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New Leaders Council Houston Chapter Launches

You aren’t doing your job if you’re not thinking about engaging, mentoring, and supporting the people who will do it when you are gone. That’s why I’m on the Houston executive board for New Leaders Council. The mission: New Leaders … Continue reading

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Cruz & Cornyn Invest in Themselves Instead of Investing in Texans

Texas senators spend more than almost any other senators do on their office operations: All told, Cruz’s office spent $3.8 million in taxpayer funds from April 2013 through March 2014 on salaries, office equipment and travel to and from the state. … Continue reading

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Being Clear about the Crime

Listening to a (usually excellent) progressive radio talk show sometime in the past few days, I was bummed to hear the host make a joke about students (male) scoring with hot (female) teachers. It came up as he was framing … Continue reading

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Taking a Hit for the Team: Dancing with the Stars

I know what I’m about to say is far from original, but I suspect that 500 years from now, students will study the direct correlation between reality television and the complete annihilation of society as we know it. That’s why … Continue reading

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The Case for Music on KPFT

The wingnuts do talk radio and television pretty well, but honestly, when was the last time anyone found themselves in the shower humming a few bars of the latest rant from a Fox windbag? Woody Guthrie.  Pete Seeger.  Odetta.  Joan … Continue reading

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