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Texas
Escapes Online Magazine
Columns
and Columnists
"Let
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Maggie
Van Ostrand National
Syndicated Columnist
"A
Balloon in Cactus" columns >
• The
Widow Tamez, Accidental Expatriate 5-9-08
Back in the old days of Pirate Island, an island only by definition,
located along the Rio Grande near Ysleta and San Elizario in El Paso
County, Mexico and the U.S. had a boundary by treaty -- the bed of
the Rio Grande. In 1854, the river shifted south, leaving a part of
Mexico on the north side of the River... This brush-covered area became
known as a no-man's land because Mexican lawmen didn't want to cross
the River and be cut off, and Texas lawmen had no legal jurisdiction
there. It was perfect for outlaws from both countries...
• Turning
into Mom 5-8-08
Most of us remember our moms with affection, or occasionally, dislike.
But we always remember them, even when they're not around any more...
• Everybody's
Scared of Something 4-7-08
• Cherokee Bill: Don't
Get Him Mad 3-27-08
• Stars
Shine in Sunny Mexico 3-6-08
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Elizabeth
Bussey Sowdal
"The
Girl Detective's Theory of Everything" columns >
• Happy Trails
5-9-08
By the time you read this I will be a long gone baby! Our vacation,
the first in two years (two really awful years, if you want to know),
will be well underway and I will be alternately bathing in aloe vera,
trying to master the fine art of sucking in my thighs (although one
of the advantages of going to a resort frequented by middle aged Italians
is that my thighs are about average there), and swimming with the
fishies. In a good way. I hope...
• Crazy Head
4-24-08
• Packrat 3-6-08
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Gael
Montana
"The View from Under
the Bus" columns >
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Goodbye, General
Bill 4-17-08
Eulogy for Brigadier General Bill Bacon, Ret
"I honestly believe, despite the lack of hope in this world,
that a few people can change the course of history when strong, dedicated
individuals work together. We could learn a lot from those fellows,
now, when everyone seems angry and unhappy with everything coming
down the pike. Bill came through the rye knowing that war was not
the answer, but he made us think long & hard about the question."
• Mood Music
and Mothballs 3-10-08
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"If
you've heard this one before, dont' stop me,
because I want to hear it again."
- Waco Historian Roger Norman Conger
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