West Texas Talk
the anti-fan
May 2nd, 2013
When in trouble, blame the messenger
By JIM GORDON
Say something, get called on it, deny you said it.
It’s a natural inclination of the human species.
Six-year-olds do it. So do 36-year-olds.
Brendon Ayanbadejo recently told Newsday that his outspoken support of gay rights cost him a roster spot with the Baltimore Ravens.
“My bark is louder than my bite,” …
rambling boy
May 2nd, 2013
Américo Paredes and the beginning of Chicano studies
By LONN TAYLOR
This Cinco de Mayo is the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, in which a Mexican army led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated an army of French invaders. It is also the 14th anniversary of the death of Américo Paredes, a Texan who fought …
correspondence
May 2nd, 2013
We would like to address some of the misinformation that has been spread around lately about the use of CSCOPE in the Marfa, Alpine, and Fort Davis ISD’s. CSCOPE is a comprehensive online curriculum management system. The CSCOPE system includes a curriculum framework for grades K-12 in all foundational academic subject areas aligned to the …
the anti-fan
April 25th, 2013
Boston Marathon
Good over bad a bedrock belief
By JIM GORDON
Ordinary things were used to create extraordinary pain at the Boston Marathon on April 15.
A pressure cooker. A few nails and other pieces of metal.
The perversion of the use of everyday materials — pots are designed to feed, not kill; nails are designed to build, not destroy …
rambling boy
April 25th, 2013
The regret of never having been to Saba
By LONN TAYLOR
My friend and frequent correspondent Jim Bratcher of Bulverde suggested some time ago that I should write a column about regrets that I have. Everyone has regrets, he told me, and therefore a column about regrets would strike a chord with all of my readers. It …
correspondence
April 25th, 2013
Five years ago, as a newly commissioned Texas Game Warden, I drove my family to Marfa for the first time upon being assigned to Presidio County. Before becoming a Game Warden, I served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Mississippi, California, and Wyoming. I can definitely say that Marfa is the most …
