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Are we angry enough to do something yet?
We commented recently on the perils of bad publicity and how press reports highlighting Beaumont’s reputation as a plaintiff-friendly forum tend to scare away prospective employers, leading to fewer job opportunities for our citizens, a weaker local economy, and a … Read More
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t quite 44,510 . . .
Hyperbole sounds more impressive than litotes, but the latter is less likely to blow up in your face. In other words, exaggeration garners more attention than understatement, but it can get you in trouble a lot faster. Read the newspaper … Read More
Thanks for dragging Beaumont through the mud again, Brent!
In June 2010 we commented on this famous quote about publicity, attributed to P.T. Barnum and others: “I don’t care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right.” We took exception to Barnum’s nonchalance, … Read More
Vote fraud, client fraud, whatever works
They say mighty oaks from little acorns grow, and there certainly are plenty of mighty oaks in southeast Texas testifying to the truth of this adage. There was another little ACORN planted east of here 40-some-odd years ago that also … Read More
Some things are more important than saving a little money
Texas newspapers are protesting a proposed state law that would eliminate public notice from newspapers and save some money. Freshman state Rep. Jonathan Stickland of Bedford wants to end the mandate that legal notices be posted in local newspapers — … Read More
The secret ballot should be sacred – at the polling place and the workplace
Imagine going to the polls on election day and being told that you could no longer cast a secret ballot as you always had in the past. Instead you would have to reveal your choices for mayor, state and federal … Read More
A Tale of Two States: Texas and California
In “A Tale of Two Cities,” Charles Dickens depicts the homicidal madness that engulfed Paris during the French Revolution, a fate from which London was spared. Californians may not be suffering a reign of terror, but the state has succumbed … Read More
Wet surfaces are slippery? Who knew?
Whom do you blame for a sunburn? If you get soaking wet walking in the rain, whose fault is that? Who’s responsible for your belly ache the day after Thanksgiving? In the not-so-distant past, you would have blamed yourself: for … Read More
Facts, facts, who’s got the facts?
“I was so unhappy with the way that some people refused to accept the facts,” Hillary Clinton confided in an interview with The Associated Press last week. It was an audacious comment, even for her, given how long the outgoing … Read More
Driving is dangerous, so be careful, okay?
Several years ago, the European Union launched a pilot project in select cities and regions to see if reducing traffic signs and street markings would lead to better driving habits. Stoplights, stop signs, lane lines, pedestrian crosswalks – all were … Read More