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David P. Hamilton : Antigua Morning
“Morning Street, Antigua Guatemala.” Photo by dawilson / imagekind. Antigua Morning By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2009 ANTIGUA, Guatemala — Day breaks noisily with exuberant bird songs, fire crackers announcing birthdays, competing church bells … Continue reading
On Cumming and Going : RIP, Grasshopper
David Carradine as Shaolin monk Caine from 1970’s tv series “Kung Fu.” Apparantly there was one habit he didn’t kick. Photo from Hulton Archive / Getty Images. Auto-erotic asphyxiation is quite common, but is usually kept quiet when the deceased … Continue reading
Remembering Activist and AIDS Hero Dr. Alan Berkman
It was to gain Dr. Alan Berkman’s release from prison, so he could receive treatment for his cancer, that Marilyn Buck, Susan Rosenberg, and Laura Whitethorn finally pled guilty to the “conspiracy” charge that netted former Ragstaffer Buck her 80-year … Continue reading
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Is Austin drowning in traffic growth?
Part 1: Is Austin drowning in ever-increasing traffic? Think again; top road lobby myth debunked! By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 8, 2009 [This is the first of a two-part series by the Rag Blog’s Roger Baker … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Roger Baker, Texas, Transportation, Transportation Politics, TXDot
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Prison Reform : We Must Stop Locking Up our Problems
Prisons are a necessary part of a civilized country, but they should be reserved for violent criminals and career criminals — people who have proven they cannot be trusted with the safety or property of others. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Congress, Criminal Justice, Prison Reform
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David Carradine’s Death, and Bizarre Memories from a Reporter’s Early Years
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. I had never seen anything as ghastly. His upper body was pasty white. From about his pelvis down, the flesh was a dark port color. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
VERSE / Larry Piltz : After Me!
“Paranoid Face 2” / Art-Visionary. After Me! (for Richard and Thorne) I just don’t know which way to goI just can’t think here on the brinkam I deranged or madif so I’m gladdon’t know what else could feel so bad the … Continue reading
Greg Moses : By George! Austin Leads USA Recovery
Austin Leads in Job Growth Still, these Texas numbers look like boutique novelties in a warehouse of national economic crisis. By Greg Moses / By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / June 5, 2009 It’s a wistful headline, I … Continue reading
POETRY / Gregg Barrios : ‘El hijo de Frida y Diego’
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Photo from Yoreme’s Weblog See Video of Gregg Barrios reading ‘Chale Guerra,’ Below. El hijo de Frida y Diego I am the promised root born through artful inseminationI am the manchild borne through prehysteric supplicationI … Continue reading
Scott Roeder : The Anti-Abortion Zealotry of the Radical Right
Right wing militant Scott Roeder, accused of murdering Dr. George Tiller. Photo from Sedgwick County Jail. The [right wing] nationalists, including a more virulent white nationalist extreme, are gathering strength and getting bold, even though they are still a militant … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Anti-Semitism, Christian Right, Extremism, Right Wing, White Supremacists
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