In an ESPN story written Touré the picture of Michael Vick is portrayed as a white quarterback. It was surely done for marketing reasons and the reality is I have no problems with it. I do have problems with the article however. Touré says The problem with the "switch the subject’s race to determine if […]
Archives for August 2011
Woodlands Coffee Party Celebrates First Anniversary (Woodlands Villager 2011-08-25)
Woodlands Coffee Party celebrated its first anniversary on August 21st, 2011. They meet at the Denny’s in The Woodlands every third Sunday between 3 and 5 PM. Visit our Facebook Page. During the celebration and meeting Elaine Kimzey, the leader of the group demonstrated her passion for civil activism with an emphatic speech for both […]
We Should Open Our Eye’s To Other Countries’ Successes By Merry Foxworth (Woodlands Villager 2011-08-25)
Excellent article by Merry Foxworth.Sometimes even though the truth is immediately accessible, many allow themselves to be willfully ignorant. I hope many will read this letter to the editor not only literally but understanding how the thinking it eludes to to many in our country materially affects not only our discourse but our accomplishments. A […]
A Brave Ill-equipped Soldier, A Worried Mother, An Unconcerned Politician (Ted Poe)
Last night I received my copy of The Kingwood Observer. I love the editorial pages because that is where we get the spirit of our community when the editors allow it to be expressed. I was first ecstatic to see Kingwood Area Democrat Deborah Mowrey’s article Whose “facts” do you believe. It was a long […]
Whose “facts” do you believe by Deborah Mowrey (Kingwood Observer 2011-08-24)
Kingwood Democrat Deborah Mowrey’s It’s My Turn article was printed in The Kingwood Observer issue 2011-08-24. Her well written and most direct article is a must read.
Covering Up Wall Street Crimes: Matt Taibbi Exposes How SEC Shredded Thousands of Investigations
An explosive new report in Rolling Stone magazine exposes how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission destroyed records of thousands of investigations, whitewashing the files of some of the nation’s largest banks and hedge funds, including AIG, Wells Fargo, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and top Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Last week, […]
Millionaire Republican Tax Expert Says Rich Should Pay More Taxes & Middle Class Should Be Mad
The moral rich are finally starting to speak out. First Warren Buffet and now Henry Bloch, founder of H&R Bloch. I wonder what the GOP is going to do as those who really are patriotic, the deep patriots and not the patriots in name only, start to speak out and pull the rug from under […]
We Need To Learn From Iceland And Revolt Against The Banks And The Private Financial System
The following article should make bankers and the western world cringe. What would it be like if we woke up and really took our countries back from those that run our private banking and financial system, those that created our financial collapse? That our corporate media leave this story unreported should be proof positive that […]
Diane Trautman Announces for Harris County Board of Education At Large Position 3
Diane Trautman, a well known Kingwood citizen has entered the Democratic Primary for Harris County Board Of Education At Large #3. Following is her announcement letter. Diane Trautman Announces for Harris County Board of Education At Large Position 3 Dear Friends, At the urging of friends, family and supporters, this morning I announced my intention […]
We Must Invest In Our Future by by Bob Henderson Chair, Kay County, OK, Democrats
We Must Invest In Our Future by Bob Henderson Chair, Kay County, OK, Democrats If you think President Obama appears a little confused about what to do next, and he does, it’s because he knows what he should do, realizes he has no chance of obtaining Republican cooperation, and is not eager to be seen […]