Opinion
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR »
- Marathon, Medina and 'The Wolfman'
- Secession, millionaires and taxes
- Handouts, taxes and politics
- The three R's vying for governor
- Reality check, drunken drivers and Cactus Cafe
Letter guidelines and FAQs
The Austin American-Statesman encourages letters from readers. Please include
a name, address and daytime and evening phone numbers so that authorship can
be confirmed if your letter is chosen for publication. SUBMIT
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Commentary »
- Mukasey: Examine what the law requires and what it doesn't
- Dunnam: Is Gov. Rick Perry a hypocrite?
- John-Hall: An unmet promise on jobs
- Pitts: It takes a baby to make a man
- Parker: Uganda has become a laboratory for zealots
OTHER TAKES »
- Maiman: Was the plane crash in Austin an act of terrorism?
- Gregory: Texas Disposal's concerns about city's recycling deal
- Casey: Goodbye Cactus Cafe, long live Austin's music scene
- Stein: Measuring the value of a musical landmark
- Miller: Education shouldn't take a back seat to politics
Race for House seat and Hays County posts offer clear choices
State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, continues to be a forceful advocate for District 45, with a leadership style that focuses on building consensus at the Legislature.
RECENT EDITORIALS »
- Race for House seat and Hays County posts offer clear choices
- Editorial: Sense of terror that rattled Austin
- Austin City Council should approve incentives for LegalZoom
- For Rick Perry, no (term) limits?
- GOP's Gonzales and Thomas in Williamson County House races
MARCH PRIMARY EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS
- Race for House seat and Hays County posts offer clear choices
- Workman, McGuinness the better choices in local House primaries
- Tough choices for GOP voters in judicial races
- Voters can end dysfunction at State Board of Education
- Bill White gets Democratic endorsement with low-key, reasoned approach to problem solving
- Hutchison brings grown-up approach to working on behalf of Texans and gets endorsement in GOP race
Ben Sargent retired from the Statesman in 2009. His cartoon now runs weekly. View his most recent cartoon | Search his archives
We start the new year with a list of familiar concerns, and that familiarity
should breed contempt.
