Row, Texas Observer
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Texan Creekmore Fath : He Paddled His Own Canoe
Creekmore Fath with former law partner — and U.S. Congressman — Bob Eckhardt. Photo by Alan Pogue.So Long to the ‘Communist Threat’:Creekmore Fath, last of a generation of progressive activists I met Fath during… future U.S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough’s losing … Continue reading
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Tagged LBJ, Progressive Democrats, Red-Baiting, Texas, Texas Observer, Texas Politics, UT-Austin
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Texas Observer : Esteemed News Mag Names New Editor
Bob Moser, formerly of The Nation, takes Observer helmBy Carlton Carl / September 26, 2008 The Texas Observer has named as its editor Bob Moser, writer and editor for The Nation, former editor of North Carolina’s Independent Weekly, and author … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Political Press, Texas, Texas Observer
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Ronnie Dugger : LBJ, The Texas Observer and Me
Former Texas Observer editor Ronnie Dugger with President Lyndon Johnson. Photo by Yoichi Yokamoto / Courtesty LBJ Library / Texas Observer.‘None of us knew it yet, but we Americans were about to be trapped in the history that Lyndon Johnson … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Authors, Democratic Party, Journalism, LBJ, Progressives, Texas, Texas History, Texas Observer, The Presidency
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