In April, Idaho governor Butch Otter, a Republican, and five State officials went on a trade mission to Cuba. Like the Nebraska governor before him, Otter is looking for ways to expand trade to Cuba. More and more republican elected officials are joining a campaign for lifting enonomic restrictions to the communist island. But as [...]
Entries from May 2007
May 10, 2007
43,1%: do you know what this percentage means in Amarillo? – 43,1%: Savez-vous ce que ce pourcentage représente à Amarillo?
According to the US Census in 2000, 43,1% of Black children in Amarillo live in poverty. Compare that figure with the 11,4% of White kids who live in the same conditions. As one of the seniors of Caprock High School told me, as I was doing a story for Swiss Public radio, “Caprock is the [...]
May 9, 2007
Spirit of Molly – L’esprit de Molly
It was an afternoon in March. Kaye Northcott, Molly Ivins’ old friend, and I were standing in the garden of the house where Molly Ivins had passed away a few weeks earlier. We were looking at her office where she had written so many articles and books to try to change Texas and America. A [...]
May 9, 2007
Meet Joe Driver, Texan and Republican – Il s’appelle Joe Driver. Il est Texan et républicain.
He is number one. Joe Driver, the Texas State Representative I met last March for my series of stories for Swiss Public Radio, has the first license to carry a concealed handgun in his State. On December 31 2006, 258 162 Texans had such a license according to statistics from the Texas Department of Public [...]
May 7, 2007
Sad birthday song for Juan Ramirez – Triste chanson d’anniversaire pour Juan Ramirez
“For Juan Ramirez. With love, Marisol”. Looking at the CD cover in the studios of KDOL radio in Livingston, I did not know what to think. These few words have been written by a woman whose husband is on death row. It was Juan Ramirez’ birthday that Sunday of March. His wife had brought a [...]
May 6, 2007
Texas, beyond the stories (Day one) – Texas, les coulisses d’une série de reportages (1er jour)
The old man is greeting the visitors with the Texas swagger. The cowboy hat sits deep over his eyes. He has got cowboy boots, Wrangler jeans and a white shirt. Gordon Kenzer is not a cowboy per se. He lived almost all his life Houston and never competed in a rodeo. But he is a [...]
May 6, 2007
the.point.is. – www.tpinews.com
Here we are! After a year in the making, the.point.is. news agency is now ready. On www.tpinews.com, you will find surprising and in-depth stories about the US and beyond that have been published in European and Canadian media. You will be able to see pictures from amazing photographers like Tim McKulka and Jarin Blaschke. You [...]
