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Gene Lyons

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The Newest Americans

Pity the poor Vietnamese: so far from home, so close to Beaumont.

Jun 1976

Bass Fishing in America

Forget Jimmy Carter—this is what the New South’s all about.

Oct 1976

Surprise! There may be hope for Southwest Conference basketball.

Jan 1977

Stars and Stripes

The rodeo where it really doesn’t pay to win.

Feb 1977

If They Don’t Win It’s A Shame

In the bush leagues, rooting for the home team can be a humbling experience.

Sep 1977

The Last of the Big-Time Spenders

It’s not Diamond Jim Brady, Bet a Million Gates, an Arab sheik, or Liberace. It’s a library.

Jan 1978

The Last of the Big-Time Spenders

It’s not Diamond Jim Brady, Bet a Million Gates, an Arab sheik, or Liberace. It’s a library.

Jan 1978

The Great Rockdale Football Mutiny

What happens when a high school football team tries to bench its coach?

Feb 1978

Sexual secrets in the Piney Woods.

Oct 1978

Sexual secrets in the Piney Woods.

Oct 1978

Down on the Delta

Emma Blue spins lovely wheels in muddy issues.

Nov 1978

Down on the Delta

Emma Blue spins lovely wheels in muddy issues.

Nov 1978

Days of the Hocus

Sleazy Holly inspires a book that is sleazier.

Dec 1978

Days of the Hocus

Sleazy Holly inspires a book that is sleazier.

Dec 1978

This is Woodrow Wilson: A School That Works

It’s an inner-city school where discipline isn’t a problem and the students learn. It doesn’t have special programs, classes, or grants that set it apart from other schools. What makes the difference?

Jan 1979

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