Category Archives: RagBlog

Alice Embree :
FILM |’Parasite’ vs. ‘Schitt’s Creek’

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Two takes on class-based cluelessness. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 21, 2020 I have been able to see Parasite again on the small screen in Corona-induced isolation. The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
Injunction allows voting by mail in Texas

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Attorney General Ken Paxton set to fight it in court. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 20, 2020 AUSTIN (Breaking News) — Texans should apply for their mail-in ballots ASAP. An injunction went into effect April 20, … Continue reading →

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Bruce Melton :
COVID-19: The tale of two graphs

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Careful what you see and believe. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | April 20, 2020 In my work as a professional engineer, as an environmental researcher, and now as the director of the oldest independent climate science education … Continue reading →

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Anne Lewis :
PHOTO ESSAY | Playing cards with the devil

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

They are gathered. The sermon begins. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | April 19, 2020 AUSTIN — This story is a compromise between common sense and documentary instinct. Every photograph is socially distanced. The quotes come, in part, … Continue reading →

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Joshua Brown :
POLITICAL CARTOON | Not a problem

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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James Retherford :
POLITICAL CARTOON | No worming out of this one

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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Roger Baker :
METRO | Austin area transportation planning update

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Now is a good time to pause and reflect. I-35 in downtown Austin. Photo by Todd Morris / Flickr / Creative Commons. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2020 AUSTIN — The federally-required CAMPO planning process … Continue reading →

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Wayne Coe :
POLITICAL CARTOON | The Trump Virus

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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Allen Young :
BOOKS | ‘Red Scare in the Green Mountains’

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Political paradox in Vermont is narrated with insight in Rick Winston’s book. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — There are paradoxes in the politics of Vermont. When a liberal majority in the … Continue reading →

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James Retherford :
POLITICAL CARTOON | The more things change, Dept.

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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Charlie Loving :
POLITICAL CARTOON | Keep ’em moving…

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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Joshua Brown :
POLITICAL CARTOON | Life During Wartime: Covid-19 Edition: Complainers

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer
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