As usual, the headlines are long on drama, short on context. ProPublica offers some help in understanding an issue that seems to have the country and its government on different pages.
Mmm, crawfish beignets. Or are they crawdad beignets? Depends on what part of the South you're from. And if you say "crayfish," chances are you also say "you guys."
Maps are fun, visual representations of data are more fun and talking about how Southerners are different from the rest of the country - that's the most fun of all.
Model for the curtain in the first act of "The Firebird" by Stravinsky: The Enchanted Forest, 1945. Marc Chagall, 1887–1985.Collage with paper, watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper. Private collection.
Costume for a Clown (Aleko Scene II), 1942. Marc Chagall, 1887–1985. Painted cotton jersey dress, cotton gabardine with applications, and taffeta silk blouse. Private collection.
In Northeast Texas, the proposed Blacklands Turnpike resembles any other development project in that it has business leaders excited and affected landowners angry.
