West Texas Talk
The Rambling Boy
December 8th, 2011
Author pens book on people of the Big Bend
By LONN TAYLOR
Marcia Hatfield Daudistel is a small woman but she vibrates with energy and can talk a blue streak. She is the kind of person who can pretty much take over a table for four in a restaurant and hold everyone’s attention through dessert. She is …
Library Talk
December 8th, 2011
Fun at the library
By RENEE MICK
Thanks to all who helped make the reception for Joyce Poenisch so much fun! We had lots of great food, music, and wonderful people here in the library that night.
Our beginning computer class started November 29, and a huge thanks to Kathleen Walstrom, an excellent instructor. We’ve started this …
Correspondence
December 8th, 2011
As winter weather sets in across the tri-county area many folks are seeing their natural gas bills rise substantially. This is largely due to the fact that the Board of Directors of South West Texas Municipal Gas Corporation (SWTMG) have refused to lower the rate from $17/mcf, even though the wholesale price of gas that …
Ever Vigilant
December 8th, 2011
Why Barack Obama is a socialist
By JOAN R. NEUBAUER
On more than one occasion, radio host Neal Boortz has labeled Barack Obama a socialist and recently he articulated his reasons in “Obama’s Principles of Governance.” Boortz developed a list, but claims that it is by no means complete and promises to add to it as time …
Dispatch from DC
December 8th, 2011
An incontrovertible truth about budget deficits
By Texas U.S. Senator KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON
Winton Churchill once said, “The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.” Here’s the incontrovertible truth about budget deficits: spending is (still) out of control.
The national debt is now more than $15 trillion. …
Rambling Boy – Growing up poor and Hispanic in Marfa
December 1st, 2011
By LONN TAYLOR
Several weeks ago I wrote a column about the Big Bend’s secret history, the story of the Spanish-speaking communities here, and I mentioned a couple of recent books that threw some light on this history. Now Tim Johnson of the Marfa Book Co. has called my attention to a third book, Tony Cano’s …
