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Preserve Houston’s historic underground newspaper
Read the latest on the Space City! project. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 9, 2020 HOUSTON — Did you work on Space City!, Houston’s historic underground newspaper? Did you sell it? Did you read it? Do … Continue reading
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A way station for the Underground Railroad in Blanco County?
Some may be surprised that there was an Underground Railroad network in Texas. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | February 13, 2020 We are all familiar with the tales of the Underground Railroad, how enslaved people in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blanco County Texas, Jean Charles Houzeau, Rag Bloggers, Slavery, Steve Rossignol, Underground Railroad
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‘Space City!’ project: Calling all hoarders
Help us preserve Houston’s historic underground newspaper. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | February 12, 2019 Did you work on Space City!, Houston’s historic underground newspaper? Did you sell it? Did you read it? You may be able … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Houston, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Sixties Houston, Space City, Space City News, Underground Press
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The Pied Piper of Facebook
A cautionary tale in 2020, the Year of the Rat. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | February 4, 2020 I can’t remember when I first heard of The Pied Piper of Hamelin; possibly after I began to … Continue reading
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Tagged Elaine J. Cohen, Facebook Boycott, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Rag Bloggers
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Microsoft on climate: The game changer
Historic climate pollution emissions almost everyone missed. By Bruce Melton | The Rag Blog | February 3, 2020 Microsoft going net zero by 2030 is a tremendously insightful action, but what’s truly groundbreaking and ever so much more important today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Melton, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Environment, Historic Emissions, Microsoft, Net Zero, Rag Bloggers
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Hail! Hail! John Sinclair
And Rock ‘n’ Roll… By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | December 17, 2019 Forty-eight years ago, John Lennon, with Yoko at his side, sang the words, “They gave him ten for two, what else could Judge Colombo do?” … Continue reading
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BOOKS | ‘Odd Birds’
The book is a fictional coming of age story set in San Antonio. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | December 17, 2019 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s November 25, 2019 Rag Radio interview with Severo Perez about his new … Continue reading
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METRO EVENT | TeXchromosome benefit features live performance by women artists
Event: Fundraiser for TeXchromosome What: Live music, Funky Fleamarket, Silent Auction When: Saturday, December 14,1-7 p.m. Where: Peace House Farm Address: 709 Emerald Wood Dr., Austin, TX 78745 Music: (In order) Pauline Reese, Emily Grace Clark, Shelley King, Noelle Hampton, … Continue reading
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Houston’s historic ‘Space City!’ to get
new life
’60s-’70s underground paper to be digitized, featured in NJP book. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2019 In 1969, Space City News, a newly minted underground newspaper, hit the streets and newsstands of Houston, Texas. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, New Journalism Project, Sixties Houston, Space City, The Rag, Underground Press
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