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FILM |’Parasite’ vs. ‘Schitt’s Creek’
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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Injunction allows voting by mail in Texas
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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COVID-19: The tale of two graphs
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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PHOTO ESSAY | Playing cards with the devil
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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Tagged Anne Lewis, Austin, Coronavirus, Photo Essay, Rag Bloggers, Right-Wing Rally
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METRO | Austin area transportation planning update
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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Tagged CAMPO, Rag Bloggers, Roger Baker, Transportation Politics, Travis County
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BOOKS | ‘Red Scare in the Green Mountains’
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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Tagged Allen Young, Books, McCarthyism, Rag Bloggers, Red Scare in Green Mountains, Rick Winston, Vermont Politics
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A remembrance of Gene Bishop and
Herman Goldfarb
Two doctors who were activists for peace. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | March 30, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — Every time I read about a monument being erected to honor soldiers, I remember conversations I’ve had with friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Gene Bishop, Herman Goldfarb, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance
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‘Virtual Cough-In’ called for
Seniors confront Dan Patrick’s ‘Coffin Campaign.’ By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2020 AUSTIN — On March 23, as the coronavirus pandemic sent shock waves across the nation, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News … Continue reading
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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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