Friday, April 6, 2012

Repeat Tweets: Texas's History, Richardson's Future

Repeat tweets from March, 2012:

  • 2012 03 01 - March is Texas History Month in honor of those Texans who gave us the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the New Testament.
  • 2012 03 01 - Headline: "Patients often unhappy with new Texas sonogram law." News that isn't news.
  • 2012 03 02 - It was 176 years ago today that immigrants declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.
  • 2012 03 02 - "Attention Young People: Move to Richardson Now!" It's an ad, but still true. http://t.co/CjJD52uP
  • 2012 03 02 - Richardson's TOD can't get here soon enough. Matthew Yglesias on the nationwide shortage of apartments: https://t.co/PBeKyWyH

After the jump, more repeat tweets.


  • 2012 03 03 - Espree, at LHHS: A century of popular music from rock to Disney. Great voices, infectious enthusiasm, fun evening. http://t.co/QYKsHXSv
  • 2012 03 06 - Overheard at college: "I thought 'Limbaugh' was a fraternity for the longest time. You know, like, Rush Limbaugh." https://t.co/FTqwlbz8
  • 2012 03 07 - Headline: "RISD school board races go unopposed." Kudos to Kim Caston and Adam Meierhofer. Good for public education. http://t.co/pyowLxrX
  • 2012 03 07 - Brooks on Wilson: "Behave in a balanced way. ... Cooperate. Be decent." https://plus.google.com/112644765488487663551/posts/SYbi7VDQW54
  • 2012 03 09 - Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell: Teen girl's tale of gator wrestlers, ghosts, a birdman, and family. Another world. B+ http://t.co/8ZYfjvYY
  • 2012 03 09 - Headline: "Philippines police to plant 10 million trees in one year." Tree the Islands! http://t.co/qjJZNWfw
  • 2012 03 24 - The Artist (2011): Talkies replaced silent movies to tell richer stories than this. Best line: wife to husband: "We've got to talk." C+
  • 2012 03 25 - "We want to win badly at Northwestern but we're not going to do it without the right values." https://t.co/ZkwBMxiH
  • 2012 03 25 - The Descendants (2011): Smart depiction of multiple angles to a family crisis. Not maudlin. Real, never simplistic. Somehow we survive. A-
  • 2012 03 26 - J. Edgar (2011): Hoover's career AND private life too much for a single biopic. Still, historically significant. Oscar snubbed DiCaprio. B-
  • 2012 03 28 - Review: "Gandhi: The True Man Behind Modern India," by Jad Adams http://t.co/ZpQWlANr

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