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Should we disarm the police?
A policeman who kills becomes prosecutor, judge, and executioner without facts and a trial. By Jeff Shero Nightbyrd | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2016 Five policemen were assassinated in Dallas. No surprise. In America on average 25 blacks … Continue reading
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Tagged Gun Violence, Jeff Shero, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, Non-Lethal Weapons, Police Culture, Police Violence, Rag Bloggers
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METRO EVENT | ‘The Big Luauski’: Thorne Dreyer Birthday Bash and Rag Blog Hawaiian Shirt Blowout!
Legendary Austin band Greezy Wheels headlines the festivities at The High Road on Dawson. By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | July 13, 2016 AUSTIN — Dude. It’s the Big Luauski! Greezy Wheels will be rolling at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Luauski, Bill Oliver, Dreyer Birthday, Hawaiian Shirts, High Road on Dawson, Metro, New Journalism Project, Rag Blog Benefit, Thorne Dreyer
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METRO | JAZZ | The magic of Sarah Sharp’s music: Be careful, or it will sweep you away
Sarah is poised to scale the tall slopes that stand between her and national record label success. By Bill Oakey | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2016 Sarah Sharp will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio — in … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Music, Bill Oakey, Elephant Room, Jazz Singers, Jitterbug Vipers, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Sarah Sharp
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Police attack striking teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico
Eight people were killed in Nochistlán and other parts of Oaxaca in protest-related incidents Sunday. By Johnny Hazard | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2016 MEXICO CITY — Armed federal police attacked striking teachers in Nochistlán, Oaxaca, Sunday, June … Continue reading
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Tagged Educational Reform, Johnny Hazard, Mexican Protests, Mexican Teachers Strike, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Rag Bloggers
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METRO | Is TxDOT near the end of the road?
I compare TxDOT to a drunk who has run up a big bar tab and, knowing that he can’t pay, orders another round and prays for a miracle. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | June 16, 2016 “…income … Continue reading
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Tagged Fossil Fuels, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Texas Politics, Transportation, Transportation Politics, TXDot
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How Christians misunderstand atheists
I have never met an atheist who did not accept the scientific method, which explains why the god hypothesis fails for these people. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 14, 2016 Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens … Continue reading
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TELEVISION | Excellent Brit cop series ‘Above Suspicion’ is gripping, intelligent viewing
Craggy vet Ciarán Hinds and perky young Kelly Reilley lead a squad of detectives in queen of crime Lynda La Plante’s latest white-knuckle thriller. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | June 12, 2016 [In his Rag Blog column, … Continue reading
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Tagged Above Suspicion, Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Police Procedural, Rag Bloggers
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Look ma, no wheels: Weak end at Bernie’s
Political bites and random nibbles. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | June 8, 2016 On September 11, 2001, George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, et. al., were either negligent about or complicit in the terrorist attacks … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Elections, James McEnteer, Presidential Politics, Rag Bloggers
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Protestas contra el nuevo aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México
El gobierno federal invade terrenos comunales. Vestigios arqueológicos en riesgo. Por Johnny Hazard | The Rag Blog | 8 de junio, 2016 Lea en inglés un artículo anterior de este autor: “Crisis de ozono en la zona metropolitana de la … Continue reading
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Tagged Cerro de Tepetzinco, Cerro Huatepec, Ciudad de México, Español, Ignacio del Valle, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Johnny Hazard, Museo del Mamut, Nexquipayac, Nuevos aeropuertos, Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra-Atenco, silla de Nezahualcóyotl, Tocuila, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
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METRO | Muhammad Ali, the Astrodome,
and me
We had ringside seats on the second row, and were splattered all night with blood, sweat, and snot! By Sunshine Williams | The Rag Blog | June 7, 2016 HOUSTON — News of Muhammad Ali’s death brought back memories from … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrodome, Astroworld, Boxing, Houston History, Metro, Muhammad Ali, Rag Bloggers, Sports, Sunshine Williams
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