May God rest the soul of Molly Ivins, a brave and talented woman. The Texas Observer reports she succumbed to her battle with cancer today.
I’ll remember, I’ll remember…sunsets, rivers, hills, plains, the Gulf, woods, a thousand beers in a thousand joints, and sunshine and laughter. And people. Mostly I’ll remember people. –Molly Ivins, 1976 editorial
To [...]
01.31.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Yesterday Rep. Alonzo from Dallas filed HB 993 to move our state’s Presidential primary up to the first Tuesday in February. Rep. Richard Peña Raymond from Laredo sent us a release saying that he endorses this bill.
I think we should definitely try for early primaries. It would make candidates focus more on our [...]
01.31.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Texas ranks fifth in the nation in childhood obesity rates. Recently, several states have been taking action to curb the trend with requirements on nutritional standards and educational awareness…Texas was not one of them. We can blame a million things on obesity in children, but there are things we can do to intervene. Why [...]
01.31.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome