Bill lived in Austin, but I believe he was from Oklahoma. He was very active with the Texas Green Party, and I met him in Crawford in August 2006, where this photo was taken.
Kat Swift, of the Texas Greens, sent out this statement.
The Passing of Green Party Leader Bill Holloway
The Green Party … read more »
Van Taylor wants you to know
Van is mad at Murtha for something he didn’t actually say. The Miami Sun-Sentinel misquoted him and no one checked the quote (sounds like bloggers have taken over, doesn’t it?) before running with it.
Van Taylor, the Republican candidate for the District 17 House seet, and the only R candidate who … read more »
This area has been going through a period of reflection and reassessment in the past few years about its rather dark racist history — well some folks in these parts are frantically resisting any reflection and reassessment, but they are the usual suspects who are always on the wrong side of history.
This interview with, Patricia … read more »
Dmoz is just the greatest thing on the web; if you like Wikipedia, you will love the Open Directory Project!
Now it has expanded and includes Chef Moz, a open-directory dining guide. Very cool.
But, again, the Waco area is sorely in need of some content. McGregor blogger Nate needs to add a review of Texas Coffee … read more »
From the Trib:
Scnes from movie about ’70s drug smuggling operation to be shot in McGregor
This is kinda cool: A town a few miles from Crawford will be in a movie starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duval. The story is about the biggest marijuana smuggling operation in US history. One of the pilots, who was … read more »
I started getting the Waco Trib this week (well, the weekend editions anyway) and will try to write about more local issues on this blog. There are not too many lefty blogs in the Heart of Texas, so it’s a necessary public service.
Today there’s an article about the local MCC church, a gay/lesbian friendly denomination … read more »
Grabbed a late lunch today at an established chinese buffet, Chinese Kitchen, on Valley Mills, and after doing some shopping (including food and supplies for my new canine companion) had a quick dessert and coffee at a new coffeehouse, the Coffee Grinder, at 824 Hewitt Dr.
Chinese Kitchen has a cozier atmosphere than the Summer Palace, … read more »
I’m new to Waco, and can barely find my way from one end of town to the other, but I will remember the way to Mama Baris, an Italian restaurant that opened in Hewitt on Jan. 10.
This is my first restaurant review, and it won’t be anything fancy. But I’m working now, and able to … read more »
I moved to the Waco area from the Oklahoma City Metro, home of “the worst newspaper in America“(CJR).
The Waco Trib is slightly better, which instead of a failing grade of 20 on the journalism test, it gets a failing grade of 40.
The star student in the class who skews the curve is editorial columnist John … read more »
