Photo illustration by Randal Ford and Splashlight.
January 2009
Table of Contents
Features
The 2009 Bum Steer AwardsIt was a year of abbreviated Aggies, bamboozling boxers, charged Cuban, dumb district attorneys, estrogen-packed elevators, famished firemen, graveyard ganja, half-wit husbands, imaginary illegal immigrants, Jessica jests, koncert kayos, lawn-watering Lance, muddled Moron, next-of-kin-offending newspapers, oblivious operators, pornographic prom dresses, questionable quiz takers, repulsive Roger, stolen shih tzus, tasteless team spirit, useless urine, victimized valedictorians, waning W., x-traneous Xmas trees, yelping Yahoo, and zany zoophiles. Holding GarmsirFighting the Taliban, the 130-degree heat, the boredom, the homesickness, and the weight of history with the Marines of Mustang Platoon in Afghanistan.
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Columns
Jerald WinakurThe Long GoodbyeI’ve treated hundreds of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s. Now the disease is stealing my own father. Michael EnnisThe New New DealWhat University of Texas historian H. W. Brands’s new biography of Franklin Roosevelt tells us about the Obama administration. |
Kinky FriedmanPoi Dog PonderingAn open letter to the president-elect.
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Reporter
Street SmartsWashington Avenue, HoustonThe once forgotten corridor emerges as an eclectic enclave. The TexanistOffering fine advice since 2007When can a child receive his first gun?
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Book ReviewWe Agreed to Meet Just HereAuthor InterviewRobb WalshMusic ReviewSeasoned WoodMusic ReviewHaymaker!Music ReviewMatter and LightArtist InterviewErika Wennerstrom |
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Miscellany
Editor’s LetterThe E DecadeRoar of the CrowdTexas Vexes |
ContributorsRich Malley, Sito Negron, and Lucian Read. |
Web Exclusives
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The Science of MurderSomeone killed Melissa Trotter and dumped her body in the Sam Houston National Forest. But according to six forensic experts, that someone was not Larry Swearingen. Legalize It?The El Paso City Council may override the mayor’s veto to create a debate on the current U.S. drug policies. In these interviews, the mayor, council members, and others explain their views. The Great DeveloperTrammell Crow made millions based on what he called hunches—warehouses, atrium marts, huge hotels—and amazingly, most of his deals he did on a handshake. Crossing the LineThe facts of this case are quite simple. Two Border Patrol agents shot at an unarmed man as he was running away from them. And then, they covered it up. |
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