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Steve Blow

10/05/2008

Opposition is making the hotel fight personal
I've got this petition I want you to sign. We've got to kill the Internet. Or at least maim it.

10/01/2008

Let's take a middle road in César Chávez street debate
We’re all a little weary of the César Chávez naming controversy. At this point, maybe we should just go out to the State Fair midway and christen the César Chávez Merry-Go-Round. But with all due modesty, I really think I’ve hit upon the perfect street to name for him.

09/28/2008

More people should walk a mile in my glued-together shoes
If I hadn't glued my shoes, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.

09/25/2008

An upbeat update on teen's goat and pig, and some lost and found
Today I've got an upbeat update for you. Then let's do something we haven't done in awhile – play lost and found.

09/21/2008

It's high time for the coast to pay its share
I received a pointed e-mail last week after writing a column about my family's recent stay in a Galveston-area beach house.

09/17/2008

Talking Race: Josh Howard off-key on black patriotism

Josh Howard reacts to a play in a March 2008 game againstthe Boston Celtics

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Columnists Steve Blow and James Ragland react to Josh Howard's remarks about the national anthem.
YouTube Clip (may offend some viewers)
Kevin Sherrington: Josh Howard keeps stepping out of bounds

Galveston's spirit is stronger than the storm
The photos on my refrigerator have gone from precious to poignant.

09/16/2008

Memories are all that remain of some beloved parts of Texas coast
Goodness knows there are prettier beaches than Galveston. But for lots of Texans, it's the mixture of sun and sand and family memories that makes us return again and again.

09/13/2008

Steve Blow: In affairs, some take pleasure in taking the risk
Religious empires have crumbled. High government officials have tumbled. Innumerable marriages have been torn apart.

09/11/2008

TV icon 'Mr. Peppermint' deals with toll of Parkinson's, declining health
Because our childhood memories are frozen in time, somehow it seems Mr. Peppermint should be, too.

09/10/2008

Steve Blow: TV icon 'Mr. Peppermint' deals with toll of Parkinson's, declining health
Because our childhood memories are frozen in time, somehow it seems Mr. Peppermint should be, too. But the children’s TV icon is ageless only in our minds. The years pile up as usual for Jerry Haynes, the man beneath that candy-cane coat.