From the Editor: A view of slavery
As we near the end of February, Black History month, I found myself thinking about the origins of slavery, why it was accepted, and what if it had never existed. So, I gave myself a little history lesson and found myself coming up with more questions than answers.
Slavery is nearly as old as civilization; the [...]
When your hero is a terrorist
I was tooling around in my car Monday morning when my radio went crazy and started broadcasting strange voices calling a murderer a hero.
The Todd and Don show on KLBJ is a daily respite from the Mark and Sam hysterics we get first thing in the morning. Only Ed comes through from time to time [...]
From the Publisher, Tiger Speaks
Tiger Woods is scheduled to give a press conference around 10:30 a.m. today. There is much anticipation around the world’s number one golfer. Regardless, if you like golf or not, it’s a big deal.
Prior to Thursday, the last time we saw Woods in public was on Thanksgiving – if you don’t count the rehab pictures. [...]
If you like purple
By Frank Garrett Jr.
Austin Times Staff
I opened last Sunday’s local paper to the news that incumbent governor Rick Perry has a healthy lead over his two challengers. My surprise at the gap between him and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison soon gave way to remembering exactly where we are – Texas.
The good old boy state will [...]
From the publisher…The Age of Forgiveness
Alexander Pope said, “To err is human; to forgive is divine.”
A former banker of mine said, “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.”
Doug, the banker, was on to something. There is something special about being willing to forgive. The soul opens up when you forgive.
Perhaps that is when we are closest [...]
Unrighteous Indignation
By Frank Garret Jr.,
The phony angry woman facade used by Sarah Palin and other republican operatives to keep their base packing guns, and protest signs with misspelled words, is nothing more than an act.
Any time your main talking points are put downs of someone else, and never include anything constructive about yourself, you are [...]
From the Publisher: Super Bowl Weekend
What are you doing this weekend? Chances are it will have something to do with the Super Bowl.
Even if you are not a fan, somehow the spectacle will reach out and suck you in.
Your email, cell phone or facebook has been littered with invites, e-vites and requests for you to join someone’s ultimate Super Bowl [...]
History should not have a color
By Frank Garrett Jr.
Once upon a time I spent the month of February crisscrossing Texas and Travis County participating in Black History programs. The colleges and schools I frequented loaded me down with certificates of appreciation, free lunch, and in some instances an honorarium.
I loved the opportunity to enlighten people about our contribution to America [...]
The state of our Union is sad
A friend of mine told me how disgusted she is with her efforts to bring something decent to the people of her hometown, only to be rejected and talked about in unsavory ways. She lamented that her husband has backed her in this effort and now she feels bad because there is, in her opinion, [...]
From the Publisher: The big deal with Avatar
If you live on this planet, then you know of Avatar, right?
You know, the little independent film, by the one-hit wonder James Cameron.
The fact of the matter is that this movie is breaking all the records. By the way, if you do want to see the movie there is no spoiler alert here.
Nothing about the [...]
