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2010 Stories by Patrick Williams

• If It Please the Court, Can We Have a Beer?

  published December 23, 2010

  Hurry up and wait: Pardon Buzz for a moment while we lose our shit: BEER AND WINE HAVE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS FREAKIN' BREAD! CAN A MAN... More >>

• Ho, Ho Yourself, Tubby

  published December 23, 2010

  Psst. Hey, kid. Yeah, you, the one sneaking a peek at that naughty Observer. So, the parents want to get a picture of you with the Jolly... More >>

• WWJD? Kick the Crap Outta Beggars, If He Was on City Council.

  published December 9, 2010

  Christmas spirit: 'Tis the season to celebrate the brotherhood and sisterhood of all mankind and give a thought to those in... More >>

• To Understand Texas Wet/Dry Laws, Maybe You Have to Be Drunk.

  published November 18, 2010

  Still thirsty: All Buzz wanted was to be able to pick up a six-pack of beer at our local grocery store. That's why we signed the... More >>

• Riddle in an Enigma: Puzzled by Austin's Odd Priorities

  published November 11, 2010

  Get this Tea Party started: Well, that didn't take long. If you wanted a hint of how next year's session of the new tea-soaked Texas... More >>

• Deja Vu: What, Not Another New Day in Politics? Plus, Don't Let the Doorknob Hit You, Rick.

  published November 4, 2010

  Groundhog Day: It's Election Day. Gotta say something pithy about politics, even though we're going to press before results are in.... More >>

• What This Town Needs is Some Good Ward Heelers.

  published October 21, 2010

  Jim, Jim, Jim: At the risk of getting crosswise with the Observer's own Jim Schutze—a man who files a memo with management... More >>

• SBOE Pushes Back Against Imaginary Threat of Pro-Islamic Bias.

  published September 30, 2010

  A Buzz prayer: We thank Thee, Yahweh/Allah/Brahma/Insert Name Here, for the Texas State Board of Education and its continuing efforts to... More >>

• Eddie Bernice Johnson and a Grandmother's Broken Heart.

  published September 9, 2010

  BUZZ Kids these days: Well, if that isn't just about the saddest thing ever. We're talking about U.S. Representative Eddie... More >>

• First Baptist's Robert Jeffress Won't Be Winning Muslim Converts This Way.

  published September 2, 2010

  His little light: It's curious how differently individuals respond to a piece of "news." Take last week's video of Dr. Robert Jeffress,... More >>

• Is Cliff Manor Just Round 1 in a Long Fight Coming?

  published August 19, 2010

  What, no lawsuit?: Civil rights lawyer Mike Daniel didn't even wait for us to ask a question when he answered the phone. So, he said... More >>

• We Know What Illegal Means. So What?

  published August 12, 2010

  English spoken here: This week, as part of a series on illegal immigration by the Observer and our sister papers at Village Voice... More >>

• ACLU Wants to Know How the FBI Profiles Ethnic Communities.

  published August 5, 2010

  "I stereotype. It's faster." —George Clooney in Up in the Air Meet your neighbors: The American... More >>

• Should Garbage Collectors Be Allowed to Live?

  published July 22, 2010

  Is this thing on?: Last week, Buzz revealed our brilliant plan for a compromise on the fight over Love Field concessions contracts. Our... More >>

• Our Brilliant Idea for a Love Field Compromise.

  published July 15, 2010

  Show some Love: Buzz is so proud. All on our own, we've come up with a compromise in a battle that has split our beloved city council... More >>

• Kansas Must Be So Proud of Fred Phelps and His Band of Bigots.

  published July 8, 2010

  Sorry: Buzz was hoping to bring you our usual 425 words of thoughtful, impactful reportage on Issues of Major Importance, but it turns... More >>

• Did Joe Barton Have a Point?

  published June 24, 2010

  Insane in the membrane: It's gotta be a brain tumor. What else can explain the words our tree-hugging fingers are about to type? To wit:... More >>

• Craig Watkins Just Can't Seem to Please Anybody.

  published June 10, 2010

  Damned if you do: Short of handing his testicles to Republican County Commissioner Ken Mayfield to wear as cufflinks, what exactly could... More >>

• So, Texas-Style Learnin' isn't Good Enough for Californee? We're So Proud.

  published June 3, 2010

  Thought police: As a proud libtard, Buzz is appalled by anything the Texas State Board of Education does (including breathing). So, we... More >>

• County Commish Maurine Dickey's Campaign Report Long on Smoke, Short on Fire.

  published May 27, 2010

  Campaign dish: In the interest of fairness, Buzz offers you the following information: Republican County Commissioner Maurine Dickey... More >>

• The GOP dredges up some local Dems awful pasts

  published May 13, 2010

  Forgive and forget: Man, them Dallas County Republicans are coldhearted. Four local Democratic officeholders have atoned for their... More >>

• State Rep. Debbie Riddle Wins Our Demagogue Sweepstakes By Proposing A Texas Version of Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law

  published May 6, 2010

  And the wiener is: Let's send a big horseshoe-shaped wreath of flowers to state Representative Debbie Riddle, winner of the demagogue... More >>

• Welcome to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Dallas

  published April 29, 2010

  Back in the DSSR: We hate to say it, but what if the Tea Party people are right? Sure, they may look like wacky gun-loving,... More >>

• Totshop

  published April 29, 2010

  America needs consumers to get this country's economy humming--not just today but in the future, when hordes of us will be old and counting on... More >>

• Just Do It, Just Cut Down All the Trees

  published April 22, 2010

  Picky: This is the trouble with Dallas: nitpickers. Whenever the city begins to make some progress, out they come with the complaints.... More >>