Eagle Mountain-Saginaw students walking out to protest ICE overreach<\/a>. (Feb. 9, star-telegram.com, \u201cEagle Mountain-Saginaw students say admin changed ICE walkout rules, discipline\u201d) Like them, I celebrate the opportunity we have in this nation to make friends with those who neither look like nor speak as we do.<\/p>\nAt the Fort Worth medical centers, where I work as a chaplain, the people I meet represent the true and beautiful diversity of Texas. What a privilege it is to serve them.<\/p>\n
How sad when we turn away from our shared heritage and turn back our progress toward inclusion and justice. And how brave are our Texas students who rise up for unity and friendship?<\/p>\n
– The Rev. Susan Feurzeig, Fort Worth<\/p>\n
Not Crockett<\/p>\n
Do Democrats really want to win in Texas? Party members\u2019 reactions to the U.S. Senate primary pitting Jasmine Crockett against James Talarico prompted an Atlantic writer to describe Democrats\u2019 actions as \u201ccircular-firing-squad behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n
The feisty Crockett has real appeal within her party. But she repeatedly voices statements offensive to the state\u2019s conservative majority that just beg for use in attack ads against her.<\/p>\n
I like Crockett. But Talarico \u2014 a legitimate follower of the biblical Jesus who has proved his political bona fides in the Legislature \u2014 presents a message that is much more likely to find favor with Texas voters who have grown disenchanted with the Donald Trump agenda and the harm it does to everyday people.<\/p>\n
– Robert Joel Vann, Fort Worth<\/p>\n
Positive voice<\/p>\n
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a shining example of how to bring about change in a nonviolent, positive way. (Feb. 18, 7A, \u201cJesse Jackson, 1941-2026; Influential civil rights icon twice sought presidency\u201d) During his two presidential campaigns, he argued to cut the Pentagon budget while expanding spending for education, housing and health care . It\u2019s an example of promoting what he stood for, rather than railing against something.<\/p>\n
Jackson demonstrated how to stand up for what we want and make a plan to achieve it.<\/p>\n
He demonstrated this many times and indeed helped bring about positive change in the world. He has been called the \u201cconscience of the nation\u201d and the \u201cgreat unifier\u201d because he challenged America to be inclusive and establish priorities for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n
Jackson implored us to \u201ckeep hope alive\u201d and demonstrate respect for all, and through that, he promoted a progressive vision for America. He will be missed.<\/p>\n
– Leonard Ellis, Arlington<\/p>\n
Not for us<\/p>\n
Our mayor and City Council have prioritized tourism, not the needs of the residents of Fort Worth, in recent years. We\u2019ve spent on Stockyards improvements and revamping the convention center and Dickies Arena, all going to special interests.<\/p>\n
– Irene Kjornes, Fort Worth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This reader has an idea of how to get immigration officers to unmask all on their own. AFP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[71031,71030,116,118,117,1829,71029,68288,977,71032],"class_list":["post-176422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-eagle-mountain-saginaw","tag-face-mask","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-ice","tag-immigration-and-customs-enforecement","tag-jesse-jackson","tag-student","tag-walkout"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}