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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Don’t be afraid to be an American
ONE OF THE pleasures of working as a columnist for The Houston Post was the letters (and phone calls)I’d get from readers. This was before most people had access to email, so readers actually had to go through the trouble of finding some … Continue reading
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Tagged founding fathers, Houston Post, immigrants, immigration, letters to newspapers, Mexico, multiculturalism, newspaper columns, newspapers, Trump
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On barking dogs. And dead horses
It is not the job of minority columnists to make right wingers comfortable in their xenophobia. Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Newberry, Hearst, Houston Post, minority columnists, newspaper columns, white privilege, xenophobia
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Orlando: Send in the clowns (don’t bother, they’re here)
A WELL-MEANING news anchor described the Orlando gay bar as “a place where people go to have fun.” It’s been a while since I’ve been to a bar and I never was much into that scene, but here’s what I … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Patrick, gay club, gay night club, gays in the closet, Jeramy Kraatz, Orlando, Orlando shooting, young gays
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