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Steve Blow doesn't "get" Oprah

Steve Blow doesn't "get" Oprah. His wife does, but Steve doesn't. He's at the fair today to talk to people who do. Wonder if people will get this excited to see Blow in the crowd?...


Guess who's Talking Race on KERA, 90.1-FM, Tuesday at 1 p.m.?

Think again. That would be my longtime cubicle chum, Steve Blow, and me. And if you don't know what I mean when I say, Talking Race, well here's a primer. Weed it and reap, or something like that. Tune in,...


Talking Race: Join Metro Columnists Steve Blow and James Ragland for a lively discussion

Steve and I said what we had to say about all the race-related talk about President Obama. Now we want to hear what you have to say. So click here to get ready for our online chat today. We're supposed...


Live chat: Does racism factor heavily in Obama opposition?

The issue exploded last week with respect to Obama's opponents. That, in turn, set off howls of protest over "the race card" being played. I sure agree that race shouldn't be injected into a debate lightly. But what do you...


Quote of the Day goes to Brad Barton

KRLD-AM meteorologist in an interview with Steve Blow after losing his job: "This was a bean-counters deal. And the only problem with bean counters is that they don't know beans about the industries they work in. They only know beans."...


Live chat: Join James Ragland and me to discuss Gates-gate and other race relations

Link: Gates-gate shows we have a long way to go in race relations Dallas Morning News columnists discuss race relations and Gates-gate...


Who are Dallas' Top 10 celebrities? Let's chat at 11:30 a.m. Friday...

Who are Dallas' Top 10 celebrities?...


Steve Blow takes himself out to the ballgame

That dang Steve Blow is where I should be today. Here's his report from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington: Former president George W. Bush may be unpopular in some places, but the ovation was long and loud as he took the...


Best Line of the Day

"What's that old saying, if at first you don't succeed, blame the white man." -- James Ragland, bantering with Steve Blow in their "Talking Race" column. Calm down, folks. He didn't mean it. He even says so. Here's the rest...


Dallas Morning News columnist is getting Goofy

Goofy, uh, I mean, Blow, here's a copy of the new column mug you ordered. But as always, I've got to run it up the chain for approval....


This day in history: Steve Blow 22 years ago

Ran across this old photo -- from 1987 -- of one of your favorite columnists. No news. No time peg. Just thought I'd share....


Monkey see, monkey do -- or how James Ragland ended up talking race with Steve Blow again

Yes, it's fair to say that I was stirred by what the nation's first black attorney general, Eric Holder, had to say: He said we're a nation of cowards when it comes to having frank discussions about race matters. Ouch....


Live chat: Discuss race relations with Steve Blow and James Ragland today

Talking race with James Ragland and Steve Blow...


Photo worth a thousand words, or a Blow column

For some inexplicable reason, the photo with Steve Blow's Sunday column on one man's protest of the CIA prisons didn't run. Thought you might want to get a look at the protestor and the protest sign he finally took off...


Is Steve Blow frugal? Stingy? Cheap?

Big Ed, in regard to your posting yesterday about relatives who recycle wrapping paper, I think I can do you one better. Boss Lady Leona recently noticed Blow carrying a Whataburger bag. "So, you brought your lunch?" "Yeah, it's a...


Lunch left a bad taste in my mouth and a hole in my pocket

Grrrrrrrr!! I decided at lunch the other day that I would attempt to out-frugal Mr. Frugal (Steve Blow). So, at Landry's in the West End, I decided to order a bowl of gumbo instead of a getting a full-fledged entrée...


And the winner is ... Steve Blow emcees talent show

Well, Blow was seen hurriedly leaving the building right after lunch. Turns out he's at The Stewpot. And he won't be back next week either. No, he didn't get laid off. He's emceeing a talent show from 1:30 to 3:30...


Hope hacking, coughing woman got a flu shot

Over on D magazine's Frontburner, they're destroying a woman they refer to as Coughin' Karen, who for 20 minutes "threaded the aisles with a shopping cart, coughing and spitting and hacking so loud that everyone in the big store could...


God, country and sweet potatoes

Jack Munday of Garland is obviously proud of his country, but he seems equally proud of his 15-inch sweet potato: The attached photo is of myself holding a 6 1/2 lb sweet potato that was grown in my parents' backyard...


Steve Blow wins award for columns on the mentally ill

Our own Mr. Blow has been honored by the Texas chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Steve accepted the NAMI Texas Betty Fullenwider Media Award on Friday in San Antonio. Congratulations, Steve! From Sharon De Blanc, a...

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